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120. This is a photo of the western side of Innsbruck-Hotting airfield facing north, probably taken in the summer of 1945. In the distance the northern perimeter of the poplar-lined Kranebitter Allee can be seen.
A memo of the OKL/Gen. Qu. 6 Amt. dated 02.05.1945 stated, "Von diesem insgesamt 91 am 26.4 in München Riem befindlichen Me 262 sind mit Siehkreit 22 nach Innsbruck gestartet, wobei 7 bei der Landung Bruch gemacht haben ..."
Of these twenty-two Me 262s flown from Riem, most were found in early May 1945 by American forces in the south-west corner of the Hotting airfield near the River Inn. However, a number of these were later towed or taxiied to different parking areas, especially along the Allee.
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121. This enlarged cropping of the above photo shows my guesses as to where six of those aircraft were parked along Kranebitter Allee. Corrections and additions are most welcome.
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122. Another cropping shows my guesses as to the positions of the remainder of the twenty-two Me 262s at Hotting. There are at least sixteen of these for which I have photos but not all can be identified by
werknummer.