Kriegsmarine KMS Light Cruiser Nurnberg

Kriegsmarine KMS light cruiser NUREMBERG

Aircraft facilities and on-board accommodation:

Capacity: The ship can take on board 2 operational aircraft.

Accommodation: 1. Airplane on the catapult. The 2nd aircraft behind it.

Centrifugal device: 1x compressed air operated DWK (type FL 22) catapult of 14 m length, swiveling 360 °, amidships, behind the chimney on a base. Expansion ofthe catapult from March 19, 1942.

Takeover facility: 1x aircraft takeover crane attached to the catapult (expansion 1942). A Hein's landing sail on the port side, 4.5 m wide and 11.5 m long, was on aspar that could be swiveled by 90 °, on which it rolled. (Expansion 1939)

 

  operations in Spain (1936 to 1937), mine operations in the North Sea (12.1939), operation in Norway (14.06. - 28.07.1940), company 'BALTENFLOTTE' (24. - 27.09.41)

Code:	Aircraft type:	WNr:	Period:	Remarks:
60C11	He 60	-	1936	Trials, training trips.
60G21	He 60	-	1936	Board aircraft of the 1st / coastal reconnaissance squadron 206 fortrials, training trips.
60C14	He 60	-	1937	Airplane from 5th / Airline Squadron 196 (ex. Coastal Airplane Squadron 1. / 406), deployments in Spain
60G95	He 60	-	1937	Board aircraft, operations in Spain.
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.
T3BK	Ar. 196 A2	1960069	06/14/1940-07/26/1940	Board aircraft borrowed from SCHARNHORST in Drontheim. Return flight to Wilhelmshaven.
T3FH	Ar. 196 A2	1960047	01/06/1941 - 01/07/1941	On-board aircraft, training for crews of the on-board flight squadron 1/196 on NÜRNBERG. 60% damaged in crash landing. Delivery to Flusi GUNTHER PLÜSCHOW.
T3MH	Ar. 196 A2	1960 ...	01/06/1941 - 01/08/1941 01/08/1941 - 01/09/1941	On-board aircraft, training for crews of the on-board flight squadron 1/196 on NÜRNBERG. Damaged on landing, unable to catapult. Delivery to Flusi GUNTHER PLÜSCHOW.
T3EK	Ar. 196 A2	1960 ...	01/06/1941 -01/11/1941	On-board aircraft, training for crews of the on-board flight squadron 1/196 on NÜRNBERG.
T3FH	Ar. 196 A3	1960 ...	23.09.1941 -00.10.1941	Board aircraft, company "BALTENFLOTTE".
T3AK	Ar. 196 A3	1960189	25.09.1941 -00.10.1941	On-board aircraft taken over by ADMIRAL SCHEER.

 

Luftwaffe crews aboard Admiral Hipper

Position:	Rank/Name:	On board:	From board:	Remarks:
Adviser to the BdA	Captain Vollrath Wibel	11/01/1939	January 15, 1940	Asto-Luft at the BdA (ex.Staka, 5. /196)
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Hellwig	11/01/1939	12/13/1939	Start to List / Sylt.
Pilot	Uffz. Rudi Koch	11/01/1939	12/13/1939	Start to List / Sylt.
1. Air officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Siegfreid Mühling	06/14/1940	07/26/1940	Start to Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot	Fw.Josef Kempfle	06/14/1940	07/26/1940	Start to Wilhelmshaven.
Training manager	Obltn. (M) Werner Techam	01/06/1941	01/11/1941	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Commander in command bow 1 st pilot officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Erich Stav	01.06.1941 23.09.1941	January 11,1941 October 12, 1941	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Air officer / observer	Ltn. (M) Olaf Lübcke	01/06/1941	01/11/1941	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot	Ofw.Stürtz	01.06.1941 23.09.1941	January 11,1941 October 12, 1941	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot	Ofw. Hans Grüner	01/06/1941	01/11/1941	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Pilot	Fw.Müller	01/06/1941	01/11/1941	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
2. Pilot officer / observer	Obltn. (M) Ulrich Pietsch	09/25/1941	October 00, 1941	Taken over by ADMIRAL SCHEER.
Pilot	Fw.Galliant	09/25/1941	October 00, 1941	Taken over by ADMIRAL SCHEER.
Embarked technical maintenance personnel
I. Board attendant	Uffz, Meinhard Jansen	06/14/1940	07/30/1940	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Ground staff/technology	Frozen Emmerich	May 00, 1940	07/30/1940	Assigned back to their staffel in Wilhelmshaven.
Mechanic / engine fitter	Frozen / Ob. Frozen Heinz Schicke	06/21/1940 04/26/1941	October 16, 1940 May 12, 1941	Taken over from SCHARNHORST.
Ground staff/technology	Ob.Fr. Höfs	09/25/1941	October 00, 1941	Taken over by ADMIRAL SCHEER.
Aircraft electrician	Ob.Fr. Schulten	09/25/1941	October 00, 1941	Taken over by ADMIRAL SCHEER.
From the end of 1941 - as a result of the catapult expansion, aircraft takeover is no longer possible Used as a training ship.