Heavy Cruiser Blücher

Kriegsmarine KMS BLÜCHER

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Capacity: The ship can carry up to 3 aircraft of type: Ar. 196 on board. 2 aircraft on board in the hangar, 1 aircraft on the catapult.

Accommodation: 1 aircraft hangar behind the chimney, accommodation for 2 on-board aircraft (with folded wings), side by side. Trapezoidal hall roof, hinged.

Centrifugal device: 1 compressed air operated DWK catapult of type FL 22 with 14 m acceleration length. Can be swiveled through 360 °. Location behind the hangerand in front of the main mast.

Takeover facility: 2 boat cranes on the upper deck, behind the forward torpedo set, each star and port.

 

Boardflier command 5/196 Heavy Cruiser Blücher
On-board flying command 5/196 from December 12, 1939 - April 9, 1940

Used on-board aircraft, if verifiable
Training and test trips in the Baltic Sea, company 'WESERÜBUNG' (04/09/1940)
Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Departure:	Remarks:
6W+?N	Ar. 196 A1	19600 ..	01/01/1940	01/24/1940	Takeover in Kiel Damaged when moving from catapult to lifting platform. Picked up by the salvage ship PHÖNIX.
6W+ON	Ar. 196 A2	1960046	03/19/1940	04/09/1940	Takeover in Kiel Total loss when the ship sank.
6W+?N	Ar. 196 A2	1960048	04/03/1940	04/09/1940	Takeover in Kiel Total loss when the ship sank.

 

Luftwaffe 5./196 crews aboard Heavy Cruiser Blücher

Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Ballier	01/01/1940	04/09/1940	Survived the sinking of the ship.
2. Pilot officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Gert-Ulrich Molsen	03/19/1940	04/09/1940	Survived the sinking of the ship.
Pilot	Uffz. Müller	03/19/1940	04/09/1940	Survived the sinking of the ship.
Pilot	Ob.Fr. Josef Goschitz	04/03/1940	† April 9th, 1940	Killed after artillery hit on BLÜCHER
Embarked ground crew:
I. Board attendant	???	December 12, 1939	† April 9th, 1940	Killed after artillery hit on BLÜCHER
Ground staff/technology	??	December 12, 1939	† April 9th, 1940	Killed after artillery hit on BLÜCHER
Ground staff/technology	??	December 12, 1939	† April 9th, 1940	Killed after artillery hit on BLÜCHER
Ground staff/technology	??	December 12, 1939	† April 9th, 1940	Killed after artillery hit on BLÜCHER
04/09/1940 - Blücher capsized after artillery fire near Askenholmen island / Oslofjord.