Luftflotte 3 Orders of Battle, 41-44

Luftflotte 3

26 July 41
	Aircraft					Crews
Unit	Type	Auth	On-hand	Svcble	Airbase	Auth	On-hand	Ready
IX. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 30	Ju 88A	1	-	-	Evreux	1	-	-
I/KG 30	Ju 88A	38	32	19	St. André	38	32	25
III/KG 30	Ju 88A	38	45	2	Villaroche	37	36	16
Erp.St./KG 30	Ju 88A	-	7	2	Schipol	-	6	5
II/KG 2	Do 217E	38	24	17	Evreux	38	30	24
III/KG 30 is converting to the Ju 88A4.
Fliegerführer Atlantik
Fl.Fü.Atl.	He 111H	3	1	-	Lorient	3	1	1
Stab/KG 40	Ju 88A	1	-	-	Rennes	1	-	-
I/KG 40	Fw 200C	21	25	5	Cognac	21	28	24
II/KG 40	Do 217E	38	29	12	Cognac	38	40	22
II/KG 40	He 111H	-	1	-	Cognac	38	40	22
III/KG 40	He 111H	36	23	8	Brest	36	40	11
2., 3./KGr 106	Ju 88A	22	12	9	Schipol	22	5	4
KGr 606	Ju 88A	38	24	13	Lannion	38	22	13
II/KG 40 is converting to the Do 217E.

Luftflotte 3

30 April 42
	Aircraft					Crews
Unit	Type	Auth	On-hand	Svcble	Airbase	Auth	On-hand	Ready
IX. Fliegerkorps
Stab, II/KG 2	Do 217E	41	14	13	Soesterberg	41	27	18
I/KG 2	Do 217E	37	32	10	Gilze Rijen	37	30	17
III/KG 2	Do 217E	37	16	14	Schipol	37	27	17
II/KG 40	Do 217E	37	13	3	Soesterberg	37	29	16
KGr 506	Ju 88A	37	20	4	Leeuwarden	37	22	6
Erpr.Kdo 100	He 111H	-	8	7	Chartres	-	7	7
Part of KGr 506 is in Grosseto with 8 aircraft for torpedo training.
Fliegerführer Atlantik
Fl.Fü.Atl.	He 111H	3	-	-	Lorient	3	1	-
8./KG 40	Fw 200C	10	11	4	Bordeaux	10	11	5
9./KG 40	Fw 200C	10	9	2	Rennes	10	13	-
Stab/KG 6	Ju 88A	4	-	-	Dinard	4	-	-
KGr 106	Ju 88A	37	16	8	Morlaix	27	24	9
Stab/KG 6 is forming and 9./KG 40 is converting to the Fw 200.

Luftflotte 3

31 March 43
	Aircraft					Crews
Unit	Type	Auth	On-hand	Svcble	Airbase	Auth	On-hand	Ready
IX. Fliergerkorps
Stab, III/KG 2	Do 217E	41	22	18	Soesterberg	41	16	11
I/KG 2	Do 217E	37	22	19	Gilze Rijen	37	16	13
II/KG 2	Do 217E	37	22	11	Eindhoven	37	11	4
II/KG 40	Do 217E	37	21	13	Gilze Rijen	37	20	11
Stab, III/KG 6	Ju 88A	41	37	18	Creil	41	35	1
I/KG 6	Ju 88A	37	32	17	Beauvais	37	27	3
II/KG 6	Ju 88A	37	30	14	Cormeilles	37	28	4
15./KG 6	Do 217E	12	12	1	Bordeaux	12	22	1
15./KG 6	He 111H	-	7	2	Bordeaux	12	22	1
Stab, I/SKG 10	Fw 190G	48	44	2	St. André	48	51	3
II/SKG 10	Fw 190G	6	6	2	Caen	42	43	31
10.(S)/JG 2	Fw 190G	14	14	10	Poix?	14	12	9
10.(S)/JG 54	Fw 190G	14	13	9	Vizernes	14	13	10
I/SKG 10 is forming. 10.(S)/JG 2 and 10.(S)/JG 54 would be combined into IV/SKG 10 on 1 April.
Fliegerführer Atlantik
Fl.Fü.Atl.	He 111H	3	-	-	Lorient	3	1	-
Stab, III/KG 40	Fw 200C	24	36	18	Bordeaux	24	50	31
V/KG 40	Ju 88C	37	38	25	Bordeaux	37	27	17
8./KG 40 is converting to the He 177. It must have turned its Fw 200s over to the other staffeln which would explain the large numbers on hand.

