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Heavy Cruiser Admiral Scheer

Boardflier command 1/196 Ironclad / Heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation: The ship can plan 2 aircraft of type: Ar. 196 on board.

Capacity: 1. Airplane on the catapult. 2. The aircraft on board was dismantled and packed in boxes.

Accommodation: 1x air-powered catapult with 14 m acceleration length, 360 ° swiveling (amidships, rear chimney).

Centrifugal device: 2 board cranes (starboard and port) on the superstructure deck by the chimney. (The starboard crane was removed again in 1935.) 1x landing sail on port (removed from board in 1939), consist of:

Takeover facility: 1x rubber mat, 1x roller jib (90 ° swiveling outwards), 1x flood pier, tow line with cockpit, roller jib winch.

 

  Admiral Scheer
Boardflier command 1./196
Operations in Spain (1936 to 1938), fleet exercises, as far as can be proven:
Code: Aircraft type: WNr: Period: Remarks:
60Y81 He 60 - 07/24 - 08/30/1936 Spain use
60X81 He 60 - 30.09. - 03.12.1936 Spain use
60D91 He 60 - 1937-1938 Spain use
60E11 He 60 - - -
D-INCN Ar. 196 B0 2519 04/18 - May 3rd, 1939 Atlantic testing by seaplane test center in Travemünde, including catapult starts off Portugalete near Bilbao / Spain Pilot: Conrad

 

  Admiral Scheer
Airborne Command 1/196 from 08/22/1939 - 02/01/1940
Lay time in Wilhelmshaven, relocation to the Baltic Sea.
Code: Aircraft type: WNr: Period: Departure: Remarks:
T3WH He 60 .... 09/04/1939 09/07/1939 Aug 8, 1939 - Taken over in Wilhelmshaven Damaged during a bombing raid on the ship (smashing upper deck). Delivered to the Wilhelmshaven shipyard.
T3HH Ar. 196 A1 1960019 10/22/1939 09/23/1939 Taken over in Wilhelmshaven Delivery to SCHARNHORST in Kiel.
T3?H Ar. 196 A1 1960030 09.10.1939 09.12.1939 01.02.1940 09/23/1939 10/18/1939 - Taken over in Wilhelmshaven From Wilhelmshaven to Kiel -Start in Pillau for the relay to Wilhelmshaven. 20% damaged when deployed on board. For the relay in Wilhelmshaven.

 



Luftwaffe crews aboard Admiral Scheer

Position: Rank/Name: On board: From board: Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer Obltn. (M) Werner Albring 23.09.1939 10.18.1939 10.09.1939 02.01.1940 For the relay in Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot Ltn. Shock 23.09.1939 10.09.1939 For the relay in Wilhelmshaven.
    10.18.1939 02.01.1940 For the relay in Wilhelmshaven.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant ?? - - Unknown at the moment.
Ground staff / technology ?? - - Unknown at the moment.
02/01/1940 to 07/31/1940 - shipyard lay and conversion of the ship at the Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven

 

  Admiral Scheer
Airborne Command 1/196 from 09/14/1940 - 04/01/1941
Trade war in the Atlantic (23/10/40 - 01/04/41).
Code: Aircraft type: WNr: Period: Departure: Remarks:
T3BH Ar. 196 A2 19600 .. 05/11/1940 09/14/1940 From Wilhemshaven to Kiel. 40% damage from SA shooting, battle with British auxiliary cruiser "JERVIS BAY".
      11/26/1940   On-board aircraft repaired and ready to fly. Painted with light blue cellon paint.
      January 18, 1941   50% damage due to undercutting during sea landing. Both wings of the aircraft were opened on January 20th. sunk.
      02/07/1941   On-board aircraft repaired and partially ready for use. Used wings of supply ship "NORDMARK" on January 24th. accepted.
      03/14/1941   Board aircraft fully operational again. New wings and floats installed.
      04/01/1941   Kiel, for the relay to Wilhelmshaven.
T3?H Ar. 196 A2 19600 .. 03/10/1941 03/10/1941 On board supply ship "ALSTERUFER", disassembled, box no. 100 No takeover, only new aircraft parts (wings and floats) were taken over, handed over to HSK "ATLANTIS"

