[Dan Gilberti]

By diverses sources i know the Staffelkapitan Hans autenrieth was Pow in USA , he return in Germany in march 1946.
In 1956, after diverses jobs, he can joint the Bundesluftwaffe, he finish with oberstleutnant rank .
I have info for dead am 8 june 1996 near Bonn, from cancer .
By Christiaan vanhee (searcher and author about St Trond) who know him when i was alive, i obtain diverses infos :
About the use of Me 110. Hans Autenrieth explained me that he was transferred to France and there he had to fly still the old and slow Do 217. He preferred the Me 110 and so he continued flying on Me 110 in his Staffel but was more or less put under pressure by his Gruppenkommandeur to give the good example in his own Staffel by flying Do 217 and NOT Me 110. Whow could he give the pilots confidence in the Do 217 if he as sole pilot and Staffelkapitän continued flying Me 110. So obviously in the Staffel of Autenrieth normally no Me 110 was used. Perhaps in the other 2 Staffeln.
Autenrieth had a vivid correspondence with Schnaufer in St.Trond and complaining that he did not achieve much results with his slow 217. So during a Schwerpunktbildung he was allowed coming back to St.Trond. Changed immediately his Do 217 for a Me 110 and achieved 3 kills in 2 days (2 kills on 22/23.06.43) and one kill 24/25.6.43.

Best Regards, Dan