Luftwaffenhelferin Angela Schwirz

[GrafWolf]

Hello gentlemen!

On 15. August 1944 the 19 years old Luftwaffenhelferin Angela "Anni"
Schwirz was killed by an accident on airfield Reichenbach. She was deadly
hit by the undercarriage of a Bf 109.
In the memories of Unteroffizier Konrad Augner I could get these
informations:
The involved Bf 109 was a G-12,
the pilot was Unteroffizier Pirmin Deibert, flight instructor at JG 106.

By checking the loss list from JG 106 (Thank you, Matti!) I could only
find this damage that day:
Bf 109 G-6 W.-Nr. 162615 10% Rollschaden (!)
Is it possible that W.Nr. 162615 was a G-6 cell rebuild as G-12?
Is there any information available to the fate of Uffz. Pirmin Deibert?

Thank you very much in advance!

Herzliche Grüsse aus Oberschwaben,

Wolfgang

[GrafWolf]

Sorry-didn´t fit the first time!

[mathieu]

Is it possible that the 109 did not get damaged?

[GrafWolf]

Of course, Mathieu! That is possible, too!
It is also possible that Augner´s memories are wrong!
The damage of the G-6 will fit perfect to the accident.
This is the best way to get the answer!

Herzliche Grüsse aus Oberschwaben,

Wolfgang

[RT]

162615, was not a known G-12 model, in august 44, a plane built i. April 44 hv really no time to get damaged, transported to B+V nd then transform in G-12...

Rémi

[Charles Bavarois]

Hello guys,

there is a WASt-report for Angela Schwirtz filed at JG 106.
Mrs. Schwirtz, born 25.12.1924, was a "Gefolgschaftsmitglied" at 3rd Staffel, working as "F und S-Personal". She was hit by a landing aircraft ("Durch ein Flugzeug bei der Landung tödlich verletzt"). No information on the a/c itself.

"Rollschaden" is "damaged while taxying on the ground" which is not the same as "Unfall bei der Landung". So it would be rather unlikely, that WNr. 162615 was the a/c which hit Mrs. Schwirtz.

Regarding the subtype of WNr. 162615 I second Rémi, as we have no information on that a/c being rebuilt to G-12 until August 1944. A/c with Werknummern nearby were accepted around 25. Feb 1944 at Regensburg-Obertraubling and perhaps WNr. 162615 was one of the birds damaged during "Big Week" and was repaired and delivered directly to a training unit.

Greeting
Carl

[RolandF]

At a landing speed of 130km/h the tyre rubber is like stone. It is able to kill a person whereas the tyre remains undamaged

[GrafWolf]

Thank you very much for reply!

Herzliche Grüsse aus Oberschwaben,

Wolfgang