 



Luftwaffe crews aboard Admiral Scheer

Position: Rank/Name: On board: From board: Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer Obltn. (M) Ulrich Pietsch 09/14/1940 04/01/1941 Kiel, for the relay to Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot Fw.Galliant 09/14/1940 04/01/1941 Kiel, for the relay to Wilhelmshaven.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant Uffz. Leyendecker 09/14/1940 04/01/1941 Kiel, for the relay to Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff / technology Hpt.Gefr. Peschel 09/14/1940 04/01/1941 Kiel, for the relay to Wilhelmshaven.
Aircraft electrician Ob.Fr. Schulten 09/14/1940 04/01/1941 Kiel, for the relay to Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff / technology Frozen students 09/14/1940 04/01/1941 Kiel, for the relay to Wilhelmshaven.
From April 1st, 1941 - the ship was in dock in Kiel.

 

  Admiral Scheer
Relocation to Oslo, company 'AALANDSEE' / Baltenflotte (22. - 25.09.41)
Code: Aircraft type: WNr: Period: Departure: Remarks:
T3AK Ar. 196 A3 1960189 09/25/1941 07/01/1941 Taken over in Kiel. Aalandsee, delivery to NUREMBERG.

 



Luftwaffe crews aboard Admiral Scheer

Position: Rank/Name: On board: From board: Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer Obltn. (M) Ulrich Pietsch 07/01/1941 09/25/1941 Got on NÜRNBERG.
Pilot Fw.Galliant 07/01/1941 09/25/1941 Got on NÜRNBERG.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant Uffz. Leyendecker 07/01/1941 09/29/1941 For the relay to Wilhelmshaven
Ground staff / technology Ob.Fr. Glätzner 07/01/1941 09/29/1941 For the relay to Wilhelmshaven
Ground staff / technology Ob.Fr. Höfs 07/01/1941 09/25/1941 Got on NÜRNBERG.
Aircraft electrician Ob.Fr. Schulten 07/01/1941 09/25/1941 Got on NÜRNBERG.
Radio operator Frozen Schulz 07/01/1941 09/29/1941 For the relay to Wilhelmshaven
From 09/29/1941 - the ship was in dock in Hamburg and Kiel.

 

  Admiral Scheer
Relocation to Norway; Lay time at Drontheim, Narvik, Alta;
Company 'WUNDERLAND' (16 - 30.08.42); Relocation to the home.
Airborne Command 1/196 from 02/01/1942 - 11/10/1942
Code: Aircraft type: WNr: Period: Departure: Remarks:
T3EK Ar. 196 A3 1960232 08/25/1942 02/15/1942 Taken over in Brunsbüttelkoog. Sea landing break in Qu. AX 6869, overturn. Airplane is sunk by the ship.
T3BH Ar. 196 A3 1960190 10/26/1942 11/10/1942 02.09.1942 03.11.1942 Borrowed from TIRPITZ. Taken over from the Drontheim branch. Relocated to the section 1./196 "Drontheim". Delivery to Swinoujscie Air Base.

 



