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Old 20th August 2010, 15:51
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III/KG 26, Y-Gerat & Coventry 14/11/1940.

I am currently writing up a Wehrpass to a pilot of III/KG 26 who flew missions before, during & after the transition of that unit to carrying Y-Gerat. On the campaign pages of his WP is an entry for participating in the large scale attack on Coventry on the 14th November 1940.
According to Doug & Larry's Luftwaffe Bombers...Vol 1 it mentions the two minor 2 aircraft sorties to Coventry & Birmingham on the 12th & 13th November but no mention of the major raid on the 14th (although I am aware that as a condensed history it would of been impossible to cover all raids by the unit) and in The Blitz T&N Vol 2 it only mentions 28 HE-111's of KG 26 (no Gruppen mentioned, nor any specific roles) for the major raid, and with no mention of III/KG 26 in a pathfinder role on that night in Pfadfinder by Ken Wakefield. I had originally thought that it was possibly a mis-dated entry in the Wehrpass and it was actually referring to the 2 A/C raid on the 12/13th November but the entry does say 'Great Attack...'
As a pathfinder unit in its early days would III/KG 26 of still been used on this mission as just a standard bombing unit or would he of been one of a handful of pilots on the raid to gain experience in using Y-Gerat (although the main pathfinders for the raid were using X-Gerat)?

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Re: III/KG 26, Y-Gerat & Coventry 14/11/1940.

According to research for my forthcoming book, KGr 100 was the first unit over the target and KG 26 the lead unit of the second wave. No mention of III/KG 26 was made but it is reasonable to assume they were using Y Gerat
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Re: III/KG 26, Y-Gerat & Coventry 14/11/1940.

Hi,

from various logbooks:
takeoff of KGr.100 18.28 hrs
takeoff of II./KG26 23.00 hrs

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Re: III/KG 26, Y-Gerat & Coventry 14/11/1940.

Which matches with what I have-between 0000-0342 were the times that KG 26 were over the target that night
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Re: III/KG 26, Y-Gerat & Coventry 14/11/1940.

Thanks very much Chris & Robert, your help is appreciated.
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