Although the A.P. Messerschmitt sold the Regensburg works to Fend who, with brake and hub supplier Valentin Knott, formed Fahrzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH Regensburg (FMR) to continue production of the KR200 and his other vehicles. Given the chaotic state of Germany in 1945, its conceivable that the crew operating this gun may have found a way to make it work. After all rocket fuel had been spent, the pilot would then use the Me 163 as a glider to fly back to its base, or to any nearby German airfield. However, Messerschmitt's friendship with Hugo Junkers prevented a stagnation of the careers of him and BFW, which was started again in 1933. Despite attempts to improve visibility compared to the previous version, the Me 163B suffered from poor visibility, especially to the rear and in front of the aircrafts nose. On August 17, 1943, the USAAF suffered staggering losses in the two-pronged attack against the Messerschmitt fighter factory at Regensburg and the ball-bearing plants at Schweinfurt, Germany. At this stage, the Germans were replacing the R II 209 rocket engines with the modified RII 211. During negotiations between Japanese and German military officials, it was agreed to hand over to Japan a production license for many weapons including the Me 163 and Me 262. To continue the training of pilots, the whole operation was temporarily moved to Brieg on the Oder. Being unpressurized actually placed time limits for how long the pilot could endure without losing consciousness at altitude and during high-speed maneuvers. For landings, large hydraulically operated flaps were added on the wings. Due to a steadily increasing threat from Allied bombers, the Messerschmitt aircraft company moved parts of the factory from Regensburg in October 1943. The first Me 163B-0 series aircraft began to arrive from May 1944. 183 bombers dropped 424.3 tons of bombs, including 125 tons of incendiary bombs. [warbirdphotographs.com]The Scheuchschlepper essentially fulfilled two roles. In the final analysis, the Me 163 theoretically possessed great potential for a rocket-powered aircraft. In its inventory, there were some 12 fully operational Me 163 available. [acesflyinghigh.wordpress.com]The Me 163 utilized an auxiliary landing gear unit. * Firearms, to include conceal carry and other dangerous weapons, are specifically prohibited in Federal facilities in accordance with 18 USC 930 (c) Milch still prevented Messerschmitt's takeover of the BFW until 1938, hence the designation "Bf" of early Messerschmitt designs. Weitere industrielle Arbeitspltze gab es in der Stadt nicht und Bemhungen zur Ansiedlung von Betrieben waren erfolglos geblieben. B-17s over Schweinfurt on August 17, 1943. [Wiki]The rear wheel was completely steerable and was added to help during take-off and landing. As a result, the Eighth Air Force was unable to follow up immediately with a second attack that might have seriously crippled German industry. To attack these in sufficient force, "Operation Juggler" was conceived,[7] in which the fighter production plants in Wiener Neustadt were targeted for attack by B-24 Liberators of the Ninth Air Force based in Libya, and Regensburg by B-17s of the Eighth Air Force. Pointblank operations in April and July 1943 had concentrated solely on the production of the Fw 190 at factories in Bremen, Kassel, and Oschersleben, and although serious losses to the bomber forces had occurred, the attacks had been successful enough to warrant attacking those manufacturing Messerschmitt Bf 109s. In the Flossenbuerg factory of the DEST the Messerschmitt Company produced parts for the ME 109 fighter plane. The design problems were eventually addressed in the Me 410 Hornisse, but only small numbers were built before all attention turned to the 262. Allein das Verwaltungsgebude war noch nutzbar und fungierte in der folgenden Zeit als so effektive Organisations- und Verwaltungs-Zentrale fr alle ausgelagerten Betriebe, dass die Produktion im Sommer 1944 wieder aufgenommen wurde und schon im Juni 1944 in den Regensburger Zweigbetrieben wieder 22 Jagdflugzeuge Me109 pro Tag produziert wurden. Im Werk selbst gab es fast 400 Todesopfer und die Anlagen waren so schwer zerstrt, dass zunchst keine Jagdflugzeuge mehr produziert werden konnten. by Jon G. 01 May 2009, 16:05, Post Nach Kriegsende blieben in Regensburg und auch in St. Georgen/Gusen nur Ruinen des leistungsfhigen und produktiven Flugzeugwerkes Messerschmitt GmbH zurck. I'd even settle for a history book of Messerschmitt that had some illustrations. Learn how your comment data is processed. On the 1st of September 1944, the production of the Me 163 was officially handed over to Junkers. As a consequence, deep penetration strategic bombing was curtailed for five months. Given that they could do little against it when the Me 163 was in its dive attack. In all the 1st Wing was delayed more than three hours behind the 4th Wing. The 1st Bomb Wing was over German-occupied territory for three hours and thirty minutes, of which two hours and ten minutes, including all of the time spent over Germany itself, saw no fighter support whatsoever. 