Need help identifying aircraft by unit codes/Stammzeichen

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tomdocherty72
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Need help identifying aircraft by unit codes/Stammzeichen

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Post by tomdocherty72 » 15 May 2016, 14:48

Hi All,

I am trying to identify the units the following aircraft were allocated to:

Arado Ar 68 coded BB+GH
Fieseler Storch coded LZ+DT
Focke Wulf TA 152-H1 WNr 120223
Heinkel He 111 coded VB+EF
Heinkel He 60 coded D-ILYN
Henschel Hs 126 coded H1+BL
Junkers Ju 52-3m coded NH+N- (last letter unknown)
Junkers W 34 coded CD+HJ
Messerschmitt Bf 109 coded SL+KL
Focke Wulf Fw 190D WNr 220917

Any help would be much appreciated. Have trawled the internet for answers and many books in my library but no luck yet.

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Post by RudiS » 15 May 2016, 23:10

Hi,

Henschel Hs 126 coded H1+BL: Code H1 belonged to Aufklärungsgruppe 12.

Regards,
Rudi.


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Re: Need help identifying aircraft by unit codes/Stammzeichen

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Post by tomdocherty72 » 16 May 2016, 17:53

Thanks RudiS, 1 down 9 to go!

Tom

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Re: Need help identifying aircraft by unit codes/Stammzeichen

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Post by Luftflotte2 » 17 May 2016, 23:52

Arado Ar 68 coded BB+GH
Erprobungskommando 40

Messerschmitt Bf 109 coded SL+KL
7./JG 53

source: https://web.archive.org/web/20140508114 ... ichen.html

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Post by tomdocherty72 » 18 May 2016, 15:34

Thank you Luftflotte 2, I had found your link and after a search had located SL+KL but did not find BB+GH, thanks for that. 3 down, 7 to go!

Yours

Tom

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Post by tomdocherty72 » 28 May 2016, 13:15

Just did a full check of the Stammzeichen here https://web.archive.org/web/20140508114 ... ichen.html and I am still looking for 7 unit identities as per my post above. Anyone have any clues?

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Post by Luftflotte2 » 01 Jun 2016, 16:27

I recommend you join here: http://luftwaffe-research-group.org/index.php

They should be able to answer a little more.

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Post by tomdocherty72 » 01 Jun 2016, 18:39

Thanks Luftflotte2.

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Post by tomdocherty72 » 24 Jun 2016, 10:02

Got them all now except one. Focke Wulf Fw190D WNr 120223. Initially thought it was a Ta152 but it is very possibly a late model 190D with the larger tail fin. Any ideas of unit?

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Post by tomdocherty72 » 25 Jun 2016, 20:33

Last one identified. Ta152H-0 WNr. 150003, still at Focke Wulf Cottbus during December 1944. Thanks for the help guys.

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