A record exists of one particular Bf 109H-1, "Werknummer" 110073, was recorded as having been converted to a photo-recon aircraft by a Luftwaffe long-range reconnaissance group, "Fernaufklärungsgruppe 123", in May 1944, and flown on dates immediately following the Invasion of Normandy with one mission meant to scan the entire French coastline from Cherbourg to Ouistreham, from an altitude of some 15 km (49,200 ft), which proved to be just beyond the achievable ceiling of the selected aircraft.