EZ 42 and Fw 190 D-9
 

I have two questions concerning Fw 190 D-9 equipped with the gyroscopic
gunsight EZ 42.
27 D-9 were built with this gunsight, 20 in February, and 7 in March 1945, according to JaPo's "Focke-Wulf fw 190 D camouflage and markings".
Were the EZ 42 distributed altogether to a certain manufacturer like Focke-Wulf or Fieseler, or were they dispatched to several production batches?
Which a/c are known to be equipped with the EZ 42?
I know only Barkhorn's Dora so far.

Thanks in advance

Michael

Re: EZ 42 and Fw 190 D-9
 

I have read that the BV 155, Ta-152, ME-262 were to use the EZ 42. I believe the FW-190D-11/13/15 were to use them as well. Here's a pic of a DO 335A-1 with a Revi 16A (unusual) and a DO 335B-2 with the EZ 42.
I know I have other pics, just cant find them right now.

Regards,
Mike

Gyrocompass
 

Re: EZ 42 and Fw 190 D-9
 

Gyrocompass? Surely you mean gyro gunsight?

Stephen

Re: EZ 42 and Fw 190 D-9
 

Weren't a number of 262s fitted with the sight before war's end? I seem to recall reading this in Manfred Boehme's book on JG 7.

Re: EZ 42 and Fw 190 D-9
 

Thank you all for your responses.

Michael

Re: EZ 42 and Fw 190 D-9
 

I remember seeing a cockpit photo of "White 5" captured by the RAF with an EZ 42 gunsight mounted. Here is a poor quality photo from "aircraft ILLUSTRATED extra" Nr. 3.

Re: EZ 42 and Fw 190 D-9
 

Hello


How should the issue of aircraft No. 3 look like, I have the issue at home, because no image is but inside of the Dora 9 with EZ 42.
ddas folder look like?
I in tressiere me for the Dora EZ 42 9


greeting Frank

Re: EZ 42 and Fw 190 D-9
 

Here is one of the control modules for the EZ42...both Fw190 and Me109 are listed on it.

http://www.me-109.com/IMG_0382.JPG