Flugzeugbau Max Gerner Frankfurt/Main |

Frankfurter Flugfeld Rebstock . After testing the Horax-engine in 1930 .Mitte: Fritz Kleemann, rechts neben ihm, Heinrich Michels und der Pilot. Der Motor
hat seine Feuerprobe bestanden |
Gerner G I in front of a Goliath |
G III |
Flugzeugbau Max Gerner 1928 - 22/1 1934, from this day taken over by Adler Flugzeugbau
with Max Gerner still working in the company. Because of the new order in
germany Adler was forced to focus on transport and armoured vehicles. The new
independant Flugzeugbau Max Gerner was to take part in the Luftwaffe rearmament.
In 1935 the company came to an end. The company was again registered in 12/12 1940 as Flugzeugbau Max Gerner GmbH. The company was going to make repairs on the following aircraft DFS 230, He 70 and Me 109 (Stammreparaturwerk). this work was done in 4 different workshops. in the end of 1040 1385 workers were employed. Following aircraft was repaired 1941. 122 DFS 230 22 He 70 60 Me 109 1 Me 110 1942 36 DFS 230 8 He 70 100 Me 109 40 Me 109 (Fuselage) 1943 144 He 70 40 Me 109 (Fuselage) Besides of this the company made components for the major aircraft producers. The workshops were bombed in March 1944 and the production had to be moved to other sites. The company was closed down in March 1945 when the Americans arrived. |

Max Gerner 7/4 1900 - 24/3 1977 worked for Richard Dietrich 1922 - 1927. Started his own company in 1928 |
