The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

[Rob Stuart]

I'm going to say Benny Goodman, because the diagram is of a "Schräge Musik" installation and that is the German term for "jazz".

Rob

[Maxschnauzer]

That was quick! Very good, Rob.

Now your turn again.

[Rob Stuart]

Thanks, Max. It was a good question.

Next question: Name the two foreign air forces which used their own ME-109s in combat with the Luftwaffe.

[Polar bear]

hi, Rob,

Switzerland and Yugoslawia

greetings, the pb

[Rob Stuart]

Correct! The Finns also had ME-109s but apparently none of them engaged the Luftwaffe during the Lapland War of 1944-45.

Back to you.

[Polar bear]

hi,

what was the Luftwaffe's second successful day against Allied merchant shipping (in ships/ tons sunk) (after 13-9-42 vs. PQ.18) ?

hint: a different year, area, aircraft, type of aircraft, mode of attack ... and 7 ships with 36250 grt sunk

greetings, the pb

[Maxschnauzer]

Hello Polar bear,

26-2-41; Convoy OB-290 off Irish Coast, attacked by 6 FW 200 Condors of I./KG 40. 7 ships lost totaling 36,250 gwt.

[Polar bear]

hi,

and that is correct !

over to you,

greetings, the pb

[Maxschnauzer]

Thank you, pb.
In keeping with the nautical theme:

This Ar-196 was the first of her type to fall into Allied hands:

Bundesarchiv photo

From which ship was she launched and how did she finally end up in Great Britain?

[Polar bear]

hi,

recognizable by the tripod mast behind, this is an Arado 196 on a heavy cruiser.

The first Arados lost were those of BLÜCHER (3, sunk with the ship) and ADMIRAL HIPPER during the occupation of Norway (WESERÜBUNG).

ADMIRAL HIPPER's Arado made a emergency landing off Trondheim and was taken by Norwegian soldiers and later flown to Great Britain.

AFAIK, lost later there in a flying accident.

greetings, the pb

[Maxschnauzer]

Right you are, pb!
The Bundesarchiv caption (which I cropped out) ID's this one as being aboard the Admiral Hipper .

Here's the whole strange saga of "A-2":

The first Arado Ar 196 to fall into Allied hands was Arado Ar 196 A-2 WNr. 0044 of 1./BfGr 196 belonging to the German cruiser Admiral Hipper. This Arado was 'captured' in Lyngstad by a Norwegian Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.11 seaplane of the Trøndelag naval district on 8 April 1940, literally hours before the start of the Norwegian Campaign. After being towed to Kristiansund it was used against its former owners, flying with Norwegian markings. Crewed by pilot Oblt. Techam and observer Lt. Polzin the Arado had been launched from the Admiral Hipper after the German battle cruiser had been rammed by the British destroyer HMS Glow Worm. However as weather conditions closed in the Arado was unable to return to the ship and was forced to put down before running short of fuel. The German crew were taken into custody and their story - they had become lost after a flight from Berlin - was not believed by the Norwegians. The Arado was subsequently repainted in Norwegian markings and on 18 April was flown to the UK by a Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service pilot. The plane was shortly thereafter crashed by a British pilot while on transit to the Helensburgh naval air base for testing.

http://falkeeins.blogspot.nl/search/label/Arado%20196

Back over to you.

[Polar bear]

hi, Max,

looking for a man ..
- started his military career in the Kriegsmarine
- got transferred to the Luftwaffe at the earliest possible moment
- gained a first reputation in anti-shipping attacks off Spain while member of the "Legion Condor"
- became well known as a leader of torpedo bomber attacks and was decorated with the Knight's Cross
- joined, after the war, the Federal German navy, became CO of a Naval Air Wing and retired as a captain (navy)

Who is he ?

greetings, the pb

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi, pb.

That one took a lot of digging but I finally dug out Ritterkreuzträger Major Ernst-Heinrich Thomsen, a former Commander of III./KG 26 who retired from the Bundesmarine as a Kapitän zur See.
Is this the man?

[Polar bear]

hi, Max,

good try, good picture, but no

the man in question joined the Luftwaffe in 4/35 and led I/KG 26 resp KG 26 in the Arctic and in the Med.

greetings, the pb

[Maxschnauzer]

Hmmm... That's a tough one. I would guess Martin Harlinghausen but my sources say he retired from the post war Luftwaffe as a Generalleutnant.

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