He111 Pilot Major Schnorr Von Carolsfeld 4/KG26 PoW 28 April 1940 Norway (654)
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:46325670 | Aircraft Type: He111 |
| Type: Photographs | Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown |
| Airline: Luftwaffe |
He111 pilot Major Schnorr von Carolsfeld - at Dyce, Scotland
4/KG26
PoW 28 April 1940 Norway
POW 28 April, 1940; sd by Shuas of No. 800 & 803 Sqdns, made a force landing in the Molde fjord. Remaining crew (POW): Fw Karl Babkuhl (geb 9/14/14 Berlin) Observer; Ofw Walter Cramer (geb 1/30/16 Hamburg) R/O and Ofw Heinz Vogel (geb 5/6/11 Radebeul) Flt Engr.. All were eventually interned in Canada.
SCHNOOR von CAROLSFELD, Eberhard. (DOB: 07.09.07). 01.04.27 entere...d service with the Heer(Infanterie). 01.03.34 trf to the Luftwaffe and sent to Fliegerschule Braunschweig for Beobachter(observer) training. 01.06.34 to Berlin for navigation training. 01.08.34 trf to Grosse KFS Lechfeld.31.08.34 released from the Luftwaffe. 01.04.35 re-entered the Luftwaffe and appt Adjutant 3. Fahr-Abt.01.10.35 appt Adjutant Flieger-Ers.Abt. Oschatz. 24.02.36 trf to RLM. 01.08.36 promo to Hptm.17.08.36 appt deputy Ordonnanz-Offz. with R.d.L.u.Ob.d.L. 05.10.36 received the Lw. advanced flyingcertificate. 19.05.37 trf to I./KG 157 to train as a Staka. 01.07.37 Hptm., appt Staka 3./KG 157.02.12.38 Hptm. in 3./KG 157. 01.01.39 trf to Stab/IV. Fliegerkorps to train as IIa. 13.09.39 Hptm., apptStaka 4./KG 26 (to 28.04.40). 28.04.40 Hptm., 4./KG 26 unhurt– He 111 H (1H+AM) belly-landed unhurtsoon after take-off from Stavanger. 28.04.40 Hptm., 4./KG 26 POW – (sortie #2) He 111 H (1H+AC)forced down at sea by Fleet Air Arm Skuas in the vicinity of Kjørsvika Fræna/Norway. 01.04.41 promo toMaj. 01.08.44 officially listed as a POW or internee in a neutral country.
ex Chaz Bowyer Collection
IWM print Size:200 x 155 mm
The Chaz Bowyer Collection:‘Chaz’ Bowyer was a prolific aviation author of the 1970s and 80s with over40 books to his name. These books included 9 of Ian Allan’s ‘At War’ series.When ‘Chaz’ retired from writing following a heart attack at the end of the1980s the seller acquired the majority of this collection.Raymond ‘Chaz’ Bowyer passed away in 2008 at the age of 82.
4/KG26
PoW 28 April 1940 Norway
POW 28 April, 1940; sd by Shuas of No. 800 & 803 Sqdns, made a force landing in the Molde fjord. Remaining crew (POW): Fw Karl Babkuhl (geb 9/14/14 Berlin) Observer; Ofw Walter Cramer (geb 1/30/16 Hamburg) R/O and Ofw Heinz Vogel (geb 5/6/11 Radebeul) Flt Engr.. All were eventually interned in Canada.
SCHNOOR von CAROLSFELD, Eberhard. (DOB: 07.09.07). 01.04.27 entere...d service with the Heer(Infanterie). 01.03.34 trf to the Luftwaffe and sent to Fliegerschule Braunschweig for Beobachter(observer) training. 01.06.34 to Berlin for navigation training. 01.08.34 trf to Grosse KFS Lechfeld.31.08.34 released from the Luftwaffe. 01.04.35 re-entered the Luftwaffe and appt Adjutant 3. Fahr-Abt.01.10.35 appt Adjutant Flieger-Ers.Abt. Oschatz. 24.02.36 trf to RLM. 01.08.36 promo to Hptm.17.08.36 appt deputy Ordonnanz-Offz. with R.d.L.u.Ob.d.L. 05.10.36 received the Lw. advanced flyingcertificate. 19.05.37 trf to I./KG 157 to train as a Staka. 01.07.37 Hptm., appt Staka 3./KG 157.02.12.38 Hptm. in 3./KG 157. 01.01.39 trf to Stab/IV. Fliegerkorps to train as IIa. 13.09.39 Hptm., apptStaka 4./KG 26 (to 28.04.40). 28.04.40 Hptm., 4./KG 26 unhurt– He 111 H (1H+AM) belly-landed unhurtsoon after take-off from Stavanger. 28.04.40 Hptm., 4./KG 26 POW – (sortie #2) He 111 H (1H+AC)forced down at sea by Fleet Air Arm Skuas in the vicinity of Kjørsvika Fræna/Norway. 01.04.41 promo toMaj. 01.08.44 officially listed as a POW or internee in a neutral country.
ex Chaz Bowyer Collection
IWM print Size:200 x 155 mm
The Chaz Bowyer Collection:‘Chaz’ Bowyer was a prolific aviation author of the 1970s and 80s with over40 books to his name. These books included 9 of Ian Allan’s ‘At War’ series.When ‘Chaz’ retired from writing following a heart attack at the end of the1980s the seller acquired the majority of this collection.Raymond ‘Chaz’ Bowyer passed away in 2008 at the age of 82.
