Fw 200C-3 D-AARB "Rheinland"?
 

Juan-Carlos Salgado p109
Günther Ott p37 and inner cover
Has any information surfaced about the fate of above-mentioned "Condor" in civil livery? Obviously a refurbished Luftwaffe veteran re-used for transport purposes.
It was found in Pocking/Bavaria by US troops. Pocking is halfway between Passau and Braunau.
This Fw 190 was also found at Pocking airfield. Does anybody know about the last-days-history of this airfield?

http://www.sonntagsblatt-bayern.de/i...9_19_01_03.jpg

Regards

Roland

Re: Fw 200C-3 D-AARB "Rheinland"?
 

I´ve found some scans of the above-mentioned photographs over there at LEMB - without additional info, unfortunately:

http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/fo...howtopic=11318

Civil code is D-AABR. Sorry, typo...

Regards

Roland

Re: Fw 200C-3 D-AARB "Rheinland"?
 

I´ve researched this by myself:
Günther Ott mentions Pocking being base of the Fliegerstaffel des Führers. Hitler´s pilot Hans Baur transferred the Staffel´s planes to safer places at Pocking and Ainring after the strafe attack carried out by Mustangs on Schönwalde airfield, destroyingone Fw 200 and one Ju52/3m.
The wartime intelligence reports of Allen Dulles confirm this by telegram 6487, March 8, 1945:
"In Pocking, lower Bavaria near Braunau between Zeithen and Schönberg recognizable by 2 hangars and large runways is located part of "Flieger Staffel Adolph Hitler"(sic!). Work going on acgtively in hangars. There is one 4-motored Ju 290 being luxuriously equipped with armored plates, bullet proof glass, guns fore and aft, etc. Capacity 20-22 persons. Delivery originally fixed for February 28 for Berchtesgaden now postponed to middle March. Hitler greatly disturbed over delay. Original plan called for 3 machines but, on account of material shortage, only 1 built. General Bauer(sic!), air pilot of Fuehrer, personally supervising reconstruction together with assembly man Zintel. Bauer also practising handling of airplane."(Dulles was afraid Hitler might have been considering escaping by air)

Due to this facts I can´t imagine there aren´t any documents about the "Führer" planes found on this airfield. Any info?

Regards

Roland