19 July 1944 Target: Messerschmitt Aircraft Factory, Augsburg, Germany Crew Member DB 351st Bomb Group Polebrook, England 508 th Squadron 509 th Squadron 510 th Squadron 511 th Squadron Group Mission #173 Credited Mission #167 Go to DATE: 19 July 1944 Target: Messerschmitt Aircraft Factory, Augsburg, Germany Briefing Outline: Das Regensburger Unternehmen Messerschmitt GmbH wurde am 24. As a result, enemy fighters hit the first force, landed, rearmed, refueled, and then engaged the delayed second force. Due to poor ground conditions for Me 163 operations, the aircraft was relocated back to Bad Zwischenahn in late August. To increase the firepower these would be replaced with the stronger 30 mm MK 108 cannons. Very enjoyable site and, as far as I know, accurate. Several factors weighed against the Regensburg force in this air battle. This involved getting the Me 163 high above the Allied bombers and then plunging down at them with a dive speed of 885-930 km/h (550-580 mph). 203 civilians were also killed in the strike. Im Februar 1944 wurde mit dem Bau des Flughafens begonnen, auf dem neu entwickelte Modelle von Heinkel und Messerschmitt zu Testflgen starten sollten. First wave of attack. Production of the KR200 ceased in 1964. Maj.Gen. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. These were still prototype aircraft of the B pre-production version. Die Siedlung war ca. Once at sufficient altitude the dolly was jettisoned from the bottom of the aircraft. Many[citation needed] of the prototypes crashed, one of them killing Hans Hackmack, a close friend of Erhard Milch, the head of Deutsche Luft Hansa and the German civil aviation authorities. In an incredibly ambitious undertaking, the 4th Bombardment Wing would attack the major Messerschmitt aircraft factory at Regensburg followed minutes later by an even larger raid by the 1st Bombardment Wing against the ball bearing facilities in the picturesque town of Schweinfurt. Notice:Visitors may be filmed, photographed or recorded by the U.S. Air Force for educational and promotional uses, including for posting on public websites and social media. While the one carrying the aircraft parts was sunk, the others that were carrying technical manuals managed to reach the German ally. Later in the war, in competition with the Junkers Ju 390 and the unbuilt, February 1943-initiated Heinkel He 277, Messerschmitt also worked on a heavy Amerika Bomber design, the Me 264, which flew in prototype form with three prototype airframes built, the first of which flew in December 1942 but was too late to see combat. However, major quality problems were encountered at the start. The new factory, Kuno II, was built right into the forest using forced labor from concentration camps. by Jon G. 01 May 2009, 00:19, Post Found this aerial photo of the Regensburg site. Whrend der Weltwirtschaftskrise war der Donauhandel und damit auch der Betrieb im Hafen Regensburg zusammengebrochen. Das Regensburger Unternehmen Messerschmitt GmbH wurde am 24. The company survived in the post-war era, undergoing a number of mergers and changing its name from Messerschmitt to Messerschmitt-Blkow-Blohm before being bought by Deutsche Aerospace (DASA, now part of Airbus) in 1989. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjernes Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day. [1], Nach den heftigen Luftangriffen Ende 1943 und Anfang 1944, bei denen auch Kasernengebude der Flakartillerie zerstrt wurden, kooperierte der Messerschmitt-Konzern zur Aufrechterhaltung der hohen, kriegswichtigen Produktionszahlen von Jagdflugzeugen mit der Deutschen Erd- und Steinwerke GmbH (DEST). Also crucial was the remote location of the village, its rail connection and its proximity to Czechoslovakia, which had been defeated in 1938. . (Left) The first bombs hitting the Messerschmitt plant at Regensburg on August 17, 1943. [E. T. Maloney and U. Feist Messerschmitt Me 163]An Me 163C illustration of how it may have looked given that only few uncompleted airframes were built. At that time, the size of both units was to be increased to 14 instead of 12 operational aircraft. 