Bodenwöhr Waldwerk - Mtt Bf 109 K-4 assembly lines 1944 - 1945

[Fliegerhorst]

Hello Masmar, i am living ca. 1km from that place. I know the farmers, their sons. There is a place where a flak tower shall be located. Some bushes etc., concrete rests. May be concrete rest of Kompensierscheibe.
Must walk there since it´s surrounded by fields etc.

Thank Your for Your question. Me stupid was told by my parents that there was a wooden construction which could be turned to turn the airplains into the wind.

I just searches Kompensierscheibe in wikipedia and learned about the
magnetic failures of compasses and countermeasurements.

My grandfather, this is true! , and others removed the wooden parts
of the "Kompensierscheibe" to burn the wood in ovens.

My ancestors arrived at Wertheim in 1946 as refugees. Wood, papers, etc
all was used to burn and recycle.
My ancestors cooked with wood of the Kompensierscheibe!

In the old kitchen of the Fliegerhorst there is the kitchen of "Polizeischule" etc. The old sand stone buildings survived.

The old photographer has many pics of destroyed hangars.

Very interesting the old Wehrmacht depot with a road in the forest
and halt points very ca. 30m at the right side. a wall ca. 1m high.
people say for the airplanes, storing fuel and/or ammunition in open air
places.
It´s called "the old Wehrmacht" depot.

[Fliegerhorst]

I just dicussed Kompensierscheibe with my mother aged soon 73.
There was also a flak tower near Vockenrot. Vockenrot celebrated 70
years of becoming "suburb" of Wertheim several weeks ago.
People had pictures as "Flakhelfer".
will check.

[RolandF]

Fliegerhorst,

could you please check out how the Bf 109s found their way from the western mouth of Schlossberg tunnel to Wertheim airfield? Bf 109 fuselages could be towed on their undercarriages which is rather easy on flat ground or downhill, but from Schlossberg tunnel to the airfield there are about 200 meters difference in height. Too much to be towed, imo.

If there is no airfield railway in Wertheim - bigger Fliegerhorste had those railways - maybe an other airfield close to Wertheim was suited to make the birds airborne?

Obertraubling-Stauffen e.g. had such a railway for the Me 262. The Bf 109s were towed from Hagelstadt-Gauting on their own landing gears.

Regards

Roland

[Fliegerhorst]

Hallo Roland,

I tried to call the man, I should call on recommendation of the lady working for the furniture company.
I did not find traces of an assembly at the moment.
Repair and production of parts that´s for sure. "Spessart oak" is famous as You know. The location in Kreuzwertheim was at least supplier and repair.
Ok, the motors. The puzzle does not fit up to now.

See on google maps Neue Steige and Alte Steige. railway immpossible at all.
Wertheims partner runway in Dorndorf had a railway which disappeared.
15kms by air, 20by road, by train 28km to Miltenberg, then to Walldürn via
Amorbach and then airfield railway. should by minimum 60 kilometers.
Direction to Mannheim or Neckarelz.

Tomorrow I try to reach the collector.