Fieseler Fi 156 Storch in Norway 1945 - 1946
Information compiled by Bjrn Hafsten ([email protected])
The main sources for this listing: Records from Leitende Ingenieur/Komm.Gen.d.dt.Lw.in Norwegen May September 1945.
Records from RNoAF aircraft maintenance depot at Kjeller.
Operational record book for Enemy Aircraft Salvage and Servicing Unit (EASSU) at Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel.
Aircraft listed as O.Qu.Reserve indicate that the aircraft for some reason was out of service. This could be for repair, maintenance or storage.
|
Type |
W.Nr. |
Kenn- zeichen |
Location 10.05.45 |
Ex. Luftwaffe unit |
Remarks |
|
Fi 156C-1 |
672 |
|
Elvenes |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45 ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
1006 |
|
Bod |
1./N.A.Gr.32 |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported at Vrnes 05.11.45. To RNoAF Depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
1007 |
|
Elvenes |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
1008 |
|
rlandet |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Served with Kurierkette AOK Lappland 24.08.42 when this aircraft had an accident during take off from Taivalkoski in Finland suffering 50% damaged. No casualties. On 27.09.43 the aircraft served with III./J.G.5 when receiving 20% damaged when Petsamo airfield was strafed by Soviet aircraft. To Vrnes 22.06.45. To Rygge 14.11.45. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
1015 |
|
Elvenes |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Served with Fl.Kp./Ln.Rgt. 5 on 11.05.43 when suffering 30% damaged during landing at Svartnes airfield near Vard in Norway. Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
1040 |
|
Elvenes |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. To Gardermoen 20.10.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45. ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. Arrived in Hamburg 12.12.45. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
1150 |
|
Bardufoss |
Verb.St. Norwegen |
Used by the Luftwaffe Flugbereitschaft at Bardufoss. Crashed with 40% damage at Mo i Rana 26.05.45. Written off. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
1151 |
|
Elvenes |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. To Gardermoen 20.10.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45. ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. Arrived Hamburg 12.12.45. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
1203 |
9Q+HY |
Fornebu |
Fl.Verb.Geschw.2 |
Served with 6./Fl.Gr.z.b.V.7 on 05.10.43 when suffering 10% damages due to engine problems near Bergen. No casualties. Reported at Fornebu 27.08.45 without engine and with 75% damage. Written off and broken up at Fornebu. |
|
Fi 156C-2 |
1211 |
|
Sola-Forus |
IV./J.G.5 |
Used by the Luftwaffe Flugbereitschaft at Sola up to mid July 1945 when it was taken over by RAF. To Gardermoen 12.07.45. Last reported at Kjevik 22.10.45 without propellar. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
1213 |
|
Bod |
Fl.H.Kdtr. Bod |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Last reported at Rygge 05.11.45. Arrived EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel 12.12.45. |
|
Fi 156F-1 |
1417 |
WI+TW |
Fornebu |
Fl.Verb.Geschw.2 |
Taken over by RAF at Fornebu 01.07.45. To Gardermoen for use by No. 128 Wing H.Q.-Flight 04.07.45. Crashed at lake Selbusjen 16.12.45 due to fuel shortage. The wheels went through the ice causing the aircraft to turn over. The pilot, 2.Lt. Haabet, was unhurt. The plane was reported with code letters W K. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
1516 |
DP+TR |
Gardermoen |
O.Qu.Reserve |
To No. 332 Sq. at Gardermoen 07.06.45. To RNoAF No. 5 Group at Vrnes 21.11.45. To RNoAF No. 6 Group at Bardufoss 12.10.46. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
1518 |
DP+TT |
Gardermoen |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Taken over by RAF at Gardermoen 07.06.45. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
1521 |
DP+TW |
Gardermoen |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Taken over by RAF at Gardermoen 07.06.45. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
1539 |
|
Gardermoen |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Taken over by RAF at Gardermoen 07.06.45. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
4248 |
|
Bardufoss |
O.Qu.Reserve |
On 29.05.45 this aircraft replaced W.Nr. 1150 as communication aircraft for the Luftwaffe Flugbereitschaft at Bardufoss. Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Intended for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel, but reported damaged at Rygge 05.11.45. Reported at Kjeller 25.02.46. Damaged in landing accident at Gardermoen 28.02.46. One ski got caught in a snowdrift and the aircraft turned over. The pilot, 2.Lt. T. C. Sneun (Danish) was unhurt. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
4307 |
|
Elvenes |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported at Vrnes 05.11.45. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. Airframe use as basis for the Norwegian Storch c/n KF-4 coded N-AE. |
|
Fi 156C-2 |
4341 |
|
Sola-Forus |
Kdo.Flugh.Ber.Stavanger |
Transferred to Lister 04.07.45 after being taken over by RNoAF. On 29.08.45 it was reported recovered from Herdla with 60% damages. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-2 |
