Heini Dittmar

[Doug Stankey]

I have a question for you fellows. I am missing career data about Heini Dittmar. We had nothing in our files about him so I had assumed that he had been a civilian. After reading Volume 2 of the Ransom/Cammann book about the Me 163 it was apparent that he had been in the Luftwaffe. Here is what I have found so far:

DITTMAR, Heini. (DOB: 30.03.11 in Bad Kissingen). 1932 won first place in the Rhön glider competition. 1934 was a member of the German glider expedition to Argentina, where he set an altitude record for sailplanes of 4,350 m. 1934 set a distance record for sailplanes. 02.10.41 achieved a speed of 624 mph. in an Me 163 A (KE+SW), the first pilot to exceed 1,000 km/hr. (n.d.) with EK 262? (n.d.) Hptm. demoted to Flieger and sentenced to death, but commuted to being sent to the front to prove himself. - went to Kommando Elbe. 01.45 Flg., with 14./Erg.JG 2. (n.d.) with JG 7? †28.04.60 in a crash of his HD-153 Möve vic Essen-Mülheim a/f.

Combing through my books has revealed nothing of significance. I am missing Volume 1 of Ransom/Cammann. To confuse matters further, we have data about a Walter Dittmar with an oddly related career. Could it be the same fellow?

DITTMAR, Walter. 12.42 Oblt., Staka DFS 230-Staffel/III./LLG 1. 01.01.43 promo to Hptm. 02.43 appt Staka VK(S) 1. 15.10.43 Hptm., appt Kdr. Schleppgruppe 1 (still 01.44). (later demoted).


Any comments/insights?

DGS