Seeking name of T.O. for Stab JG54 for 02.40 to 08.40 when Lt. Pichon Kalau vom Hofe took over & info on Gesch Adj Stab markings

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

For profile purposes, does anyone know the answer to these questions?

We have the Gesch Kde and Adj positions covered through 1940, but are missing the name of the Gesch Tech. Off. There was apparently only a Gesch Kde and Gesch Adj when the unit was first established 01.02.40, but sometime over the next month or so a T.O. was apparently assigned.

Until 1941. there were never more than three flying officers on the JG54 Stab, although the table of organization called for four. And, at times during the Battle of Britain, there were apparently only two.

These pilots apparently shared four a/c, although at times there were only three assigned to the unit, particularly in the latter months of 1940.

It appears that the Gesch Adj Stab marking was a long black horizontal bar with a pointed front, followed by the fuselage cross, and a final black Gesch Stab horizontal bar. These markings all had standard thin white outlines. I've seen no photo evidence for a more standard Adjutant's chevron. Has anyone ever seen a JG54 Stab a/c in 1940 with an Adj chevron?

Regards,

Larry Hickey
EoE Project Coordinator