Bf 109 H in service with 5.(F)/123
The recent thread on the Bf 109 H-1 has prompted me to get organised and post what I have on my website.
There are still lots of gaps in the story but I do have:
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Great stuff Nick... thanks for sharing this with us :)
Cheers Peter D Evans LEMB Administrator |
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Yes, I agree! Simply great!
Thanks, Tomi |
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After all that testing and work. It's like an elephant giving birth to a peanut.
Wonderful investigative work, Nick!! With the anti-aircraft people of all nations, the motto appears to be: "If it flies, it dies!" In his book on his Bomber Command experiences, Doug Harvey said that each time a raid was directed to fly over London out-bound on a mission, the AA would fire at the aircraft even though the number of aircraft and their direction should have left no doubt as to who they were. |
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To Nick: Does your information come from HW5 records at the National Archives at Kew or from the Ultra messages at the same place???
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HW5/ material is ULTRA, it is the the original deciphered material from which the "Main Series of Reports to Allied Commands" in DEFE3/ were compiled. HW5/ often gives far greater detail. |
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Hi Nick,
Just wondered if you had any further info regarding Uffz Luginger (4./(F)123) KIA on the 01.01.45. Do you by any chance know his first name? I have a photo of him stood by the nose of a Bf 109G of the 4th Staffel in May 1944. However, I cannot find burial details of him on the German War Graves site? Any help would be appreciated. Melvin http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/ |
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Hi all,
In the text from Nick Beale, one can read : "The new aircraft was Werk Nummer 110073 and was fitted with a pressure cabin, a “DB 605-GS engine” (which Thomas H. Hitchcock identifies as an error for BS)" DB 605 G was the first designation of DB 605 AM. DB 605 GS was in fact a DB 605 ASM JCM |
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JCM,
Interesting information on the engines, thanks for sharing. Nick, Nice work as usual. Always regarded the H as a pink elephant. |
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