Jagdfliegerschule 3

Kommandeure:

  • Obstlt Siegfried Lehmann, 19 Sep 1939 - 21 Dec 1940
  • Obstlt Eitel Roediger von Manteuffel, 22 Dec 1940 - 28 May 1941
  • Obstlt Richard Kraut, 29 May 1941 - 28 Oct 1942
  • Maj Herbert Ihlefeld, 29 Oct 1942 - 6 Dec 1942

Formed 19 Sep 1939 in Stolp-Reitz as Jagdfliegerschule Stolp-Reitz with 3 staffeln. On 15 Jan 1940 redesignated Jagdfliegerschule 3.

4./JFS3 was formed 10 Apr 1941 in Grove.

On 5 Jun 1941 JFS3 moved to Grove/Denmark, and 9 Jun 1941 became but became JFS3 again on 8 Aug 1942.

On 31 Aug 1942 2./JFS3 became and was reformed 26 Oct 1942 from

On 7 Dec 1942 redesignated with :

Stab/JFS3 became Stab/JG103
1./JFS3 became 1./JG103
2./JFS3 became 2./JG103
3./JFS3 became 3./JG103

Used the following aircraft: Ar 96, Avia B.534, Bf 108, Bf 109, Bu 131, Fw 56, Fw 190, I-153, Ju 52, NA-57 and NA-64

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date Location Aircraft Used
19 Sep 1939 - 4 Jun 1941 Stolp-Reitz* Ar 96, Avia B.534, Bf 108, Bf 109, Bu 131, Fw 56, Fw 190, I-153, Ju 52, NA-57 and NA-64
5 Jun 1941 - 25 Oct 1942 Grove** Ar 96, Avia B.534, Bf 108, Bf 109, Bu 131, Fw 56, Fw 190, I-153, Ju 52, NA-57 and NA-64
26 Oct 1942 - 6 Dec 1942 Bad Aibling Ar 96, Avia B.534, Bf 108, Bf 109, Bu 131, Fw 56, Fw 190, I-153, Ju 52, NA-57 and NA-64

* 1./JFS3 at Märkisch-Friedland (19 Sep 1939 - Dec 1940); 2./JFS3 at Stolp-West (16 Jan 1940 - 1940) and Märkisch-Friedland (1940 - Dec 1940)

* 3./JFS3 at Märkisch-Friedland (Mar 1941 - 9 Apr 1941) and Trondheim-Vaernes (10 Apr 1941 - 4 Jun 1941); 4./JFS3 at Grove from 10 Apr 1941.

** 9 Jun 1941 - 8 Aug 1942 as Jagdgruppe Drontheim.

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