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Re: eBAy: Captured german planes
Hello Frank,
My source for designating the Fw 190 F-9 airfield as being Innsbruck-West is as usual:
Luftwaffe Airfields 1935-45
By Henry L. deZeng IV
Following are four excerpts from his book regarding airfields near Innsbruck, Austria.
Innsbruck (AUS) (47 16 09 N – 11 24 14 E)
Lw. Garrison and Station Units (on the airfield, in the city or nearby on
various dates – not complete):
Innsbruck (AUS) (a.k.a. Innsbruck-Reichenau, Innsbruck/Ost) (47 16
30 N – 11 25 20 E)
General: pre-war civil airport (Zivilflughafen) in Austria 2.5 km ENE of
Innsbruck city center and just S of the Inn River. History: the Luftwaffe
began using it in 1938 after the Anschluss but no record has been found of
any Luftwaffe units having been permanently stationed there. Surface and
Dimensions: well-kept grass surface measuring approx. 640 x 550 meters
(700 x 600 yards) and rectangular in shape. Infrastructure: had 2 small
hangars with paved aprons, plus 1 medium hangar. Admin buildings were
on the N boundary near the small hangars and a barracks complex was off
the N boundary. Nearest rail connection in Innsbruck. Dispersal: no
organized dispersals. Defenses: protected by the Innsbruck Flak belt.
Remarks: the Innsbruck marshaling yards were bombed numerous times by
15th AAF heavy bombers between Dec 43 and Dec 44, but the airfields there
do not appear to have been intentionally targeted.
Feb 45: airfield still listed as operational.
Operational Units: none identified.
Hötting (AUS): see Innsbruck/West.
Innsbruck-West (AUS) (a.k.a. Innsbruck-Hötting) (47 15 35 N – 11
21 00 E)
General: operational airfield (Einsatzhafen) in Austria 5 km W of Innsbruck.
History: construction began in mid-1943 and leveling work was still
underway in mid-April 1944. Surface and Dimensions: grass surface
measuring approx. 915 x 275 meters (1000 x 300 yards). Infrastructure:
none (Apr 44). Dispersal: no organized dispersal.
Remarks: none.
Operational Units: NSGr. 9 (May 45); 6.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 122 (May 45).
Station Commands: none identified.
Note that the only operational units listed in May 1945 were at Innsbruck-West, including NSGr. And 6.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 122.
Respectfully,
Steve Sheflin
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