20 Bomber ihr Ziel nicht und viele weitere waren nach der Landung in Nordafrika irreparabel beschdigt. The remaining ground personnel from the I/.J.G.400 were dispatched to the East to fight as infantry in Bavaria. Most were used for training, either as gliders, or with an operational engine. The production of Me 163 was initially allocated to the Messerschmitt Regensburg factory. In Augsburg und Umgebung mussten etliche tausend KZ-Hftlinge zunchst im KZ-Auenlager Haunstetten, ab April 1944 im KZ-Auenlager Augsburg-Pfersee des Auenlagerkomplex Schwaben des Konzentrationslagers Dachau Zwangsarbeit leisten, fr Flugzeuge wie die Me 210, deren Nachfolger Me 410 sowie die Me 262. On the 21st of April Olejnik had an accident during a forced landing where he spent some time in hospital thereafter. Click here for frequently asked questions regarding items permitted inside the museum. The Schweinfurt force in all had 230 bombers comprising 12 groups divided into two task forces, each with two wings, each wing composed of a three group formation, and was more than twenty miles in length. These typically were fitted with narrow main wheels, the small upper wing bulges and the new streamlined cowl to accomodate the larger supercharger and modified engine mounts. Bf 109G-6 MTT Regensburg 1/48. Ihre Infrastruktur wurde an das Netz der Stadt Regensburg angeschlossen und durch Ausbau neuer Straen, Verlngerung von Straenbahnlinien und der zugehrigen Wasser-, Strom- und Gasversorgungsleitungen verbessert. On the other hand, it was overshadowed by a number of critical faults that were never corrected. Nach Kriegsbeginn Before each flight, the fuel tanks had to be thoroughly washed with water. The new engine used different types of fuel tanks which necessitated the redesign of the fuselage interior. By the end of the war, only a few incomplete airframes were built. She later requested permission to fly the Me 163 again, but was explicitly rejected and was forbidden from flying it. The one captured by the Soviets existence is currently unclear. In mid-August 1944, the airfield was once again attacked by Allied bombers. During the war Messerschmitt became a major design supplier, their Bf 109 and Bf 110 forming the vast majority of fighter strength for the first half of the war. It was named Mitsubishi Ki-200, for the army, and J8M1 for the navy. With the expected increase in production, another unit, 2./J.G.400, was to be formed in May 1944. I model WWII Luftwaffe aircraft (1/72nd scale) and European Model Railways (HO scale). Most of the damaged aircraft were stranded in. [28], Albert Speer reported an immediate 34 percent loss of production,[29][note 7] but both the production shortfall and the actual loss of bearings were made up for by extensive surpluses found throughout Germany in the aftermath of the raid. Gleichzeitig wurden auch die Produktionssttten in Obertraubling ausgeweitet, wo sich die Werksbauten 1942 ber den gesamten Fliegerhorst ausgedehnt hatten.[1][4]. Because of diversions of groups to the invasion of North Africa, the bomber force in England had been limited in size to four groups of B-17s and two of B-24s until May 1943. T-Stoff consisted of a mix of hydrogen peroxide with oxyquinoline or phosphate. Schon im Jahr 1935 wurde der bereits sehr erfolgreiche Prototyp vorgestellt, und damit war dessen Massenproduktion in Augsburg absehbar. By then at least 15 bombers had been shot down or fatally damaged, 13 from the trailing formation. After bombing the target, the Regensburg force turned south and crossed the Alps on the way to North Africa. P.R.U. While the commanders of EKdo 16 were against such a decision, there was little they could do and, by the end of September, the unit was on its way to Brandis. It also used special fuel that was specially designed for it, and thus there was no need for allocating the vital German fuel reserves to it. In order for the pilot to enter the cockpit, a ladder was placed on the left side of the aircraft. Die Zahl der Mitarbeiter wuchs von 6.429 Ende 1941 auf ca. At the start of September, Luftwaffe Generalmajor Adolf Galland told EKdo 16s Commander Hauptmann Thaler, that the unit was to be disbanded and all personnel and equipment were to be relocated to Brandis. 400. unit. Oktober 1936 verkndeten Vierjahresplan zur Erreichung der Kriegsfhigkeit Deutschlands durch Hochrstungsmanahmen, galt die Luftwaffe als besonders kriegswichtig. Therefore the Germans worked on developing safer types of dollies. This was mainly done to reduce the overall weight of the aircraft. [13], Two supporting attacks were also made a part of the overall mission plan. 400. They were relocated to Wittmundhafen as the airfield at Deelen proved unfit for the Me 163 aircrafts operation. [8][9][10] The 4th Bombardment Wing, using B-17s equipped with "Tokyo (fuel) tanks" for longer range, would attack the Messerschmitt Bf 109 plants in Regensburg and then fly on to bases in Bne, Berteaux and Telergma (French Algeria). [acesflyinghigh.wordpress.com]Bad weather, lack of fuel and the rapid Allied advance on the West and East temporarily stopped all Me 163 combat operations. In Schweinfurt, the destruction was less severe but still extensive. (Right) Reconnaissance