HouseHobbit
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Crossram (Ted) a Master of great ability has given me permission to release some of his unreleased work..
God bless Him..
Here is a new Aircraft, from Crossram..
BV 222
I am asking our Masters here to help as thay can in this enterprise..
This ia a beta model. I am having a proper skin made and , dealing with finishing her..
A mission package will be released by me including this Big Bird..for alll
Come Christmas a new aircraft and mission package for this will be ready..
Enjoy all..
Many Thanks to the Masters who make all of this possible..
BV 222 Operations Over the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic
Lufttransportstaffel (See) 222 V3
Formation and History. (Dec 41 - May 43)
Formed (new) 9 December 1941 at Travemünde with a single BV 222 flying boat, the V3. Between January and March 1942 it flew 21 supply flights between Taranto/S Italy and Tripoli/Libya. Still with this single flying boat, transferred to the seaplane anchorage at Biscarrosse on the southwest coast of France in May 1942. On arrival it was attached to 3./Küstenfliegergruppe 406 under Fliegerführer Atlantik for use in long-range maritime reconnaissance operations. The “Staffel” never had more than the one BV 222. A year later, in May 1943, in was joined by Aufklärungsfliegerstaffel (See) 222 and incorporated into it.
FpN: (L 49038)
Staffelkapitän:
Aufklärungsstaffel (See) 222
(Unit Code X4+)
Formation and History. (Mar 43 - Jul 43)
Ordered formed 10 March 1943 at Travemünde by reorganizing and renaming Lufttransportstaffel (See) 222. Equipped with BV 222 flying boats plus 5 attached BV 138 flying boats at Biscarrosse/SW France that belonged to 3./Küstenfliegergruppe 406. Work continued at Travemünde to outfit the BV 222s for the Staffel’s new role as a long-range maritime reconnaissance unit and additional crews were trained. The first two BV 222 flying boats (V3 and V5) were transferred from Travemünde to Biscarrosse on 17 May and 12 June, and the first operational sortie was flown on 9 June. Operating over the Atlantic in the long-range maritime reconnaissance and U-boat cooperation role, the Staffel was attached to 3./Küstenfliegergruppe 406 under Fliegerführer Atlantik. BV 138 (KL+MA) failed to return from a mission on 19 June and the crew of 5 was reported MIA. On 20 June it lost two of its four BV 222s during a dusk strafing attack on its moorings by 4 RAF Mosquitos, which also devastated the BV 138s of 3./Kü.Fl.Gr. 406. The same date, BV 138 (NA+PS) was believed shot down near Biscarrosse, probably by the same raiders that attacked the base, Oblt. Karl-Heinz Jammers plus 4 were all reported MIA. By early July replacements had been delivered to Travemünde to restore the Staffel to a strength of 5 BV 222s, and on 13 (15?) July 1943, as part of the general reorganization of maritime reconnaissance units, it was ordered renamed 1.(F)/Seeaufklärungsgruppe 129 at Travemünde.
FpN: (L 49038)
Staffelkapitän:
Hptm. Fritz? Führer (10 Mar 43 - 15 Jul 43)
[Sources: N.Kannapin-Feldpostübersicht; S.Neitzel-Der Einsatz der deutschen Luftwaffe über dem Atlantik und der Nordsee 1939-1940:165; G.Ott, “Blohm & Voss BV 222 V2”, in Jet & Prop magazine, Hefte (issues) 2/2003, 3/2003 and 4/2003; J-P.Défieux-Répertoire des Unités Aériennes de la Luftwaffe 1935-1945: Reconnaissance Aéronavale; W.Green-Warplanes of the Third Reich:96-97.]
Although I know of no incident whereby a BV 222 shot down an RAF Lancaster, it is possible that the gunners (Bordschützen) aboard a BV 222 may have claimed one, probably by mistaking an RAF Coastal Command PB4Y Liberator for a Lancaster or one flown by a USN VP squadron operating out of Cornwall or Wales. The Liberator could easily be mistaken for a Lancaster in poor visability in the heat of battle.
I found this in my notes under 1.(F)/Seeaufklärungsgruppe 129:
The transfer from Travemünde to Biscarrosse finally began on 16 September with V2 (X4+EH) and V4 (X4+DH) making the flight. Once at Biscarrosse, the Staffel remained there until July 1944, initially under Fliegerführer Atlantik to February 1944 and then under X. Fliegerkorps from March
22 Oct 43: BV 222 V4 (Wk.Nr.004) shot up by a USN PB4Y over the sea, 1 KIA. However, the flying boat shot down the Liberator.