Luftflotte 3

30 April 43

Courtesy of Johann Palsson

Aircraft
Unit Type On-hand Svcble
IX. Fliegerkorps
1(F)/123 Ju 88A 16 6
Stab/KG 2 Do 217E 4 3
I/KG 2 20 19
II/KG 2* 23 19
Stab/KG 6 Ju 88A 4 3
I/KG 6 32 22
III/KG 6 31 23
II/KG 40 Do 217E 21 18
Stab/SKG 10 Fw 190G 6 6
I/SKG 10 51 44
II/SKG 10 40 36
IV/SKG 10 26 11
* 5./KG 2 is re-equipping with Me 410 at Lechfeld.
Non-Operational
5./KG 40 Me 410 - -
II/KG 6 Ju 88A - -
15./KG 6 Do 217 - -

	Aircraft
Unit	Type	On-hand	Svcble
IX. Fliegerkorps
1(F)/123	Ju 88A	16	6
Stab/KG 2	Do 217E	4	3
I/KG 2	20	19
II/KG 2*	23	19
Stab/KG 6	Ju 88A	4	3
I/KG 6	32	22
III/KG 6	31	23
II/KG 40	Do 217E	21	18
Stab/SKG 10	Fw 190G	6	6
I/SKG 10	51	44
II/SKG 10	40	36
IV/SKG 10	26	11
* 5./KG 2 is re-equipping with Me 410 at Lechfeld.
Non-Operational
5./KG 40	Me 410	-	-
II/KG 6	Ju 88A	-	-
15./KG 6	Do 217	-	-

Source: The Defence of United Kingdom by Basil Collier as supplemented by more recent research.

Luftflotte 3

20 January 44
	Aircraft					Crews
Unit	Type	Auth	On-hand	Svcble	Airbase	Auth	On-hand	Ready
IX. Fliegerkorps
Stab/KG 2	Do 217E	4	3	3	Soesterberg	4	2	2
I/KG 2	Do 217E	37	35	35	Eindhoven	37	41	35
II/KG 2	Ju 188E	37	35	31	M.-Handorf	37	39	23
III/KG 2	Do 217E	37	38	36	Gilze Rijen	37	43	37
V/KG 2	Me 410A	37	27	25	Athies	37	20	11
Stab, III/KG 6	Ju 88A	41	44	40	Melsbroek	41	45	33
I/KG 6	Ju 188A	37	41	41	Chievres	37	41	31
II/KG 6	Ju 88A	37	39	39	Le Culot	37	42	35
Stab, I/KG 30	Ju 88A	41	39	30	Eindhoven	41	44	36
II/KG 30	Ju 88A	37	36	31	St. Trond	37	39	35
1./KG 40	He 177A	9	9	5	Châteaudun	9	9	3
Stab, I/KG 54	Ju 88A	41	39	28	Marx	41	45	31
II/KG 54	Ju 88A	37	33	33	Wittmund	37	41	32
I/KG 66	Ju 88A	37	28	12	Montdidier	37	34	16
	He 111H		2	2
	Ju 188E		13	9
4./KG 66	Ju 188E	12	-	-	Vannes	12	8	1
I/KG 76	Ju 88A	37	33	31	Couvron	37	36	26
I/KG 100	He 177A	21	31	27	Châteaudun	2	25	22
I/SKG 10	Fw 190G	42	25	20	Rosières	42	35	20
2. Fliegerdivision is in southern France with Stab, I, III/KG 26 and Stab, II, III/KG 100.

Luftflotte 3

15 June 44
	Aircraft					Crews
Unit	Type	Auth	On-hand	Svcble	Airbase	Auth	On-hand	Ready
IX. Fliegerkorps
Stab, I, II/KG 2	Ju 188E	75	47	32	Couvron	75	32	21
III/KG 2	Do 217M	37	18	16	Couvron	37	16	11
Stab/KG 6	Ju 88A	1	1	1	Melsbroek	1	5	1
I/KG 6	Ju 188A	37	16	11	Brétigny	37	25	22
II/KG 6	Ju 188A	37	-	-	Villaroche	37	28	12
III/KG 6	Ju 188A	37	18	11	Ahlhorn	37	31	13
Stab, II/KG 30	Ju 88A	38	2	1	Zwischenahn	38	27	17
II/KG 51	Me 410A	37	14	10	Soesterberg	37	29	17
Stab, III/KG 54	Ju 88A	38	12	8	Marx	38	40	16
I/KG 54	Ju 88A	37	16	9	Wittmund	37	41	22
I/KG 66	Ju 88S	25	6	5	Avord	25	19	9
I/KG 66	Ju 188E	-	3	-	Avord	25	19	9
Stab, 5./KG 76	Ju 88A	13	13	9	Melsbroek	13	13	9
Stab, I/LG 1	Ju 88A	38	24	15	Le Culot	38	29	23
II/LG 1	Ju 88A	37	23	19	Chievres	37	38	26
I/SKG 10	Fw 190F	42	34	18	Dreux	42	29	21
II/KG 6 and II/KG 30 are rebuilding.
2. Fliegerdivision is headquartered in Montfrin with Stab, II, III/KG 26; Stab, II, III/KG 40; 4., 6./KG 76; Stab, I, III/KG 77; and 6., III/KG 100 minus 8. staffel.

