Kampfflieger 

Luftwaffe He111 Bomber Crew

The unit portrays an operational Heinkel "He111" H2 Bomber crew of StabIII/KG53 from the period of the Battle of Britain



Kampfgeschwader 53

Formed 1 May 1939 in Giebelstadt from III./KG355.

Flying  the He 111, Luftwaffe bomber unit Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor" saw action in the campaigns in Poland and France, the Battle of Britain, Russia, and finally over the invasion front.

Towards the end of World War II, the He 111 aircraft of KG 53 served as flying launch platforms for the infamous V-1 in dangerous missions against England.

 

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