photograph taken after the strike, showing heavy damage. As you know, this was one of the targets of the Schweinfurt- Regensburg mission on the 17th of Aug 1943, and it was so because an important Messerschmitt factory that was established there. Even so, two damaged B-17s turned away from the Regensburg task force and landed in neutral Switzerland, where their crews were interned and the bombers confiscated. Work on the second series of the Me 163, which would be built in greater numbers than the experimental A-series, began at the start of September 1941. Williams personally led the mission, flying as co-pilot in an aircraft of the lead formation, as wingman to the commander of the 91st Bomb Group. Once the engine consumed all the fuel reserves, the aircraft essentially became a simple glider that was vulnerable to enemy fighter cover. D. Donald (1990) German aircraft of the WWII, D. SHarp (2015) Luftwaffe secret jets of the Third Reich, Mortons Media Group, H. Morgan and J. Weal (1998) German Jet Aces of the World War 2 , Osprey Aerospace. Everyone who flew the mission stressed the importance of the escorts in reducing losses; the planners grasped only that Schweinfurt would have to be bombed again, soon, in another deep-penetration, unescorted mission.[6]. In all 24 bombers were lost and more than 60 of the 122 survivors landing in Tunisia had suffered battle damage. Die Ansiedlung des Flugzeugwerks verbunden mit dem Zuwachs an Bevlkerung brachten Regensburg auf den Weg zu einer Grostadt, in der das neue Werk mit vielfltigen kulturellen Aktivitten auch fr eine Verbesserung des Freizeitangebotes sorgte. Messerschmitt AG ( German pronunciation: [msmt]) was a German share-ownership limited, aircraft manufacturing corporation named after its chief designer Willy Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in particular the Bf 109 and Me 262. Das ehemalige Betriebsgelnde in Prfening, am westlichen Stadtrand von Regensburg in der Nhe der Westheimsiedlung, erinnerte mit den restlichen, teilzerstrten hallenartigen Bauten, die fr Trdelmrkte und hnliche Veranstaltungen genutzt wurden und mit der Bezeichnung Messerschmittareal noch bis ca. It was only organizational changes and more intensive supervision of the assembly line that succeeded in resolving these problems by the end of 1916. [warbirdphotographs.com]. Eduard has chosen to depict the Bf 109 G-10 produced at the Messerschmitt Regensburg factory. At the end of May, the airfield at Bad Zwischenahn was heavily bombed. 1000 Spreng- und 500 Brand-Bomben so gezielt auf das Werksgelnde gefallen, dass weder die Altstadt von Regensburg noch das nur 500m entfernte Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brder getroffen wurden. For take-off, the Me 163 sat on a simple two-wheel dolly unit. [luftwaffephotos.com]While this takeoff and landing system offered the desired reduction in weight, it was not without its problems. The end of the war hit BFW hard, since military demand for aircraft collapsed. Permitted Items: In July 1944, a second auxiliary unit (Erganzumgsstaffel) was formed. Plans Made for a Simultaneous Attack on Two Targets The former I/.J.G.400 commander Wolfgang Spate, flying one of the remaining operational Me 163, managed to destroy 5 additional Allied bombers by the end of the war. Sixty aircraft were lost over German-controlled territory, in Switzerland, or ditched at sea, with five crews rescued. This was an automated weapon firing mechanism capable of friendly fire if not managed properly. Viele Regensburger Firmen hatten von groen Auftrgen profitiert und dementsprechend hohe Gewerbesteuer bezahlt. The EG (also known as the Yak-M-11-FR-1, Sh or Yak-EG) was a prototype helicopter designed in 1946 by the Yakovlev OKB. To avoid concentrating the production in one location, given the Allied bombing campaign, Junkers dispersed it across numerous smaller companies. - Water bottles (clear, sealed bottle, up to 20 oz.) BFW then started turning out over 200 aircraft a month, with their workforce growing to 3,000 and becoming one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in Bavaria. Still, handling the Me 163 fuel without this kind of protection was highly dangerous for the ground maintenance crews. The French Air Force received at least 4 Me 163 from the British after the war. Shortly after she took off, the jettisonable takeoff dolly refused to successfully detach from the aircraft, preventing it from using the landing skid. Messerschmitt Aircraft Plant in Augsburg-Haunstetten, 11 August 1944 Photo taken August 11, 1944 from a Spitfire MK XI of the 14th Squadron of the 7th PRG. Diese GmbH unterstand der SS und hatte deshalb die Mglichkeit, die Montage von Flugzeugen gegen Bezahlung in Konzentrationslagern durchzufhren. Im Sommer 1938 wurden die Muttergesellschaft Bayerische Flugzeugwerke umbenannt