Flugzeugführerschule A/B 3

Kommandeure:

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• Maj Walter Fruhner, 1 Apr 1938 - 30 Apr 1938
• Obstlt Dr. Max Grossner, 1938 - 30 Sep 1941
• Obstlt Gerhard Vollschwitz, 1 Oct 1941 - 11 Nov 1943
• Oberst Ludwig Beckmann, 12 Nov 1943 - 31 Mar 1944
• Oberst Georg Vrbancic, 1 Apr 1944 - 11 Feb 1945
• Obstlt Scheibner, 12 Feb 1945 - 23 Feb 1945

Formed 1935 in Guben as Fliegerübungsstelle Guben, from 1 Apr 1938 FFS E (A/B) Guben, and from 1 Apr 1939 FFS A/B Guben.

On 16 Jan 1940 redesignated Flugzeugführerschule A/B 3 (FFS A/B 3), under Höh.Fl.Ausb.Kdo 4.

On 27 Sep 1943 absorbed FFS A/B 113, and was now known as a Doppelschule (FFDS A/B 3).

On 15 Oct 1943 redesignated Flugzeugführerschule A3. Disbanded 23 Feb 1945 (under 2. Fliegerschul-Division).

Used the following aircraft: Ar 66, Ar 96, Bf 108, Bf 109, Bu 131, Bu 181, C.445, Fw 44, Fw 58, Go 145, Grunau Baby, He 45, Ju 86, Kl 35, Kranich, NA-57, Rhönsperber, Ro 41, SG 38, Si 204 and W.34

Airfields and Air Base Locations
Date	Location
1935 - 1 Apr 1939	Guben
1 Apr 1939 - Aug 1939	Finsterwalde
Aug 1939 - Dec 1939	Breslau-Gandau
Dec 1939 - 12 Jan 1945	Guben*
12 Jan 1945 - 23 Feb 1945	Plauen

* satellite airfields: Brand, Drewitz, Neuhausen, Cottbus, Plauen and Briesen (glider)