Kampfgeschwader 200 (KG 200) ("[Air] Combat Squadron 200") was a German Luftwaffe special operations unit during World War II. The unit carried out especially difficult bombing and transport operations and long-distance reconnaissance flights, tested new aircraft designs and operated captured aircraft.

Aug 19, 1997 · Pressed by a shortage of long-range aircraft, KG 200 used captured Allied aircraft–given German markings–to fly their missions. Phyllis Marie, a Boeing B-17F, was one example. Phyllis Marie went down with battle damage on March 8, 1944, at Werben, Germany.

In Nazi Germany, the top secret Luftwaffe unit code-named Bomber Wing 200 ( KG 200 ) was all that. When the German military began to prepare for World War 2, it needed air photos of the countries it intended to invade.

Dec 18, 2020 · Considered a special-operations unit, KG 200 delivered spies while flying captured Allied aircraft, conducted clandestine reconnaissance missions, and tested Germany’s newest weapons–such as a piloted version of the V-1 rocket (essentially a German kamikaze).

KG 200 was a unique unit, which operated a wide variety of aircraft--from the Blohm und Voss Bv-222 Wiking (the largest flying boat of the era) to the Junkers Ju-52, Ju-90, Ju-290 and Ju-188, the Heinkel He-111, and even captured British and American aircraft such as the Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.

Dec 21, 2015 · Pressed by a shortage of long-range aircraft, KG 200 used captured Allied aircraft–given German markings–to fly their missions. Phyllis Marie, a Boeing B-17F, was one example. Phyllis Marie went down with battle damage on March 8, 1944, at Werben, Germany.

In 5.44 1./KG200 was redesignated 4./KG200 (Ergänzung/Ausbildung-Staffel), and a new 1./KG200 was formed during the same month. In 1.45 4./KG200 was redsignated 13./KG200 and was reformed. * used many bases all over Germany, with main base at Finow: 1. Staffel mainly at Finow. Used Fw 200C, Ju 290A, Ju 252A, Ju 352A, Ju 52, Ar 232. 2.

Kampfgeschwader 200 (or KG 200) was a highly secretive Luftwaffe special operations wing. It was known for carrying out particularly dangerous missions, as well as for operating captured Allied aircraft.

Sep 15, 2015 · Considered a special-operations unit, KG 200 delivered spies while flying captured Allied aircraft, conducted clandestine reconnaissance missions, and tested Germany's newest weapons—such as...

Kampfgeschwader 200 (KG 200) (in English Bomber Wing 200) was a German Luftwaffe special operations unit during World War II. The unit carried out especially difficult bombing and transport operations, long-distance reconnaissance flights, tested new aircraft designs and operated captured aircraft.