Kustenfliegergruppe 906
Aircraft Code 8L+

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Obstlt Hermann Edert, Oct 1939 - 1 Nov 1939
• Obstlt Hermann Lessing, 1 Nov 1939 - Jul 1940
• Hptm Dyrchs, Jul 1940 - 1 Sep 1940
• Obstlt Axel Blessingh, 1 Sep 1940 - Sep 1941
• ?

Stab:

Formed 22 Oct 1939 in Kamp from Stab/Kü.Fl.Gr.706. Disbanded 11 Apr 1942.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
22 Oct 1939 - 1 Nov 1939	Kamp		He 60
1 Nov 1939 - 10 Jan 1940	Pillau		He 60
10 Jan 1940 - 11 Apr 1940	Kiel-Holtenau		He 115
11 Apr 1940 - 11 Apr 1942	Aalborg-See		He 115

 

1./906 emblems

1./906:

Formed 22 Oct 1939 in Nest from 1./Kü.Fl.Gr.706. On 13 Jul 1943 redesignated 8./KG26.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
22 Oct 1939 - 1 Nov 1939	Nest		He 60, He 114
1 Nov 1939 - 10 Jan 1940	Pillau		He 60, He 114
10 Jan 1940 - 11 Apr 1940	Kiel-Holtenau		He 60, He 115
11 Apr 1940 - 2 Sep 1940	Aalborg-See		He 115
2 Sep 1940 - Oct 1940	Norderney		He 115
Oct 1940 - 4 Jan 1942	Brest-Poulmic (See) FR		He 115
4 Jan 1942 - Jul 1942	Stavanger		He 115
Jul 1942 - Jul 1943	Billefjord		He 115

2./906:

Formed 22 Oct 1939 in Hörnum from 2./Kü.Fl.Gr.606. On 6 Oct 1941 renamed 2./Kü.Fl.Gr.506.

Reformed 6 Oct 1941 in Brest-Poulmic (See) FR from 2./Kü.Fl.Gr.506. Disbanded 11 Apr 1942.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
22 Oct 1939 - 31 May 1940	Hörnum		Do 18
31 May 1940 - 27 Jul 1940	Stavanger		Do 18
27 Jul 1940 - 25 Apr 1941	Hörnum		Do 18, BV 138
24 Apr 1941 - 21 Sep 1941	Westerland		Ju 88A
21 Sep 1941 - 6 Oct 1941	Riga		Ju 88A
6 Oct 1941 - 11 Apr 1942	Brest-Poulmic (See) FR		He 115

3./906:

Formed 22 Oct 1939 in Norderney from 3./Kü.Fl.Gr.706. On 29 Nov 1940 redesignated 2./Kü.Fl.Gr.106.

Reformed 29 Nov 1940 in Cherbourg from 2./Kü.Fl.Gr.106. On 13 Jul 1943 renamed 2./SAGr.131.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
22 Oct 1939 - 27 Jul 1940	Norderney		He 59, He 115
27 Jul 1940 - 29 Nov 1940	Schellingwoude		He 115
29 Nov 1940 - Feb 1941	Cherbourg		Do 18
Feb 1941 - Jun 1941	Stavanger		Do 18
Jun 1941 - Jul 1943	Tromsö*		Do 18, BV 138

* detachment at Banak, Jun 1941 - Jul 1943.

• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 1./Kü.Fl.Gr.906
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 2./Kü.Fl.Gr.906
• Aircraft inventory and movement reports - Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 3./Kü.Fl.Gr.906