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Fieseler Fi-167

History

Constructed by Gerhard Fieseler Werke.

Exact number of Fieseler given to Air Force of Independent State of Croatia (NDH) in September 1944 is still unknown, at lest 11 were delivered and at lest 8 were put into service.

All aircraft were assigned to 1st Squadron located in Zagreb, training course for pilots started on 18 September and aircraft quickly become operational and used for transport of ammunition, equipment and personnel. Carrier aircraft characteristics made it very popular since it could use very short improvised runways for landing and take off.

Already on 25 September, pilot major Romeo Adum defected with Fi-167 no. 4807 to Yugoslav partisan airstrip near Topusko. Repainted with new markings aircraft was moved to Vis island and used for transport until 17 October when it was attacked by four RAF P-51 Mustangs, pilot Milivoj Lipovšćak managed to land burning plane but passenger general Ćetković, commander of 8th Corps, was already dead from P-51 machine-gun fire.

On 10 October, NDH Fi-167 had encounter with five P-51 while transporting ammunition to Bosanska Gradiška. Pilot Mato Jurković managed to use Fieseler maneuverability and escape them by flying low.

Once again P-51 attacked one Fi-167 on 18 February 1945. After engine was hit pilot D. Grašić made forced landing near Sisak with soft ground causing aircraft to flip over.

After the war at lest two surviving aircraft were used by Yugoslav air force until 1948 for training and as glider tugs.

References

  • Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo Drugome svjetskom ratu, Tihomir Lisko & Danko Canak, Danko Canak, Nova Gradiska 1998
  • Zrakoplovstvo Nezavisne Drzave Hrvatske 1941-1945, Danijel Frka, Josip Novak & Sinisa Pogacic, PC graficke usluge d.o.o, Zagreb 1998

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