in MesserschmittAG. One could be found in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, and one in the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa. Alle Straen der Siedlung waren benannt nach toten Mrtyrern der SA und die zugehrige Schule war nach dem toten Sturmfhrer der SA Horst Wessel benannt. Approximately fifteen minutes after it crossed the coast at 10:00, the Regensburg force encountered the first German fighter interception, which continued with growing intensity nearly all the way to the target area. Klemm was also tasked with providing additional workers for Messerschmitt. Am 15. Messerschmitt officials maintained barracks at the concentration camp to oversee the work being done by the inmates. Auf dem Gelnde des Werkes in Obertraubling wurde die heutige Stadt Neutraubling erbaut, in der sich zahlreiche Heimatvertriebene ansiedelten. They chose Klemms Stuttgart-Boeblingen factory, with a monthly goal of some 30 Me 163 aircraft. Few sorties were carried out mostly due to lack of fuel. The Schweinfurt portion of the mission also formed the framework for the novel The War Lover, by John Hersey. The last wing formation of bombers was fifteen miles behind the first and nearly out of visual range. 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At 14:36 the force diverged from the morning's route at Worms, Germany, alerting the German defenders that the target was Schweinfurt. At dawn of August 17, after airmen had gone to their airplanes, England was covered in fog. [acesflyinghigh.wordpress.com]The fuel load consisted of 1040 liters (229 gallons) of T-Stoff and 492 liters of C-Stoff. Durch den Kriegseintritt der USA im Dezember 1941 nderte sich in den Folgejahren die strategische Lage aber drastisch. Between 16:20 and 17:00 a covering force of 93 P-47s and 95 Spitfires[note 3] arrived to provide withdrawal support, claiming 21 fighters shot down, but eight more bombers were lost before the force reached the North Sea, where three more crash-landed. While evading the fighter cover, they managed to heavily damage at least one bomber, killing two crew members. The first true test of the concept was in the Bf 108 Taifun sports aircraft, which would soon be setting all sorts of records. This attack left the airfield at Bad Zwischenahn unusable for some time. Due to extensive Allied Air Force activity near EKdo 16s base of operation, the unit began the process of relocating its aircraft to Anklam. 11.000Jagdflugzeuge der verschiedenen Me-109-Baureihen gebaut. Due to its main cannons low velocity, and in order to avoid collision with the target, the pilot had only a few seconds available to engage the enemy. South of the barracks, 500 . [9] Spter diente das Gebude als Schule. Cammann Jagdgeschwader 400]On the 8th of September, the Me 163 were officially taken into service. Die im Verlauf des Zweiten Weltkriegs bis Mitte 1942 erfolgten Nachtangriffe der britischen Luftwaffe erreichten nur West- und Norddeutschland und konnten die deutsche Rstungsindustrie nicht gefhrden. The campus is situated in a single location together with the Regensburg University of Applied Sciences. The company still held stocks of materials sufficient for about 200 aircraft, and worth 4.7million reichsmarks. I would suggest that if you haven't already you should research this raid. by Heimatschuss 01 May 2009, 00:25, Post Individuals are permitted to take their own photographs or videos while touring the museum. [. [citation needed] The commander of the first task force estimated that the bombers would not be able to climb over the clouds and elected to fly under them at 17,000 feet (5,000 m), increasing the vulnerability of the bombers to fighter attacks. Im Februar 1944 erfolgte der zweite Angriff amerikanischer B-17-Bomber, bei dem das Hauptwerk in Prfening mit allen Produktionshallen vllig zerstrt wurde. 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In order to help the ground crew with repairs, the fuselage was specially designed to contain a large number of removable panels. Nach den Bombardierungen des Regensburger Werks bekamen die beiden DEST-Standorte besonders groe Bedeutung und realisierten bereits im Laufe des Jahres 1944 35% der Gesamtproduktion der Messerschmitt GmbH.[1]. Our Public Suggestions List [Google Sheets], Donate to us on Subscribestar! Of those damaged, many were stranded in North Africa and never repaired. By the time the fog had sufficiently cleared over the Midlands, the Regensburg force had already reached the coast of the Netherlands, which indicated that reacting German fighters would have sufficient time to land, replenish, and attack the second task force. While generally successful, during sharp maneuvers at a speed of some 800 km/h, the ammunition belts proved prone to malfunction. 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