flugbuch from lw-oberst

[jim norton]

hi,

i´ve seen this flugbuch at ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.de/Flugbuch-Oberst-L...item4aa0a10cf1

did such high ranks really fly during the war? did he died in an accident?

all the best
jim

[VtwinVince]

Jim, the book looks good to me. Higher ranks did fly a lot, and in this case, he was a staff colonel, judging from the flights which are mostly in courier aircraft. Looks like he was killed either in an accident, or shot down. My uncle was a major and flew many similar flights in similar aircraft at the same time. He was shot down once by Mustangs while flying an Arado trainer.

[lilsis]

Hi,

he was shot down and befor WW2 pilot by Junkers.

LG "Sis

[Brian]

Hi Sis

Please elaborate. I don't understand what you mean?

Cheers
Brian

[FrankieS]

F1076278
Nachname:Lieb
Vorname:Adalbert
Dienstgrad:Oberst
Geburtsdatum:19.06.1892
Geburtsort:Frankenbrunn
Todes-/Vermisstendatum:28.08.1944
Todes-/Vermisstenort:

Adalbert Lieb ruht auf der Kriegsgräberstätte in Noyers-Pont-Maugis (Frankreich) . Endgrablage: Block 1 Reihe 36 Grab 2233

[Peter Achs]

Lieb flew from 1923 to 1925 for the Junkers airline “Ilag” and later for the Lufthansa. Sometimes after the outbreak of WW II he was reactivated for the Luftwaffe and got a military rank.

Regards
Peter

[RT]

On 28.aug. the germans were over , "gefallen in der Gegend v. Paris ", maybe in Le Bourget , some mass killing occured their

Remi

[ClinA-78]

Hello,

Buried in Noyers-Pont-Maugis. So he was probably killed in the Ardennes during the retreat???

Best regards.

ClinA-78

[drgondog]

Originally Posted by jim norton

hi,

i´ve seen this flugbuch at ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.de/Flugbuch-Oberst-L...item4aa0a10cf1

did such high ranks really fly during the war? did he died in an accident?

all the best
jim

Jim - are you asking if it was rare for field grade/flag grade officers to fly combat missions?

Not so much for USAAF.. a lot of 8th and 12th and 15th AF missions were flown by Brigadier generals leading large combat wings on important targets. About 1/3 of the Fighter Groups were commanded by full Colonels and there were quite a few Lieutenant colonels leading squadrons or serving as Group Ops and Deputy Group commanders.

Galland, of course, still snuck in combat missions as head of Luftwaffe Fighter Command and there were quite a few experten like Ihlefeld and Priller at the head of Gruppe and JG's..

[Dénes Bernád]

The other relevant factor is age. This particular Obstlt. was 52 years old at the time of his death. Not really your typical flyer's age.