Originally Posted by RodM (Post 252403)

Ju88G-1 W.Nr. 712283 (3C+AR) of III./NJG4 (7. Staffel) crashed two kilometres N/NNW of Wesel at approx. 23.55 hrs on the night of 24-25 March 1945 during a Nachtschlacht mission against the Allied bridgehead over the Rhine.


FF: Lt. Mittendorf OR von Mylius (not a Staffelkapitän)
Bf: Uffz. Erich Stifter
Bm: Gefr. Johann Blever
Bs: Ogefr. Werner Lefkes + (b. 07/09/1924 in Viersen, buried in unknown grave at the Kriegsgräberstätte in Wesel-Diersfordt (D))

By all accounts, one man died in the crash, two wounded men were shot, and one man was taken prisoner. Ogefr. Lefkes is the only confirmed death so far, but two bodies of the crew are visible in photos taken the day after the crash, and other photos from a later time show the body of the pilot after recovery from the cockpit (which was apparently cut open to get the body out).

Cheers

Rod

Originally Posted by ChristianK (Post 252675)

I think somewhere exists a photo of a Me 262 B from KG(J) 54, featuring the same arrow as the one-seater in the first photo...

Originally Posted by spektor (Post 252871)

Junkers 88 W.Nr.460066 is Ju 88 G-10.

Thank you Marc for post.

Originally Posted by Marc-André Haldimann (Post 252981)

Bf 109 G, possibly Gerbini (?), Summer 1943. If location is confirmed, this might be, according to Jochen Prien, WNF built Bf 109 G-6 W.Nr. 19 769, 6./JG 53 which was found at Gerbini Platz 9 with bomb damage, as in evidence on the rear fuselage.
Cheers
Marc

Originally Posted by ouidjat (Post 252985)

Marc,
A lot of confusion.
19769 wasn't found at Satellite N°9 but at Satellite N°6.
Prien wrote "Rammacca" in his old book but Satellite N°6 was known as Gerbini-Torazzo (or Santo Martino for the Italians). Ramacca was Satellite N°12.
Next, whatever the place, 19769 was said to be registered in III./JG53; so exit 6./JG53.

Satellite N°9 was "Spina Santa".
All three airfields (6, 9, 12) got unpaved airstrip and no such constructions like the hangar we can see on this picture.

Some "5" coded machines everywhere, so no way to point a specific airfield. We can see - but I'm not that sure - a partial II. Gruppe band. Is the code White or Yellow?
Not even sure it's a G-6 (Tail wheel bay open)

Last Gerbini-Main had "1 medium and 1 small hangar' (deZeng)
... Or Comiso, better.

Cheers,
Franck.

Originally Posted by Marc-André Haldimann (Post 252988)

Thanks for your insight, Franck.

My only valid pointer for Gerbini / Foggia as a possible airfield for this 109 are the two photos of the I./KG 76 Ju 88's certainly documented there in late September 1943.
Careful checking of the known "Gelbe 5" AND positive identification of the destroyed hangar in the background will give us - hopefully - a better clue.

Cheers
Marc

Originally Posted by Marc-André Haldimann (Post 252860)

And for a change, fresh shots of Ju 88 H W.Nr. 460 066, Bernburg, May 1945 :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-pho...oAAOSwpoJbE1Pp
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-pho...QAAOSw9NhbE1J0

Ju 52/3m, El-Aouina, Tunis, May 1943:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FMRA-WWII-PH...cAAOSw-mdbEFSM

Ju 52/3m, possibly LKS 11, Ergolding, September 1945:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-GI-phot...0AAOSwgStbErka

And again on offer this close-up of one of the very few Erla built Bf 109 G-10/R6 "Gelbe 9", of 3./JG 27, seen at Bad Lippspring in May 1945. The second photo fo this machine - with gun pods visible - is published in Prien and Rodeike 1995, p. 146.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-ORIGINA...AAAOSwwwRbEb8A


Cheers
Marc

Originally Posted by Pegasus123 (Post 252628)

Hi Guys


Here some nice Me262 pictures, taken after the war?

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-ME-262/...sAAOSwwwRa~sVw

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-ME-262-...UAAOSwVtta~sTG

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-ME-262-...UAAOSwaZFa~sRK


Regards


Harry