SCREECH OWLS OVER BRITAIN

摘要

In June 1940, Maj Wolfgang Falck was tasked to form a night-fighter unit for defence of the Reich duties. This accomplished pilot was formerly of 2 Staffel/ Zerstoerergeschwader 76 (2./ZG 76) and afterwards commander of I./ ZG 1; the preferred aircraft for the role were the Messerschmitt Bf 110 and Junkers Ju 88C-2/C-4 (the latter having been tested operationally in Norway with Zerstoererstaffel/ Kampfgeschwader 30 - Z./KG 30). However, there would also be two versions of the Do 17 used as night-fighters... the Z-7 'Kauz I' and Z-10 'Kauz II'. The name Kauz translated as 'Screech Owl'.