Kg 53 on 21/22 June 1941

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drhiggins
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Kg 53 on 21/22 June 1941

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Post by drhiggins » 09 Dec 2021, 21:41

Good afternoon- I didn't know if anyone had the bomb load information for KG 53 for Barbarossatag? I've been told it's contained in NARA Record Group 242, Microcopy T-77, rolls 921-24. Unfortunately, Covid's put a bit of a hold on any trips to the NARA building in Maryland for me to check

Since the unit comprised He-111s (mostly Hs and a few Ps) I did not think the airframe was able to hold the internal SD-2 submunition racks- like the Ju-88s and Do-17s. Since elements of KG 53 participated in the airstrike at the bombardment's commencement on 22 June I would think they may have used something like SD-10s or incendiaries (or both). Nothing I've found so far has provided insight into their payloads as they presumably struck 10th SAD bases between the Bug and Pinsk.

Thanks for any insight.
Dave Higgins
Columbus, Ohio

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