Re: Ofw Heinz Arnold's last sortie 16 or 17 April 1945?
 

Thanks Ruy, I didn't know that icon was even there. Roger, it was certainly not meant to you! I saw a bunch of garbage after your first post, and that was only way I could think of at the time to alert Ruy. Best to you both, Dan

Re: Ofw Heinz Arnold's last sortie 16 or 17 April 1945?
 

Hi Dan,

No problem, I thought it was related to something that Karl wrote. I haven't seen the spam messages after my first post and didn't understand what you wanted to say :-)

Hi Ruy,
Thanks for the info regarding the "!" button. I'll use it when I see some spam.

Regards,
Roger

Re: Ofw Heinz Arnold's last sortie 16 or 17 April 1945?
 

Note: there a nice photo from his airplane, actually the only one i know still under it's German markings, inside the book "American raiders" by W.W.E.Samuel isbn: 1-57806-649-2 available from there: www.upress.state.ms.us

Re: Ofw Heinz Arnold's last sortie 16 or 17 April 1945?
 

Sorry to unearth a very old topic.

In some mag of the late 60s or early 70s was published a photograph of a museum 262 after it was restored in its original scheme. Clearly visible were a laurel wreath with a red "43" and a red star above and five additional bars painted beside.
The caption read: Ofw Heinz Arnold's aircraft.
From the photograph, this drawing was made in the mid-70s.
Wonder what the wreath meant and why "43" since he is supposed to have only bagged 42 kills in the East?

Any comments, gentlemen?