The crew of Jasta 36

[StephenLawson]

Greeting all; While revisiting an old friend I became painfully aware that we had some gaps that have yet gone unfilled. Most first names or service records. Can anyone offer some information?
Ltn.d.R. Bieck, JsSch I 2May18 - 30May18 POW
Ltn. Claussen, JsSch I 30Sep18 - EOW
Uffz. Faukl, AFP 4 17Aug17 - 25Oct17 KEST 5
Ltn.d.R. Fugh, -, 22Sep18 - EOW
Ltn. Gutsche, JsSch II 13Jun18 - 13Aug18 WIA
Ltn. Hake, Jasta 18 21Feb17 - 20Apr17 AFP 1
Uffz. Heidfeld, JsSch I 18Jun17 - 25Oct17 KEAT 5
Feldwebel Huhle, JsSch I 22Jun18 - EOW
Uffz. Huthmacher, -, 16Sep18 - EOW
Uffz. Kirchhoff, JsSch II Feb18 - 24Jun18 Gruja 6
Uffz. König, JsSch I 1Oct17 - 19Dec17 Idflieg
Uffz. Lach, -, 14Aug18 - EOW
Vzfw. Maier, -, 22Feb17 - 12Jul17 WIA and returned 29Nov17 - (Jan18)
Ltn. Meier-Haake, -, 27Aug18 - EOW
Ltn. Müller, - (good luck with this guy)
Ltn.d.R. Petersen, JsSch II 9Oct18 - EOW
Flg. Rostock, JsSch I 22Jun18 - EOW
Vzfw. Schmidt, -, 9Sep18 - EOW (and him, too)
Gefr. Winkler, -, 22Sep18 - 5Nov18 FEA 11

[Soderbaum]

Hi Stephen

Ltn. Müller, - (good luck with this guy)

I have him as Lt dR Aristides Fritz Müller, and that he become Adj after Hake left in May 1917. Aristides Fritz M left on 22 Sep 1918 and was posted to Idflieg...


Gunnar

[Amy]

Stephen:

You may already have this info, but I located a Flugmaat Huthmacher in the Seeflugstation Flanders I at Zeebruegge with the earliest date I could find of 15 May 1917. Coincidently, Seeflugstation Flanders I disbanded on 16 Sept. 1918, the same day as your Huthmacher was transferred to Jasta 36. Sorry, no first name or initial(s) was found.

Cheers, Amy

[Soderbaum]

Hello again

It might be a possibility that the Huthmacher who served in Jasta 36 late in the War was the same as the Marine pilot Huthmacher, but I doubt that..!

Anyway, it does not help as dont have the first name of the Marine flyer Huthmacher....

However, I have some loose notes on him like he was educated to sea plane pilot already in late 1915-early 1916. He did receive the Seefliegerabzeichen on 22 Aug 1916.
From at least May 1917 he served within See I (Seeflugstation Flandern I located at Seebrügge) where he scored his first aerial victory on 15 May...
On 31 Jul 1917 he was promoted from Flugmaat to Flugobermaat.
On 31 Aug 1917 he "received" an "Annerkennung"(recognition in military media)

Then he left See I on 16 Dec 1917 for a brief service within See II (Ostende), but he was back 28 Dec 1917.
Then he left See I permanently on 23 Feb 1918 for service within See II at Ostende.
And on 27 Jun 1918 he was posted to SFS Bundisella (n Pola) on the eastern front...
After that I dont have any information on him...

However, does anyone have the first name of this Marine pilot...?


Regarding Uffz Kirchhoff, who with rather certainty was a Saxon..!....I have him as a member of the later Saxon FAA 250 from at least Jun 1917...
It also seems that he scored a victory while serving within this unit...!
On 5 Feb 1918 he was posted Jastaschule II...
He was actually posted to the Saxon FEA 6 on 24 Jun 1918 while attached to Jagdgruppe 6, which means that he must have left Jasta 36 before this day...!
Perhaps Rammjäger, Rick or someone else have his first name...??

It is a bit strange that Kirchhoff was not promoted further to Vfw because of his rather long service, but perhaps he made something a militarian not should do...?


Gunnar

[Rick]

Gunnar,

I have the Marine pilot as Karl. I further have him interned in Holland on 31Oct17, but with a note that he escaped and returned to SEE I ??? R.

[Soderbaum]

Hello Rick

I missed the incident regarding Fl.Ob.Mt Karl Huthmachers incident on 31 Oct 17. He was piloting Brand W12 1185 when he and his observer Lt zS Eugen Zapp were forced to land in Dutch territory. They were able to burn their a/c and Huthmacher evaded his guards and fled over the border. Zapp was however interned...!

Regarding Jasta 36 and Lt dR Fugh, I have a Lt dR Fuhg who served within FAA 216w in the summer of 1918. He also scored an aerial victory there.....!
I am convinced that he is same guy as the Jasta 36 man....!?



Gunnar

[StephenLawson]

Man I luv the Aerodrome! Where else could you find this kind of good information?