Re: Bf109G-10 'white 11 + -' II./JG52 revisit
 

Franck,
Do you have any information on Ofw. Ritcher the pilot in the famous foto of Rosemarie?

Re: Bf109G-10 'white 11 + -' II./JG52 revisit
 

Actualy none, sorry. And he is not listed in KRACKER data base, though there is quite a lot of Richter.

Re: Bf109G-10 'white 11 + -' II./JG52 revisit
 

From: http://aircrewremembrancesociety.com...anPilotsR.html

~Richter, Gerhard Ogefr - born 1924
~Bomber Trained, 3/EJGr(J)
~Do 17, Do 217, Bf 109 "Black 2", Bf 109G-10 "White 11"
~Fighter Operational Clasp
~A "New Growth" pilot, he was licensed as a fighter pilot on 23 March, 1945. He flew "Black 2" on his 1st mission on 7 April, 1945, which he forced landed at Halberstadt, due to an oxygen/blackout problem. AC pictured at Neubiberg, May 1945. The name "Rosemarie" appeared under the cockpit. Thought to be Richter's AC.

Re: Bf109G-10 'white 11 + -' II./JG52 revisit
 

:D Well I have to update my "own" Kracker base then.

Though is is the proof:
- Melvin site is a source fed by other sources: Us, roughly, which is not that safe.
- In that particular case Melvin's source concerning that White 11 is most probably that only one picture we all got, with our mere speculations (Note that for the first time I'm able to say that!!!)
My caption says 8 of March (8 of May? a typo then) as I said upper when ARS is telling us that Richter was appointed Fighter Pilot on 23rd of March.

Frankly until being able to link "Rosemary" (His girl friend, his mother and/or his pet) to a pilot's name we won't have a credible clue. Even though, without a miracle, we won't be able to put a name on this smilling face even with White 11 pilot's name.

That's all folks! Franck.

Re: Bf109G-10 'white 11 + -' II./JG52 revisit
 

Quote:

"* Bf 109G-10/U4 "White 11" of II./jg52 (marked "Rosemarie") is an exception.
The aircraft, abandoned at Neubiberg, carried a triangular sign with the number
"100", marking 100-octane fuel (iso-octane). Its use can be explained by an effort
to increase output with the same parameters of the engine. On the other hand it is
not quite clear, where the 100-octane fuel was to be aquired in 1945's Germany
desperatley struggling with lack of any kind of fuel. The plane might have been
a special machine demanded by a particular - probably prominent - pilot."

Helmut Lipfert perhaps? If this is a possible scenario, then Gerhard Richter possibly not the pilot? Not enough 'points'? Thanks.