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Old 19th June 2017, 00:16
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He-51 coded 23+U13

Dear All,

I have a photo of a Heinkel He-51 fighter coded 23+U13.

This I read as the third fighter Geschwader in Luftkreis 2, 1 Gruppe, 3rd Staffel, or JG 332.

Now there was JG 132 Richthofen, there was briefly JG 232 (I. Gruppe only) which was in March/April 1937 renamed I./JG 137, but I have never heard of JG 332.

Was this a spurious designation, or temporary designation for a unit equipped with fighter aircraft, soon to become a Schlacht unit (and equipped with say Hs 123 aircraft), or...

Any help in the matter will be greatly appreciated.

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Old 22nd June 2017, 20:18
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Re: He-51 coded 23+U13

I hope you find the following helpful.


http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/markings.html






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Old 22nd June 2017, 21:07
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Re: He-51 coded 23+U13

Thank you, but I do not see how that can be particularly helpful - I am pretty familiar with the pre-WW2 designations myself. It is just a generic stuff.

My question was rather specific, namely... which fighter Geschwader did the aircraft coded 23+U13 use to belong to?
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Old 22nd June 2017, 21:33
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Re: He-51 coded 23+U13

To illustrate the query...

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Old 1st July 2017, 01:07
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Re: He-51 coded 23+U13

I believe I have found it - JFV 1, page 367, photo 362 - two He 51 coded 23+Z11 and 23+X12 apparently belonged to I./StG 162. So it was stated, anyway.
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