Flugzeugführerschule A/B 42

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Rudolf Trautvetter, 1 Oct 1935 - 30 Jun 1938
• Obstlt Heinz Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay, 1 Jul 1938 - 31 Oct 1940
• Oberst Julius Kuse, 1 Nov 1940 - 13 Jun 1942
• Obstlt Friedrich Schröder, 1 Jul 1942 - 4 Dec 1942
• Oberst Rudolf Klimke, 11 Aug 1942 - 17 Jan 1944
• Obstlt Josef Schleicher, 18 Jan 1944 - 9 Jan 1945

Formed 1 Jan 1935 in Salzwedel as Flieger-Ausbildungsstelle Salzwedel, from 1 Aug 1937 as FFS B Salzwedel and from 1 Nov 1938 FFA A/B Salzwedel. On 1 Apr 1939 attached to Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment 42, now as Schule/FAR.42.

On 1 Nov 1940 redesignated Flugzeugführerschule A/B 120 (FFS A/B 120).

Reformed 1 Nov 1940 in Neustadt-Glewe from Schule/FAR.22 (as Schule/FAR.42). On 1 Oct 1941 redesignated Flugzeugführerschule A/B 42 (FFS A/B 42).

On 15 Oct 1943 redesignated Flugzeugführerschule A 42.

Disbanded 9 Jan 1945

Used the following aircraft: Ar 68, Ar 96, Bu 131, Bu 181, C.445, Fw 44, Go 145, He 45, He 50, Kl 35, NA-57, NA-64, Ro 41 and W.34

Airfields and Air Base Locations

1 Oct 1935 - Sep 1939	Salzwedel*
Sep 1939 - 1 Nov 1940	Prenzlau**
1 Nov 1940 - Sep 1942	Neustadt-Glewe**
Sep 1942 - Sep 1943	Langensalza***
Sep 1943 - Jan 1945	Helmstedt****

* satellite airfields: Schonfeld-Seifersdorf

** satellite airfields: Auno (Denmark), Besendorf and Redlin

*** satellite airfields: Wenigenlupnitz and Esperstädt

**** satellite airfields: Braunschweig-Broitzem, Völkenrode and Hessisch-Lichtenau (Segel)