Light Cruiser Leipzig

Light Cruiser Leipzig

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Capacity: The ship can take 2 aircraft on board.

Accommodation: 1. Airplane on the catapult. The 2nd aircraft can be parked behind the chimney for a short time.

Centrifugal device: Installation in December 1934: 1x compressed air operated DWK (type FL 22) catapult of 14 m length, swiveling 360 °, amidships, between thechimney and fore-marson on a base. Expansion of the catapult October 1941.

Takeover facility: 1x heavy aircraft crane, port side next to the chimney (replaced by a lattice crane in 1939).

 

  inter war deployments in Spain (1936 to 1937), cruiser advanced into the North Sea (13/12/1939), companies 'WESTSTURM I and II' (24 - 28/09/1941)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
D-IVYN	He 60	-	02/01/1936	Catapult testing.
60A95	He 60	-	1936-1937	Spain use
60C95	He 60 A-02	-	1936-1937	Spain use
60X95	He 60	-	1936-1937	Spain use
D-ITIX	Vaught V-85G	1074	1938	Sample testing by seaplane test center in Travemünde to test the catapult capability as well as the operational capability on warships.
6W?N	He 60	-	Sep, 1939 - Nov 16, 1939	Board aircraft, delivery in Kiel-Holtenau.
6W?N	He 60	-	12/12/1939 - 13/12/1939	Aircraft, cruiser advance in the North Sea, as a result of torpedo hit on the ship Return flight to List / Sylt.
T3IH	Ar. 196 A3	-	09/24/1941 - 09/27/1941	Board aircraft at company 'BALTENFLOTTE'.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard Leipzig

Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Hans Lindemann	09/01/1939	11/16/1939	Start to Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot	Ofw. Frieze	09/01/1939	11/16/1939	Start to Wilhelmshaven.
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Schubert	12/12/1939	12/13/1939	Start to List / Sylt.
Pilot	Uffz. Lutz	12/12/1939	12/13/1939	Start to List / Sylt.
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Heinz Reuter	09/24/1941	09/27/1941	Start to Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot	Ofw. Ludwig	09/24/1941	09/27/1941	Start to Wilhelmshaven.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant	Uffz. Blendermann	09/24/1941	09/27/1941	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
II. Board attendant	Uffz. Fasold	09/24/1941	09/27/1941	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff/technology	Uffz. Staritz	09/24/1941	09/27/1941	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff/technology	Ob.Fr. Ratkowski	09/24/1941	09/27/1941	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
From October 1941 - As a result of the catapult expansion, aircraft takeover is no longer possible.