Bismarcks Ar 196's

[Steve49]

None of these aircrew appear in the list of Bismarck survivors in Admiralty Battle Summary No5. According to that the aircrew all came from 5./Ku.Fl.Gr.196

[ju55dk]

Originally Posted by Steve49

None of these aircrew appear in the list of Bismarck survivors in Admiralty Battle Summary No5. According to that the aircrew all came from 5./Ku.Fl.Gr.196

Actually they belonged to Bordfliegergruppe 196!

Junker

[Alex Smart]

Hello to you all,

many thanks for your replies.

As for tha air crew's fate.
Malte Gaack's list in KBismarck.com has crosses alongside all the names given here.
None are in his survivors list.

Where can I find information on the Air Units mentioned,

Bordfliegergruppe 196
OR
5/Ku/Fl.Gr.196

Thanks again

Alex

[Yves Marino]

Originally Posted by Alex Smart

Where can I find information on the Air Units mentioned,

Bordfliegergruppe 196
OR
5/Ku/Fl.Gr.196

Thanks again

Alex

Here: http://www.ww2.dk/ (under "Maritime units").

[Steve49]

The interrogation of Bismarck survivors (document C.B. 4051, published in 'German Capital ships and raiders in WWII, Volume I'; by Frank Cass) revealed the following information about the embarked flight. The aircrew were four pilots and two observers from the Luftwaffe and two observers from the navy. Six mechanics and an instrument mechanic maintained the aircraft. These all were provided by 5./Bordfliegergruppe 196 (sorry about the Ku for a Bo!) and there appears to have been only one survivor; Mechanikerobergefreiter Ernest KADOW.