Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Aircraft Markings....

[Chris Boonzaier]

If a guy said his plane was numbered

V1+GB (or 6B)

Can anyone make a good guess as to what unit he was in?

I think it may have been recon or supply.

Thanks

Chris

[TacHel]

I have the listings of just about every single pre WW2 and WW2 Luftwaffe unit and I find no unit designation beginning with "V1".

Are you sure about this?

The only other possibility I can think of is a manufacturer's code used prior to delivery to an operational unit... But I wouldn't bet the farm on it.

[hucks216]

V1 belonged to Transportstaffel VIII. Fliegerkorps, so your thinking of a supply unit was on the right lines. Edited May 24, 2009 by hucks216