Italian Theater OBs

Unit	Type	On Hand	Svcble	Airfield	Notes
	Aircraft
31 May 44
ANR
Gr. Buscaglia	SM.79bis	28	21
I° Gr.C.	MC.205	18	7
	G.55	22	7
II° Gr.C.	Bf 109G-6	23	0		Not Operational
	G.55	8	3
Luftwaffe
I/JG 4	Bf 109G-6	13	10
III/JG 53	Bf 109G-6	17	13
Stab/JG 77	Bf 109G-6	4	3
I/JG 77	Bf 109G-6	21	10
II/JG 77	Bf 109G-6	52	39
II/NJG 6	Bf 110G-4	13	10		Temporary deployment
Stab/SG 4	Fw 190A-6	3	2
I/SG 4	Fw 190A/F/G	14	4
II/SG 4	Fw 190A/F/G	27	9
Stab/KG 76	Ju 88A-4	1	0		on 25 May
5/KG 76	Ju 88A-4	8	5		on 25 May
III/KG 76	Ju 88A-4	16	12		on 25 May
I/LG 1	Ju 88A-4	22	17		on 25 May
II/LG 1	Ju 88A-4	21	16
2/NSGr 2	Ju 87D	18	12
1/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	19	8
2/NSGr 9	CR.42	18	15
II/TG 1	SM.82	46	?
IV/TG 3	SM.82	9	?		on 27 May
30 June 44
ANR
Gr. Buscaglia	SM.79bis	28	20		on 10 July
I° Gr.C.	MC.205 & G.55	32	10		on 2 July
II° Gr.C.	Bf 109G-6	26	16		on 2 July
Sq.Aut.Bomb.	Z.1007	14	0		on 10 July
Luftwaffe
I/JG4	Bf 109G-6	14	5
Stab/JG77	Bf 109G-6	6	6
I/JG77	Bf 109G-6	23	10
II/JG77	Bf 109G-6	34	21
Jafü Oberitalien	Bf 109G6	1	?
2/NSGr 2	Ju 87D	14	2
1, 2/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	44	25
II/TG1	SM.82	46	36
31 July 44
ANR
Gr. Buscaglia	SM.79bis	21	16	Lonate
I° Gr.C.	MC.205	13	7	Vicenza
	G.55	18	5
II° Gr.C.	Bf 109G-6	26	17	Villafranca
It KGr	Z.1007	14	0	Lonate	Forming
Luftwaffe
Jafü Oberitalien	Bf 109G-6	1	1	Villafranca?
Stab/JG77	Bf 109G-6	6	3	Bettola
II/JG77	Bf 109G-6	42	31	Ghedi
1/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	13	7	Ravenna
2, 3/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	21	16	Rimini
II/TG 1	SM.82	?	?	?
31 August 44
ANR
All Italian units had been disarmed by the Germans.
Luftwaffe
NSGr 9	Ju 87D	31	24
Stab/JG77	Bf 109G-6	2	?	Villafranca
II/JG	Bf 109G-6	38	?	Ghedi
	Bf 109G-6/U4	14	?
30 September 44
ANR
The German reconsidered and began to reform some units.
II° Gr. C.	Bf 109G-6	?	?		Reforming
Luftwaffe
Jafü Oberitalien	Bf 109G-6	1	?
1, 2/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	10	?	Bovolone
3/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	8	?	Aviano
2 November 44
ANR
Gr. Faggioni	SM.79bis	14	?	Lonate
II° Gr. C.	Bf 109G-6	42	27	Villafranca	1a Sq. C. in Ghedi
Luftwaffe
1/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	12	6	Bovolone
2/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	11	8	Ghedi
3/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	10	8	Aviano
Staffel Einhorn	Fw 190F-8	14	7
30 November 44
Luftwaffe
Staffel Einhorn	Fw 190F-8	12	9
NSGr 9	Ju 87D	25	?
10 December 1944
ANR
I° Gr.C.	Bf 109G-14	6	6		In training
II° Gr.C.	Bf 109G-6	40	33
	Bf 109G-6/U4	1	1
Gr. Faggioni	SM.79bis	20	20
24 December 44
ANR
II° Gr. C.	Bf 109G-6	27	12
	Bf 109G-10	11	7
	Bf 109G-14	1	1
I° Gr. Aerosil.	SM.79bis	10	9
31 December 44
Luftwaffe
NSGr 9	Ju 87D	21	12
1 March 45
ANR
I° Gr.C.	Bf 109G/K	29	?
II° Gr. C.	Bf 109G-10/14	36	29
III° Gr. C.	Bf 109G	16	6		In training
I° Gr. Aerosil.	SM.79ter	13	?		Forming
Luftwaffe
Stab/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	1	1
1/NSGr 9	Fw 190F-8/9	7	4
2/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	10	9
3/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	15	13
1 April 45
ANR
I° Gr. C.	Bf 109G/K	45	34
II° Gr. C.	Bf 109G-10/14	45	37
III° Gr. C.	Bf 109G	21	10		In training
I° Gr. Aerosil.	SM.79ter	13	7		Forming
Luftwaffe
Stab/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	1	0
1/NSGr 9	Fw 190F-8/9	11	10
2/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	10	10
3/NSGr 9	Ju 87D	16	15

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Italian Theater OBs