4410 |
|
ysand |
Kdo.Flugh.Ber. Drontheim |
Used by the Luftwaffe Flugbereitschaft at ysand from May to July 1945. Last reported at Lade 23.09.45 still under Luftwaffe control. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-2 |
4445 |
|
Lade |
Verb.St. Norwegen |
Taken over by RAF at Lade. Transferred to Vrnes 22.06.45. Taken over by RNoAF at Vrnes. Reported in use at Bardufoss in February 1946. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156V-17 |
4458 |
|
Lade |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Taken over by RAF at Lade and flown to Vrnes 22.06.45. Reported at Vrnes 05.11.45. To RNoAF No. 6 Group at Bardufoss in spring of 1946. To Kjeller depot late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-2 |
4487 |
|
Bardufoss |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported at Vrnes 05.11.45. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156F-1 |
5016 |
9Q+AK |
Fornebu |
Fl.Verb.Geschw. 2 |
Taken over by RAF 01.07.45. Transferred to Gardermoen 04.07.45. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. Airframe used as basis for the Norwegian Storch c/n KF-6 coded N-AG. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5026 |
|
Bod |
1./N.A.Gr.32 |
To Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported at Vrnes 05.11.45. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
5141 |
KH+YA |
Elvenes |
O.Qu.Reserve |
To Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported in use by No. 129 Wing H.Q.-Flight at Gardermoen 05.11.45. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
5159 |
|
Elvenes |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Transferred to Bardufoss in May 1945 for use by the Luftwaffe Flugbereitschaft there. Later operated from Bod. Taken over by RAF in Bod 13.09.45. Then to RNoAF. Crashed at Bod 07.04.46. During transfer from hangar 4 to hangar 3 at Bod airfield, the plane was caught by strong wind and thrown about 10 meters off the taxiway. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
5232 |
|
Bardufoss |
1./N.A.Gr.32 |
Served with San.Flugber.8 12.09.43 when suffering 50% damages during take off from Petsamo. No casualties. Used by the Luftwaffe Flugbereitschaft at Bardufoss prior to 11.07.45 when the aircraft was taken over by RNoAF. Crashed 29.01.46. Lt. H. W. Rohde of No. 332 Sq. was on an ambulance mission to the island of Frya. He made a landing attempt on nearby Kvalvr island but aborted and hit a wire fence when pulling up and the aircraft went down a hill a through a stone fence. No injuries to the pilot or his two passengers. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5388 |
|
Bod |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Served with San.Flugber.8 31.05.42 when suffering 25% damages. No casualties. Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported at Vrnes 21.10.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45. ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. Arrived later at Hamburg and was given RAF Ser.No. VN267. Used by No. 2 Group Comm.Squadron RAF. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5400 |
|
Fornebu |
O.Qu.Reserve |
To Gardermoen 22.06.45. Reported at Gardermoen 05.11.45 in use by No. 129 Wing H.Q.-Flight. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156F-1 |
5443 |
9Q+QD |
Fornebu |
Fl.Verb.Geschw.2 |
Taken over by RAF 18.07.45. Transgerred to Gardermoen 19.07.45 for use by No. 129 Wing H.Q.-Flight. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45. Arrived at EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel 12.12.45. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5460 |
|
Gossen |
III./J.G.5 |
Transferred to Vrnes 22.06.45. Reported at Vrnes 05.11.45. On 21.10.45 the aircraft was reported crashed at lake Selbusajen. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5497 |
KR+QR |
Fornebu |
Kdo.Flugh.Ber.Oslo |
Taken over by RNoAF at Forneby 12.07.45. Transferred to Sola 27. 28.02.46 and taken over by 333 skv. with code letter B. Transferred from Sola to Kjeller 20.06.46. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
5540 |
DJ+UU |
Bardufoss |
Kdo.Flugh.Ber. 25/III (Narvik) |
Used by the Luftwaffe Flugbereitschaft at Bardufoss prior to 11.07.45 when the aircraft was taken over by RNoAF. In spring of 1946 the aircraft was given code N-31. Damaged during take off at lhus in Jlster 05.08.46, when in transit from Bardufoss to Kjeller. The pilot, sgt. N. J. Scholz, managed to fly to Sola. Repaired at Sola. Later transferred to Lista. Crashed here 19.08.46 when making a break test. The plane took to the air and dived from 150 meters and crashed during the landing attempt. The pilot private Reidar Grindheim, was unhurt. Later received at Kjeller depot. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
5541 |
DJ+UV |
Elvenes |
Hh.Kdo. 71 |
Transferred to Bardufoss 26.06.45 for use by the Flugbereitschaft here. Taken over by RNoAF 10.07.45. Shipped to Svalbard in November 1945. Returned to RNoAF depot at Kjeller in October 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5570 |
|
Sola-Forus |
Stab Jaf. Norwegen (J.G.5) |
Reported at Sola-Forus 10.07.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45 ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop |
5573 |
|
