Me262 with Karo BAnd
Found this on the Web. Any idea as to the unit?
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Re: Me262 with Karo BAnd
Hey Kaki,
I haven't seen this photo before. Cool! This is "Yellow 3" of III. / kg(j)54. If you do a googe search, you should find more info. |
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Hello Kaki,
super photo. The location is Munich Riem airport where this Me262 crash landed (at the end of war?). Later also seen on the scrap heap. Karl |
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It's interesting that you can clearly see the the black "T" positioned next to, and slightly overlapped by, the yellow tactical number "3." I couldn't find the "T" in any of the other photos of this Me 262, even though I had known about it from an article by David Drown and David Wadman. Here's the link: http://www.network54.com/Search/view...ard&page=20034
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Jon
What is this article? Was it published somewhere before except the internet? |
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Thanks to all for their comments. Didn't realize there was an article on this jet fighter.
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I see! I have their JG6 (48-1) booklet & decals. Wish I had the rest!!
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hi,
thanks for the photo. i´ve never seen the T before on this machine. must check the other photos of it. all the best jim |
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Kaki,
Thanks for posting the image! I've had a long (30+ years) relationship with this kite. A close look at the '3' reveals the letter 'A' within it, thus confirming it was originally coded "B3+AT" of 9./KG 54, later becoming "ge.3+I" of the same unit in mid-March 1945 when the KG(J) units changed to the fighter-type identity markings. Based on its camouflage and markings this was a long-lived machine from the late 170xxx or early 1105xx series. The Verbandkennzeichen does not appear in Radtke's compilation so a Werkummer match cannot be made but I have a few candidates. Cheers, David |
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Congrats, David, to your hawkeyes!
So this jet was similarly marked like B3+EK with letters in same size. The position of "B3" can be seen just right of the vertival bar as a dark spot. The fuselage sides seem to be toned down and the Tailfin was the experimental wooden one. The reason for the damage seems to be at least one well-placed handgrenade in the aft fuselage compartment. Regards RolandF |
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