Hi Huib,
Doug investigated and here are his findings:
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I checked the Ar 234 related books I have on hand. Of these 6 books only three had relevant data:
Smith, J.Richard; Eddie J. Creek. Arado Ar 234 Blitz (Sturbridge: Monogram Aviation Publications, 1992). ISBN: 0-914144-51-0.
- This book mentions "test pilot Hptm. Miersch" but gives no first name. Otherwise the circumstantial info is the same.
Smith J.Richard ; Eddie J.Creek. Jet Planes of the Third Reich (Bolston, Mass/USA, 1982) ISBN: 0-914144-27-8.
- Mentions "Miersch" but no other data.
Smith, J. Richard; Eddie J. Creek. Arado Ar 234 B; Monogram Close-Up 23 (Bolston, Mass/USA, 1983). ISBN: 0-914144-23-5.
This book contains no more than the 1982 Smith "Jet Planes" book noted above.
Conclusion: this guy's entry came from the Smith Ar 234 book.
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So that is where we stand right now, Huib. I guess a search for the personnel records at BA-MA Freiburg will now be necessary.
Good luck and best wishes,
L.
P.S. In the event J.R. Smith was using the term "test pilot" accurately, then Mierisch or Miersch may not have been a Hptm. or Fl.-Hauptingenieur at all but rather a civilian test pilot working for the Arado firm?