Bardufoss |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. To RNoAF No. 5 Group at Vrnes in June 1945. To No. 6 Group at Bardufoss 12.01.46. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
5687 |
GB+XG N9+HA |
Fornebu |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Originally in service with Verbindungsstaffel 4. Posted from this unit to Flugber. LGKdo. Norwegen 14.04.43. Later to Verb.St. Norwegen. To Gardermoen 12.07.45. Taken over by RNoAF from No. 163 Staging Post RAF. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
5727 |
|
Kjeller |
Stab Fliegerfhrer 4 |
Transferred to Gardermoen 22.06.45 and taken over by the H.Q.-Flight of No. 128 Wing RAF. Reported at Fornebu 05.11.45. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
5728 |
|
Elvenes |
O.Qu.Reserve |
To Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45 ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5731 |
N9+EA |
Kjeller |
Verb.St.Norwegen |
Used by the Luftwaffe Flugbereitschaft at Kjeller prior to 01.07.45 when the aircraft was taken over by RAF at Fornebu. Transferred to Gardermoen 04.07.45 and taken over by RNoAF. Served with No. 128 Wing H.Q.-Flight at Gardermoen. Crashed during take off at Herdla 23.03.46. Pilot Finn Conrad Christiansen and private Eystein Johansen was unhurt. The wreck was later shipped to Kjeller depot. |
|
Fi 156F-2 |
5742 |
9Q+NL |
Fornebu |
Fl.Verb.Geschw.2 |
Taken over by RAF 01.07.45. To Gardermoen 04.07.45. Used by No. 129 Wing H.Q.-Flight. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. Used as basis for RNoAF Storch c/n KF-5 coded N-AF. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5757 |
|
Forus |
Jaf Norwegen (J.G.5) |
Reported at Sola-Forus 10.07.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45 ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5759 |
|
Bod |
1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr.124 |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported at Vrnes 05.11.45. Flown from Rygge to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel and arrived here 12.12.45. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5763 |
|
Herdla |
II./J.G.5 |
Transfer from Herdla delayed due to lack of tyres. Transferred to Sola 24.09.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45 ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
5780 |
|
Gardermoen |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Taken over by RAF at Gardermoen 07.06.45. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
5987 |
|
Bod |
1./N.A.Gr.32 |
To Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45. To EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel and given RAF Ser.No. VN266. Used by the BAFO Communication Squadron. Later handed over for use by Prince Bernhard and was given Dutch provisional civil reg. PH-PBD. Reg. changed to PH-NDF (for Royal Dutch Aeronautical Association KNVvL) but then changed to PH-NEL 01.10.1949 with owner Anker Emaillefabriek. Reg. closed 05.03.1956. Sold to Germany as D-EGON. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
5988 |
|
Fornebu |
Verb.St.Norwegen |
Used by the Luftwaffe Flugbereitschaft at Eggemoen prior to 12.06.45 when the aircraft was taken over by RAF. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45 ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
110184 |
|
Bmoen |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Reported at Bmoen 10.07.45. Transferred to Sola 24.09.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45 ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. Arrived Hamburg 12.12.45. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
110380 |
TK+WI |
Fornebu |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Served with Fl.Kp./Ln.Rgt. Khten when suffering 20% damages during landing in Norway. Location not given. Remained at Fornebu until transferred to Rygge 08.02.46. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
110402 |
|
Fornebu |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Taken over by RNoAF 20.06.45. Reported at Herdla 04.07.45. Reported at Fornebu 10.07.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45 ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
110413 |
|
Lade |
Stab Jaf. Norwegen (J.G.5) |
Transferred to Vrnes 22.06.45. Reported at Vrnes 10.07.45. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3 |
110418 |
|
Bod |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Transferred to Vrnes 10.06.45. Taken over by RAF 12.06.45. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45 ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. No further trace. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
110419 |
|
Lade |
Verb.St. Norwegen |
Transferred to Vrnes 08.06.45. Taken over by Grup Capt. Bowling (Local Zone Commander) for his personal use. Reported at Vrnes 05.11.45. Later to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. |
|
Fi 156C-3/Trop. |
110420 |
|
Gardermoen |
O.Qu.Reserve |
Taken over by RAF at Gardermoen 07.06.45. To RNoAF depot at Kjeller late 1946. |
|
Fi 156D-2 |
275808 |
|
Bardufoss |
Verb.St. Norwegen |
Reported at Bardufoss with 40% damages. Written off. |
|
Fi 156D-2 |
275810 |
|
Rygge |
San.Flugber.8 |
Used by the Luftwaffe Sanittsflugbereitschaft at Eggemoen at least to the end of August 1945. Reported at Rygge 05.11.45 ready for transfer to EASSU Hamburg-Fuhlsbttel. No further trace. |