Kustenfliegergruppe 706
Aircraft Code 6I+

Gruppenkommandeure:

• Maj Hans Metzner, 1 Oct 1937 - 17 Aug 1938
• Obstlt Hermann Edert, Aug 1938 - Oct 1939
• Maj Hermann Lessing, Jul 1940 - Jul 1942
• Maj Hans-Joachim Tantzen, Jul 1942 - Jul 1943

Stab:

Formed 1 Oct 1937 in Kamp. On 22 Oct 1939 redesignated Stab/Kü.Fl.Gr.906.

Reformed 27 Jul 1940 in Stavanger. On 13 Jul 1943 redesignated Stab/SAGr.130.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Oct 1937 - 22 Oct 1939	Kamp		He 60
27 Jul 1940 - Mar 1941	Stavanger		He 115, BV138
Mar 1941 - 25 Nov 1941	Trondheim		He 115, BV 138
25 Nov 1941 - 13 Jul 1943	Tromsö/Søreisa		BV 138

1./706:

Formed 1 Jul 1937 in Nest from parts of 1./Kü.Fl.Gr.406. On 22 Oct 1939 redesignated 1./Kü.Fl.Gr.906.

Reformed 1 Jan 1940 in Kiel-Holtenau. On 13 Jul 1943 redesignated 1./SAGr.130.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Jul 1937 - 22 Oct 1939	Nest		He 60
1 Jan 1940 - 15 Jun 1940	Kiel-Holtenau*		He 59
15 Jun 1940 - Sep 1942	Aalborg-See**		He 59, Ar 196, He 115
Sep 1942 - 13 Jul 1943	Stavanger	Fl. Fü. Nord (West)	He 115, Ar 196

* Trondheim was used as a forward base, May 1940

** due to ice conditions at Aalborg, sometimes stationed at Thisted.

2./706:

Formed 1 Jul 1937 in Kamp. In Sep 1938 redesignated 2./Kü.Fl.Gr.606.

Reformed Jun 1943 in Tromsö from 1./SAGr.125. On 13 Jul 1943 redesignated 2./SAGr.130.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
Jun 1943 - 13 Jul 1943	Tromsö/Søreisa	Fl. Fü. Lofoten	BV 138

3./706:

Formed 1 Nov 1938 in Kamp. On 22 Oct 1939 redesignated 3./Kü.Fl.Gr.906.

Airfields and Air Base Locations

Date	Location	Gruppe	Aircraft Used
1 Nov 1938 - 1939	Kamp		He 59
1939 - 4 Sep 1939	Dievenow		He 59
4 Sep 1939 - 22 Oct 1939	Norderney		He 59

• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 1./Kü.Fl.Gr.706
• Flugzeugbestand und Bewegungsmeldungen, 2./Kü.Fl.Gr.706