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Joined: Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:20 pm Posts: 58 Location: Biggin Hill UK
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I have just receive an e-mail from Larry de Zang containing the following:-
"There was only one flying officer in the Luftwaffe by that name. Oblt. Wilfred Herling was in 7./St.G. 2 (later 7./SG 2) and was KIA on 28.11.43. He is the only one. I doubt if that helps, but it's all I have."
Some additional detail regarding the information source - Air 20/8534 "The History of FAG 122 in the Mediterranean". Reference to this headquarters is found under a section headed "Trapani Jan 1942 to May 1943" sub-heading "Convoy Protection". It states that 122 crews operating convoy protection either came under the command of FliegerKorps X in Heraklion or Kommando Herling based in Bengazi, and then emphasises that this Kommando was specially constituted to control convoy protection operations.
Given this was an HQ for convoy protection could this unit have been commanded by a naval rather than Luftwaffe Officer?
_________________ Best Regards
Andy Mitchell
http://www.luftwaffedata.co.uk
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