looking for information on a crew of a Legion Condor He111
 

Could I have some help to gather data (pictures, personal story) on the crew of the Legion Condor He111 WNr. 2214 which crashed on 25.1.39 in the French Pyrenées mountains?

This crew was :
Pilot: Claus Bötker,
Uffz. Fritz Seiler,
Uffz. Armin Möller
Uffz. Otto Adler.

A picture of one of the graves is attached.

Story of the A/C is there :
http://aerocherche.fr/index.php/arti...e-condor-tomba

Thanks in advance

GC

Re: looking for information on a crew of a Legion Condor He111
 

Hello,
Where are the graves located? thank you

Re: looking for information on a crew of a Legion Condor He111
 

Thy are in Berneuil graveyard,
which is located in Charente department,
in west of France;
Rgds
GC

Re: looking for information on a crew of a Legion Condor He111
 

Thank you. Is there photo of the other two crew member's gravestone?

In the other hand it is my guess Lt.Claus Bötker was not the pilot but the observer. In most cases in LC crews (also in WWII) the airplane's commander was the most qualified as in the case of observers (usually officers) the pilot was considered in Luftwaffe a merelly a 'chauffeur' and could be sergeants and NCO's.

I have entries in Flugbucher about Heinkel 25-12 when 'collected' by the VB/88 in Seville after his ferry flight from Germany, via Palma de Mallorca island, at the beguinning of August 1937. This airplane was built in Heinkel plant some weeks before, according the data plate found by you.
This plane was named when in the 1.K/88 as 'Armin Höyer'. That's explain in the police report the fuse fragment with the tittle 'NHOYER'.

I have sent you a message to your email address

Best regards
Francisco

Re: looking for information on a crew of a Legion Condor He111
 

Here we go, Fran

best rgds

GC

Re: looking for information on a crew of a Legion Condor He111
 

Merci Gilles,

Have you received my email with the flugbuch scan?

Regards
Fran

Re: looking for information on a crew of a Legion Condor He111
 

not yet but I will do this promptly.

Mucha Gracias !

Gilles

Re: looking for information on a crew of a Legion Condor He111
 

Hello,
I think I have identified the selector you found. Not sure what was its function on the steering column. Maybe to block the tail Wheel?

Re: looking for information on a crew of a Legion Condor He111
 

Thanks Fran,

if you are interested in the parts we found, you can PM your email address and I will send you pictures.

Best regards

GC

Re: looking for information on a crew of a Legion Condor He111
 

Hello,

PM sent with email address

Merci