Luftwaffe crews aboard Admiral Scheer

Position: Rank/Name: On board: From board: Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer Obltn. (M) Karl-Adolf Schlitt 02/15/1942 05/08/1942 11/03/1942 01/05/1942 10/26/1942 10/11/1942 At the disposal of the BdS flight squadron in Drontheim. Assigned to Wilhelmshaven.
2. Pilot officer / observer Lltn. (M) Enno von Koschitzky 08/16/1942 08/30/1942 Loaned from TIRPITZ for support.
Pilot Ofw. Wilhelm Elke 02/15/1942 05/08/1942 11/03/1942 01/05/1942 10/26/1942 10/11/1942 At the disposal of the BdS flight squadron in Drontheim. Assigned to Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot Ob.Fr. Spoil 08/16/1942 08/30/1942 Loaned from TIRPITZ for support.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant Uffz. Gottwald 02/01/1942 May 25, 1942 Assigned to Wilhelmshaven.
I. Board attendant Uffz. Bott May 23, 1942 November 2, 1942 10/26/1942 11/10/1942 Relocated to the section 1./196 "Drontheim". Leave of absence from the ship.
Ground staff / technology Ob.Fr. Höfs 02/01/1942 - Remain on board to monitor equipment.
Aircraft electrician Ob.Fr. Schulten 02/01/1942 11/10/1942 Leave of absence from the ship.
Radio operator Frozen Schultze 01.02.1942 11.02.1942 10/26/1942 11/10/1942 Relocated to the section 1./196 "Drontheim". Leave of absence from the ship.
11/10/1942 - Flight section canceled, ship goes to the shipyard for machine overhaul.

 

  Admiral Scheer
Airborne Command 1/196 from May 10, 1943 - April 9, 1945
Operational area Baltic Sea, cadet training ship, fleet association exercises, land target fighting, refugee transports
Code: Aircraft type: WNr: Period: Departure: Remarks:
T3FH Ar. 196 A3 1960 ... May 28,1943 June 1, 1943 May 10, 1943 Taken in Swinoujscie. Damaged when landing offshore from Hela, unclear to flight, must be replaced. Exchanged in Swinoujscie.
T3DH Ar. 196 A3 1960 ... 28.06.1943 08.10.1943 06/01/1943 09/12/1943 Taken in Swinoujscie. Taken in Aalborg. Transfer to Bug / Rügen Transfer to Aalborg
T3HK Ar. 196 A3 1960 ... 08/11/1943 06/28/1943 Taken over in Bug / Rügen. Transfer to Aalborg to the relay.
T3CK Ar. 196 A3 1960 ... 15.08.1943 09.08.1943 August 13, 1943 August 23, 1943 Taken in Aalborg. Taken before Bornholm. Start to Aalborg Transfer to Aalborg shipyard as a result of gunfire damage caused by the ship's own SA.
T3MH Ar. 196 A3 1960 ... 02/21/1944 ?? 04/02/1944 00/10/1944 From Aalborg to Swinoujscie, takeover. Assigned by Group 196 Handover of board aircraft to Air Park Swinoujscie. Unknown at the moment.
T3EH Ar. 196 A3 1960 ... 02/24/1944 02/23/1944 From Aalborg to Swinoujscie, takeover. Damaged as a result of a hard landing. Damaged as a result of caliber shooting.
T3GH Ar. 196 A3 1960 ... 02/26/1944 04/01/1944 06/23/1944 March 25, 1944 Taken over from Aalborg. Start to Aalborg
T3LH Ar. 196 A5 100506 04/08/1944 11/23/1944 06/19/1944 07/30/1944 08/13/1944 Taken in Pillau. Taken over by PRINZ EUGEN in Gotenhafen. Taken in Swinoujscie. Damaged when landing in a duck pond, broken float, hull lining dented, flap hydraulics disrupted, released to Pillau. Start to Swinoujscie for a special inspection. Shot down in aerial combat with 3 Russian fighters in front of Sworbe.
T3DH Ar. 196 A5 100 ... 07/01/1944 06/24/1944 Taken in Gotenhafen. Start to Pillau
T3HH Ar. 196 A5 100 ... 07/06/1944 07/04/1944 Taken in Gdansk Bay. Start to Pillau
T3KH Ar. 196 A5 100440 07/30/1944 07/07/1944 Taken in Gotenhafen. Delivered to PRINZ EUGEN in Gotenhafen
T3IH Ar. 196 A5 100 ... - 08/07/1944 Parked in Swinoujscie as an on-board reserve aircraft.

