Me 262s seen at Flugplatz Nordhausen April 1945

[Sergio]

I have been reading the unpublished autobiography of a deceased engineer (born 1919). He says that in early April 1945 some Me 262s were parked at Nordhausen Airfield alongside other military aircraft. I believe this was before the arrival at Nordhausen of the US Armored Divisions on 10 April 1945.

Could his Me 262 story be true? If so, what could possibly be a good reason for parking them there? Maybe an Me 262 geschwader was based there? Or...was Nordhausen a repair faciity? Perhaps one of those oddball Me 262 manufacturing sites?

A documentary film shot in 1944-45 on rare/expensive 35mm colour film was funded by the US Government. It shows the advance of the US militia through Thuringia on their way to Berlin. This 45 minute film is called Special Film Project 186. A visual tease at around 27m 00s shows an un-named airfield with burnt-out German aircraft. Could this have been Nordhausen? Probably not because I expect airmen flying into US-controlled airfields in April 1945 was commonplace to avoid being locked into the new Soviet controlled territory. This film is excellent and well worth a watch regardless because its authenticity shines through the light editing.

Could anybody suggest a good site to find photos of Nordhausen Airfield from that period?

Any opinions, ideas, questions are really welcome so thank you in advance.

 

[Snautzer01]

I have been reading the unpublished autobiography of a deceased engineer (born 1919). He says that in early April 1945 some Me 262s were parked at Nordhausen Airfield alongside other military aircraft. I believe this was before the arrival at Nordhausen of the US Armored Divisions on 10 April 1945.

Could his Me 262 story be true? If so, what could possibly be a good reason for parking them there? Maybe an Me 262 geschwader was based there? Or...was Nordhausen a repair faciity? Perhaps one of those oddball Me 262 manufacturing sites?

A documentary film shot in 1944-45 on rare/expensive 35mm colour film was funded by the US Government. It shows the advance of the US militia through Thuringia on their way to Berlin. This 45 minute film is called Special Film Project 186. A visual tease at around 27m 00s shows an un-named airfield with burnt-out German aircraft. Could this have been Nordhausen? Probably not because I expect airmen flying into US-controlled airfields in April 1945 was commonplace to avoid being locked into the new Soviet controlled territory. This film is excellent and well worth a watch regardless because its authenticity shines through the light editing.

Could anybody suggest a good site to find photos of Nordhausen Airfield from that period?

Any opinions, ideas, questions are really welcome so thank you in advance.

You asked before: Messerschmitt ME262 at Peenemünde?

 

[Sergio]

You asked before: Messerschmitt ME262 at Peenemünde?

Good memory, sir!
Yes, but membership is dynamic. What about members joining since then or members who occasionally visit for a dip into the site's content etc?
I wish I had your memory. What plastic do you eat?

 

[Snautzer01]

Good memory, sir!
Yes, but membership is dynamic. What about members joining since then or members who occasionally visit for a dip into the site's content etc?
I wish I had your memory. What plastic do you eat?

Hi

I understand. But before members start researching, it is a good thing to see what roads were already taken.

 

[Snautzer01]

Peenemünde-West is erprobungsstelle Karlshagen

Peenemünde-West?) (54 09 35 N – 13 47 05 E)
General: airfield (Fliegerhorst) 72 km NNE of Neubrandenburg and 27
km ENE of Greifswald on the Baltic coast of Pomerania; airfield located
2.5 km N of the village of Peenemünde at the N end of Usedom Island.
History: construction began in August 1936, at peak employed
10,000 workers, and was essentially completed in 1939. The airfield
was only a part of a large Luftwaffe research and experimental
establishment that developed and tested missiles, rockets and jet-
propelled aircraft.