Bill98,
Welcome to the board.
I presume that by Staffel 122 you are referring to 5(F)./122 - Hptm. Richard Taubert (Apr 41 - Mar 43) RK 16 Nov 1942 (b. 29 Jul 1911 Eger/Sudetenland d. 24 Jun 1959 München) - 5(F)./122 Gosstkino Dec 1941-Dec 1943?
Full biography from Stankey/de Zeng
TAUBERT, Richard. (DOB:29.07.11 in Eger/Sudetenland). (R, DKG). 04.41 Hptm., appt Staka 5.
(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 122 (to 03.43). 23.02.42 awarded Ehrenpokal. 18.05.42 Hptm., awarded DKG, 5.
(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 122. 16.11.42 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 5.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 122. 01.12.42 promo to
Maj. 20.02.43 Hptm., trf from 5.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 122 to Fernaufklärungsfliegerschule 1. 17.04.43 in FAG
101,appt provisional Kdr. I./FAG 101. 15.06.43 Kdr. I.(F)/FAG 1, concurrently appt Kdt. Fl.H.Kdtr. A
41/IV, Grossenhain. 15.10.44 Hptm., appt Kdr. FAGr. 1 (to c.27.01.45). 27.01.45 appt Kdr.
II./Erg.Aufkl.Geschw. 1. 01.45 appt Kdr. Aufkl.Gr. 123 (to 03.45 or 17.04.45) (n.d.) in the Bundeswehr,
rising to the rank of Obstlt. †24.06.59 in München.
and similar for Kopper who was Gruppen Kdr. of (F)./123 - both Stab and 1(F)./123 are listed by Holm (
http://www.ww2.dk) as operating from Toussus-le-Buc in the period that you quote.
KOPPER, Gerhard. (DOB: 20.11.04). 09.11.23 entered service with the Polizei. 15.01.32 enrolled in
Beobachter course with the Landespolizei (to 18.04.32). 01.04.35 promo to Hptm. 01.05.35 trf to the
Luftwaffe and sent to Fliegerschule Braunschweig for Beobachter (observer) training. 01.10.35 trf to
Aufkl.Gr. 115 (Göppingen) as a Beobachter. 15.08.36 received the Lw. Beobachter license. 01.09.36 trf
to Flieger-Ers.Abt. 24 (Quakenbrück). 01.10.36 appt Kp.-Chef in Flieger-Ers.Abt. 24 (Quakenbrück).
01.05.39 appt assistant Ic in Stab/Luftflotte 3. 1939 Maj. and Kdr. Aufkl.Gr. 123 (to 10.39). 30.08.40
Maj., re-appt Kdr. Aufkl.Gr. 123 (to 17.05.43)). 01.08.42 promo to Obstlt. c.18.05.43 appt Chef Abt.
Luftbildwesen in RLM (to 15.01.44). 16.01.44 Obstlt., appt Kdr. Erg.Fernaufkl.Gr. (to 27.12.44).
01.11.44 promo to Oberst. 28.12 44 Oberst, appt Kommodore Erg.Aufkl.Geschw. 1 (to 19.01.45).