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Old 19th April 2023, 19:58
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What is a "Schienwerferflug" - Flight Log Entry

Hey guys...

I have a Flight Book from an He111 and Do17 pilot who flew in both France, and on the Eastern Front. 80% of the sorties show a "Schienwerferflug" as the type of mission. These were not training missions at all.

The only thing I can think of is possibly denoting a lead aircraft that would light up the bombing targets at night (by dropping flares and such)...

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This was a Do17 Z-10 Kauz II, with the infrared searchlight to illuminate the target...??

or am I totally wrong here?

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Old 19th April 2023, 20:08
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Re: What is a "Schienwerferflug" - Flight Log Entry

Perhaps, Scheinwerferflug. Direct translation is "searchlight (assisted) flight"
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Old 19th April 2023, 20:53
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Re: What is a "Schienwerferflug" - Flight Log Entry

Hi,

Sorry, I misspelled it in my post above.

Yup...the direct translation is "searchlight", but that would really make no sense flying over Russia...

Mike
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Old 19th April 2023, 20:57
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Re: What is a "Schienwerferflug" - Flight Log Entry

May I suggest "beam navigation flight"?
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The RAF conducted searchlight cooperation flights to test crews’ ability to track and hold aircraft. As far as I know, the Luftwaffe did the same with the Luftdienstkommandos and Fliegerzielgeschwader.
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Re: What is a "Schienwerferflug" - Flight Log Entry

Schiene or Eisenbahnschiene in german is railway, may be bombing railways?
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Old 20th April 2023, 03:34
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Re: What is a "Schienwerferflug" - Flight Log Entry

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The RAF conducted searchlight cooperation flights to test crews’ ability to track and hold aircraft. As far as I know, the Luftwaffe did the same with the Luftdienstkommandos and Fliegerzielgeschwader.
Yes, I believe those were called “Flashlights”. Dad recorded one of those in his operational log book with 419 Squadron.

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Old 20th April 2023, 18:51
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Re: What is a "Schienwerferflug" - Flight Log Entry

Funnily enough, there is a German expletive, 'Scheinwerfer Aschloch'.
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Old 20th April 2023, 23:29
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Re: What is a "Schienwerferflug" - Flight Log Entry

Yes,
this were flights at night for training the Flak.
I have a Flugbuch from a observer of Luftdienstkommando 1/7.
There were some Scheinwerferflüge noticed.
They were flown with Fw 58, Ju 52, Ju 86 and He 111.

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Gerry.

P.S.: I´m german but never heard "Scheinwerfer Aschloch",
but perhaps, "Scheiss Arschloch"!
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Old 21st April 2023, 19:13
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Re: What is a "Schienwerferflug" - Flight Log Entry

LOL Gerry, I'm from an East Prussian family, so could be local colloquialism.
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