German airport identification
 

During the flight from italy to Belgium in september 1940 CR.42 of 18° Gruppo CT stopped at Neubiberg, Darmstadt and Frankfurt Main.
Can anyone confirm that the two attached picture had been taken at Neubiberg?
Please note the name BOELKE written on top of a building, this could help for the identification.

Thank you in advance

Gianandrea Bussi

Re: German airport identification
 

BOELKE was KG 27, but KG 27 had nothing to do with any of the airfields you listed, either before the war or in September 1940. The Geschwader was fully deployed in France on that date for the Battle of Britain.

L.

Re: German airport identification
 

From a quick Google search, there was a Boelcke-Kaserne (barracks) at Delmenhorst-Adelheide but that seems to be way off-course.

However, ULTRA (CX/JQ/333, Teleprint 3) picked up the intended route for the Italian fighters to Belgium in a message of 24 September 1940 as follows:

Route: Brenner – Munich – Frankfurt (Main) – Operational Aerodromes ... 18 JG 56 (CR 42), after intermediate landing, without refuelling to Melsbrouck, then to Ursel. Arrival on 26/9/40.

Re: German airport identification
 

Hi,

I think you are correct with neubiberg

Here a younger picture with the Tower

http://fgut.wordpress.com/bauwerke/w...-carousel-2453

Regards

Re: German airport identification
 

Thank you for the answers, even though they didn't solve my doubts....

Anyone has got books like 'Fliegerhorste und Einsatzhäfen der Luftwaffe'
Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1993?

Gianandrea

Re: German airport identification
 

Gianandrea

Here you are:

Best Regards

Chris

Re: German airport identification
 

Hi there, and sorry for the late reply. I would say both photos were made at Frankfurt. Please compare: http://www.aufbau-ffm.de/serie/Teil17-20/teil18.html

Regards,
Christian

Re: German airport identification
 

I got the information that it was "Flugplatz Darmstadt-Griesheim".
http://www.me109.info/display.php?a=e&fid=5095

Re: German airport identification
 

2nd photo...
http://www.me109.info/display.php?a=e&fid=5094

Re: German airport identification
 

Thank you for the suggestions and the nice pictures taken at Darmstadt.

Does anyone has got a pair of pictures taken at Neubiberg for comparaison purposes?

Gianandrea

Re: German airport identification
 

Hello Gianandrea,

I only found three blurred fotos from Neubiberg Flugleitung, dating from 1945, 1946 and early 1960s. Nevertheless IMHO it is quite clear, that Neubiberg is not the airfield you are looking for

Greetings

Carl

Re: German airport identification
 

Thank you for the pictures, very usefull.

Gianandrea