God bless Him..
Here is a new Aircraft, from Crossram..
BV 222
I am asking our Masters here to help as thay can in this enterprise..
This ia a beta model. I am having a proper skin made and , dealing with finishing her..
A mission package will be released by me including this Big Bird..for alll
Come Christmas a new aircraft and mission package for this will be ready..
Enjoy all..
Many Thanks to the Masters who make all of this possible..
BV 222 Operations Over the Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic
Lufttransportstaffel (See) 222 V3
Formation and History. (Dec 41 - May 43)
Formed (new) 9 December 1941 at Travemünde with a single BV 222 flying boat, the V3. Between January and March 1942 it flew 21 supply flights between Taranto/S Italy and Tripoli/Libya. Still with this single flying boat, transferred to the seaplane anchorage at Biscarrosse on the southwest coast of France in May 1942. On arrival it was attached to 3./Küstenfliegergruppe 406 under Fliegerführer Atlantik for use in long-range maritime reconnaissance operations. The “Staffel” never had more than the one BV 222. A year later, in May 1943, in was joined by Aufklärungsfliegerstaffel (See) 222 and incorporated into it.
FpN: (L 49038)
Staffelkapitän:
Aufklärungsstaffel (See) 222
(Unit Code X4+)
Formation and History. (Mar 43 - Jul 43)
Ordered formed 10 March 1943 at Travemünde by reorganizing and renaming Lufttransportstaffel (See) 222. Equipped with BV 222 flying boats plus 5 attached BV 138 flying boats at Biscarrosse/SW France that belonged to 3./Küstenfliegergruppe 406. Work continued at Travemünde to outfit the BV 222s for the Staffel’s new role as a long-range maritime reconnaissance unit and additional crews were trained. The first two BV 222 flying boats (V3 and V5) were transferred from Travemünde to Biscarrosse on 17 May and 12 June, and the first operational sortie was flown on 9 June. Operating over the Atlantic in the long-range maritime reconnaissance and U-boat cooperation role, the Staffel was attached to 3./Küstenfliegergruppe 406 under Fliegerführer Atlantik. BV 138 (KL+MA) failed to return from a mission on 19 June and the crew of 5 was reported MIA. On 20 June it lost two of its four BV 222s during a dusk strafing attack on its moorings by 4 RAF Mosquitos, which also devastated the BV 138s of 3./Kü.Fl.Gr. 406. The same date, BV 138 (NA+PS) was believed shot down near Biscarrosse, probably by the same raiders that attacked the base, Oblt. Karl-Heinz Jammers plus 4 were all reported MIA. By early July replacements had been delivered to Travemünde to restore the Staffel to a strength of 5 BV 222s, and on 13 (15?) July 1943, as part of the general reorganization of maritime reconnaissance units, it was ordered renamed 1.(F)/Seeaufklärungsgruppe 129 at Travemünde.
FpN: (L 49038)
Staffelkapitän:
Hptm. Fritz? Führer (10 Mar 43 - 15 Jul 43)
[Sources: N.Kannapin-Feldpostübersicht; S.Neitzel-Der Einsatz der deutschen Luftwaffe über dem Atlantik und der Nordsee 1939-1940:165; G.Ott, “Blohm & Voss BV 222 V2”, in Jet & Prop magazine, Hefte (issues) 2/2003, 3/2003 and 4/2003; J-P.Défieux-Répertoire des Unités Aériennes de la Luftwaffe 1935-1945: Reconnaissance Aéronavale; W.Green-Warplanes of the Third Reich:96-97.]
Although I know of no incident whereby a BV 222 shot down an RAF Lancaster, it is possible that the gunners (Bordschützen) aboard a BV 222 may have claimed one, probably by mistaking an RAF Coastal Command PB4Y Liberator for a Lancaster or one flown by a USN VP squadron operating out of Cornwall or Wales. The Liberator could easily be mistaken for a Lancaster in poor visability in the heat of battle.
I found this in my notes under 1.(F)/Seeaufklärungsgruppe 129:
The transfer from Travemünde to Biscarrosse finally began on 16 September with V2 (X4+EH) and V4 (X4+DH) making the flight. Once at Biscarrosse, the Staffel remained there until July 1944, initially under Fliegerführer Atlantik to February 1944 and then under X. Fliegerkorps from March
22 Oct 43: BV 222 V4 (Wk.Nr.004) shot up by a USN PB4Y over the sea, 1 KIA. However, the flying boat shot down the Liberator.
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