Heinkel He 111H-22 and V1

[Lucky13]

Remember reading about KG100, the Fritz X and the Henschel Hs 293, but that was with the Do 217 and He 177....
Now, how was it with the He 111H-22 and the V1, did they part in any missions carrying those, or was that the KG3 and KG53 domain?
Was perhaps the H-16 the last version of the He 111 used by the KG100?

 

[GrauGeist]

They conducted some test of both Fritz-X and Hs293 with the He111, but it never deployed them in combat.

Going from memory, the Fw200 also trialled the Hs293, but like the He111, never deployed it in combat.

 

[Nick Beale]

The He 111 H-22 seems to be something of a myth in that I've never actually found one in loss reports from V-1 launch operations. It may have been a standard drawn up by Heinkel had there been new-built launch aircraft but in practice KG 3 and KG 53 seem to have used converted H-16 and H-20. (The same seems to have applied with the Ju 87 D-7 and D-8. They're mentioned in books but try finding one in the strength and loss reports of the Nachtschlachtgruppen or in Allied examinations of wrecks).

KG 100 didn't do V-1 launches, nor did they use the He 111 for dropping the Hs 293 or Fritz-X. (There are two good histories of KG 100 but they are in German and French).

 

[BC1]

Concur with Nick, only KG.3 and KG.53 were involved operationally launching V-1s. Peter Smith's "Air Launched Doodlebugs" is an excellent reference work on the subject

 

[Lucky13]

Much obliged gentlemen, I'll get the book as soon as....