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Old 14th November 2007, 01:24
Adriano Baumgartner Adriano Baumgartner is offline
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Re: Do 335 flight by Schnaufer on 1st March 1945

Hello Stig, Nono and Peter.
I heard about Do 335 V-10 being flown by Luftwaffe night-fighter pilots ( werknummer 230010, factory number CP+UK ), but WHEN the airplane still was a single-seater at Diepensee on 24th January 1945 (?! Did this information matches? I, however, do not know the names of pilots involved ).
From Krause´s account ( It is a pity that my other computer is down, otherwise I would have scanned his own account in German ), it really seems HE FLEW the Dornier 335 for around 30 minutes - After Schnaufer.
I was afraid, and WIM correctly checked, that after more than 50 years ( we all knows how memory play tricks on us, so we can imagine that after so many combat missions and stress, it is fair common to misjudge dates and facts for a former Luftwaffe pilot ) HE could have made a mistake on the date of his flight.
WIM, do you have access to Krause´s logbooks? Could you check IF there is an entry for a Do 335 flight?
The book "Ace of Diamonds" by Hinschlife, mentions the "landing accident" that you already reported here, remembered by Rumplehardt. However, Hans Krause did not mention it on his account. If any kind of misfortune should have happened, and he mentions that there were Dornier engineers and test pilots around - it would be easier to remember than the actual date of his flight on the PFEIL ( IF he ever flew it ).
I also read on Gebhard Aders classic "The history of the German night-fighter force 1917-45" that there was a Special Commission ( whose name I cannot remember by heart now ) detailed to check the most interesting night-fighters, those who had to have absolute priority. I remember reading that the Ju 388 was discarded in favour of the Ar-234 and Do-335. ( Had to check on the book, otherwise I will be writing wrong things here. ). Well, my main doubt: Have KRAUSE flown the Do 335?
The other good question was already asked by NoNo: Who damaged the 240113 machine, as mentioned?
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