Ebay: Fliegerhorst, landing areas, hangars, workshops

[Larry deZeng]

Interesting one, Snautzer!

Ponjatowka (RUSS) (a.k.a. Ponyatovka) (ZNr. 10-308) (c. 53 49 03 N – 32 27 28 E)
General: operational airfield (E-Hafen) in W Russia 111 km S of Smolensk, 32.5 km SW of Roslavl and 1 km NNE of Ponyatovka village center. History: a relatively insignificant airfield used by the Luftwaffe mainly during the fall 1941 advance and then reactivated and restocked in the summer 1943 for the retreat during the Kursk Offensive/Counteroffensive. Surface and Dimensions: approx. 1670 x 1770 meters (1825 x 1935 yards). Infrastructure: no details found. Dispersal: no details found.
Remarks:
Aug 42: in use as a staging field, dispersal field and refueling stopover for Luftwaffe bombers based at Seshchinskaya due to frequent enemy raids on Seshchinskaya.
Operational Units: elements of 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 32 (Aug/Sep 41); 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (Sep 41)?; I./St.G. 77 (Sep 41); I./JG 52 (Sep-Oct 41); II./KG z.b.V. 1 (Oct-Nov 41); elements of I./TG 3 (Jul-Aug 43).
Station Commands: Fl.H.Kdtr. E 27/IV (Oct-Nov 41); Fl.H.Kdtr. E 24/IV (Dec 41 - Jan 42).
Station Units (on various dates – not complete): none identified.
[Sources: chronologies; AFHRA, BA-MA; NARA incl. T-321 roll 239/OKL 903; OKL Flugplatzatlas d. Sowjetunion; PRO/NA; web site ww2.dk]

L.

[ouidjat]

Hi Gents,
Can someone ID this place with that "UBO" (Unidentified Building Object) in background?
Thanks.
Regards,
Franck.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/2-WK-Foto-Fl...3RhHBzhOALrw8E

[Snautzer]

Kirowograd https://www.ebay.de/itm/Original-Fot...4AAOSw5wZc5vZh

[Larry deZeng]

Originally Posted by ouidjat

Hi Gents,
Can someone ID this place with that "UBO" (Unidentified Building Object) in background?
Thanks.
Regards,
Franck.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/2-WK-Foto-Fl...3RhHBzhOALrw8E

Possibly a prefabricated heated workshop hangar? The Germans made quite a few of them for use in Russia after experiencing the brutal winter of 1941/42.

L.

[ouidjat]

Originally Posted by Larry deZeng

Possibly a prefabricated heated workshop hangar? The Germans made quite a few of them for use in Russia after experiencing the brutal winter of 1941/42.

L.

Thanks Larry, nice try but this is taken early in 1940 and can be an airship hangar view from one end or, better, a gaz tank ... I don't know precisely but I believe one should know among our German fellow members.
Cheers,
Franck.

[Snautzer]

Franck i am sure i have seen this building before. Hope it is not a generic building. Will look for it.

[Snautzer]

Flugplatz Tutow-Demmi perhaps http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpo...&postcount=137

[ouidjat]

Originally Posted by Snautzer

Franck i am sure i have seen this building before. Hope it is not a generic building. Will look for it.

Thanks Michiel, waiting for that.

[ouidjat]

Generic ? Generic, generic ... Got it ... I'm afraid it is: one of those "Döberitz type hangar" view from rear ?
I'd prefer to be wrong but ...

[ouidjat]

Hi Michiel,
This is, unfortunately, one of these "generic" hangar built everywhere: Döberitz, Jüterbog-Damm, at least.
Like here: https://me109.info/display.php?a=e&l...JIecnsKgWb68Yo
Left the ground pavement which is quite noticeable
Regards,
Franck.