 



Luftwaffe crews aboard Admiral Scheer

Position: Rank/Name: On board: From board: Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer Obltn. (M) Hubert Eissing May 10, 1943 06/30/1943 Assigned to the staff / flight group 196
1. Air officer / observer Obltn. (M) Ekkehard Doerstling 01.07.1943 23.08.1943 12.09.1943 23.02.1944 15.08.1943 09.08.1943 08.10.1943 00.03.1944 Boarded at Aalborg
1. Air officer / observer Ltn. (M) Karl Callenius 02/04/1944 02/23/1944 Boarded at Swinoujscie
1. Air officer / observer Obltn. (M) Justus Pahlow March 25, 1944 04/01/1944 Boarded at Aalborg
1. Air officer / observer Obltn. (M) Günther Telle 06/19/1944 † November 23,1944 Shot down in aerial combat with 3 Russian fighters in front of Sworbe.
2. Pilot officer / observer Ltn. (M) Wannow 11/18/1944 ?? Unknown at the moment.
Pilot Uffz. Roland Breidenstein May 10, 1943 06/01/1943 Assigned from the PRINZ EUGEN.
Pilot Uffz. Walter Vietheer 06/01/1943 08/23/1943 09/12/1943 08/15/1943 08/09/1943 08/10/1943 Boarded at Aalborg
Pilot Uffz. Sadowski 02/04/1944 03/25/1944 23.02.1944 04.01.1944 Boarded at Swinoujscie then later from Aalborg
Pilot Uffz. Meissner 02/23/1944 March 00, 1944 To Aalborg
Pilot Ofw. Edmund Zeißler 06/19/1944 † November 23,1944 Shot down in aerial combat with 3 Russian fighters in front of Sworbe.
Pilot Fw. Decker 11/18/1944 ?? Unknown at the moment.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant Uffz. Heinz Schicke May 10, 1943 October 16, 1943 For the relay to Aalborg
I. Board attendant Uffz. Gottwald 10/17/1943 - Unknown at the moment.
Ground staff/technology ?? May 10, 1943 - Unknown at the moment.
Ground staff/technology ?? May 10, 1943 - Unknown at the moment.
Ground staff/technology ?? May 10, 1943 - Unknown at the moment.
9th April 1945 - Ship sunk by aerial bombardment in Kiel.

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    Citations: +

  1. Horst H. Geerken (9 June 2017). Hitler's Asian Adventure. BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 375–376. ISBN 978-3-7386-3013-8.
  2. Sivertsen 1999: 105, 115–122
  3. Sivertsen 1999: 122
  4. Kotelnikov, V. Stalin's Captives article in Fly Past magazine, February 2017 pp102-4
  5. Frank Joseph, The Axis Air Forces: Flying in Support of the German Luftwaffe, ABC-CLIO, 2011, p. 166
  6. Smithsonian: National Air and Space Museum: Arado Ar 196
  7. HCWinters (12 June 2013). 'USA leihen Arado an das MFG aus'. Cuxhavener Nachrichten.
  8. 'Kriegsflugzeug kehrt nach Deutschland zurück'. Die Welt.
  9. Bardanis, Manolis; Lino, von Garzten. 'Die Geschichte der Arado 196 von Herakleaia' (PDF). naxosdiving.com. Naxos Diving.
  10. Sharpe, Michael. Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes Airplanes, pg.41. London, England: Fruriedman/Fairfax Books, 2000. ISBN 1-58663-300-7.

    Bibliography: +

  • Dabrowski, Hans-Peter and Koos, Volker. Arado Ar 196, Germany's Multi-Purpose Seaplane. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1993. ISBN 0-88740-481-2.
  • Ledwoch, Janusz. Arado 196 (Militaria 53) (in Polish). Warszawa, Poland: Wydawnictwo Militaria, 1997. ISBN 83-86209-87-9.
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    Magazine References: +

  • Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
  • Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
  • FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
  • Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
  • Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
  • Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
  • Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
  • Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

  • Wikipedia.org - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_196
  • Wikipedia.org - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cruiser_Admiral_Scheer
  • Axel Kleckers and Christian Grams site - http://www.luftwaffe-zur-see.de/Seeluft/196%20Bordfliegergruppe/Bkdo_Admiral%20Scheer.htm

 

This webpage was updated 11th November 2020