German Spitfire
 

AZ - H 234. Squd. P/O Hardy 15. Aug 1940 downed near Calais from Lt Schulz 1./JG 53

Greetings peglar

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Not the left hand two, which is a Mk IX or XII or thereabouts. (Someone will put me right!)

I think I have seen a colour shot of this later Spit in German markings somewhere before.

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Rather looks like a Mk XI ( certainly not IX or XII !)

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Serial 3277

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Peglar - the Spitfire on the right is indeed N3277 and is a Spitfire Mk I. It has nothing to with the Spitfire in the other two images.

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Peglar: Are you saying the photos came from Ernst-Albrecht Schulz or he 'shot' the Spitfire down?

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PR Mk XI EN685.

PeterA

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Peglar - the Spitfire on the right is indeed N3277 and is a Spitfire Mk I. It has nothing to with the Spitfire in the other two images.

yes. i know this !

Are you saying the photos came from Ernst-Albrecht Schulz or he 'shot' the Spitfire down?

Stands on the backsite of the Foto - Schulz downed them to a belly Landing - not shot down. Fuel must be empty too.


Spit TK e9 we called Fotoaufklärer or Reconnaissance

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some more

Greetings peglar

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Thank you Peglar. I'm afraid your first post didn't make it clear that the Spitfire on right of the the series of images had nothing to do with the others!!

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According to Schulz and others from 1/JG 53, the credit went to Rolf Pingel?!

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A glance at the Luftwaffe Experten board would be fruitful , especially allied captured aircraft...especially Spitfires !

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Could be American PRU Spit MK XI MB945 from Mount Farm. On March 1, 1944 this Spit was listed as FTR (failed to return) from a mission to Aschersleben and Brunswick. Pilot was Lt. Franklyn Van Wart, 14th Squadron, 7th Photo Group. He became a POW.

Scott

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No, it is a well-known example and the serial is given above.

More generally, it is worth a look here: http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/fo...?showtopic=310

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Good info here regarding captured Spitfires, including colour shots of the Mk1 AZ-H and later mark Spitfire.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...fe-3473-4.html

http://forums.diecast-aviation.eu/sh...=12437&page=13

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Hello Gents ,

For more info on the Spitfire MN-F , check this site :

http://home.pi.be/~braf/350Sqn/aircr...mn-f-BM652.htm

Regards
Alain57

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Hi,

I´m looking of more info about this Spit - who was the pilot during force-landing to captivity and if there are some photos in RAF marking.

Thanks

Faenor

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this from another website, I cannot say how accurate the info is..

EN685 Spitfire PR.X1 (Merlin 61); No.542 Sqn; FTR Hannover, force-landed 13.5.44; To the Luftwaffe; Repaired, and to "Zirkus Rosarius" (2nd/OKL), marked 'T9+EK'; Flown by Lt KH Messer (First Group of No.53 (F) Wing [I/JG.53]) from Hannover-Wunstorf to Hustedt (NE of Hannover) 31.7.44; Demonstration at Dortmund, Monchengladbach, Bonninghardt, Bonn, Stadte and Husum from 2.8. to 11.8.44; Flown 21.8.44; Demonstrated by pilots of No.26 (F)Wing [JG.26] at Reinsehlen (near Schneverdingen, c.40m E of Bremen) in 11.44; Fate unknown

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Hi Kaiyan,

I have same info, but I have no info about RAF pilot on the last sortie ......

Thanks Faenor