Austrian Fw 44 Stieglitzes

[Seaplanes]

I have a copy of the sales invoice from Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau to the Norwegian Army Air Service for the 10 FW 44J Aircraft. They were waiting for collection by Norwegian pilots in Warnemünde ready painted and with German civilregs, for the transit via Sweden to Oslo-Kjeller airfield.
Unfortunately, I am in my mountaincabin but will be back on Saturday evening. Details will follow.

[Petrusja]

Originally Posted by Seaplanes

I have a copy of the sales invoice from Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau to the Norwegian Army Air Service for the 10 FW 44J Aircraft. They were waiting for collection by Norwegian pilots in Warnemünde ready painted and with German civilregs, for the transit via Sweden to Oslo-Kjeller airfield.
Unfortunately, I am in my mountaincabin but will be back on Saturday evening. Details will follow.

Thank you, Seaplanes! I would be very interested to see that or if you could quote the exact phrases.

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks Björn

Was hoping you would jump in and take part.
No worries we can wait....

Cheers
Stig

[Seaplanes]

The 10 FW 44J Stieglitz purchased by Norway for the Army Air Service were all produced under license by CKD in Tsjekkoslovakia. They were transferred to Warnemünde to be picked up there by Norwegian Army pilots. They had also been assigned Army Air Service serial numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 on 24 February 1940. If these numbers had been applied before delivery is not known. They apparently all carried German civil registrations for the transit via Copenhagen and Gothenburg to Oslo-Kjeller. Focke Wulf invoiced the planes on 28 March 1940. Following the German invaion of Norway on 9 April1940, the planes remained at Warnemünde, later to be sold to Finland. A Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv document RL 3/3630 says: ... um die zweiten 10 FW 44J dort den Vertretern der Finnishe Luftwaffe zu übergeben. Die Flugzeuge waren vorher in Warnemünde von eine Malerkolonne von der Norwegen-ausführung an Finland-ausführung umgestellt worden." Date of document is 15 August 1940.
W.Nr. German reg. Finnish Air Force serials Later registrations
2775 D-EXWK SZ-12
2776 D-EXWL SZ-14 OH-XEK, D-EXWL
2777 D-EXWM SZ-16
2778 D-EXWO SZ-18 SE-BSZ
2779 D-EXWP SZ-20 OH-SZI, D-EAZE
2780 D-EXWQ SZ-11 OH-SZB, OH-SZG, SE-BEW, VH-FBU
2781 D-EXWR SZ-13
2782 D-EXWS SZ-15 OH-SZF, F-AZMJ
2826 D-EYWH SZ-17
2827 D-EYWI SZ-19 OH-SZH, N133JM

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks Björn

This is what I would call chapter and verse....
One point, out of curiosity, did the Norwegians pay the bill before the invasion?
If they did, we have a rather interesting case of Fw making a sale twice and getting paid twice for the same effort....

What ever the case, very interesting to know the WNr assigned to these non delivered aircraft.

Again a tip of the hat in the general direction of north-west....

Thanks again Björn
Cheers
Stig

[Petrusja]

Thank you very much, Björn, very interesting stuff.

[Petrusja]

The Fw 44 article is now online.

Thanks very much for the help!