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kaki3152 12th May 2017 04:43

Me262 with Karo BAnd
 
Found this on the Web. Any idea as to the unit?

JonOlsen88 12th May 2017 06:57

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.

Karl 12th May 2017 08:44

Re: Me262 with Karo BAnd
 
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

JonOlsen88 12th May 2017 15:44

Re: Me262 with Karo BAnd
 
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

Milos Gazdic 12th May 2017 18:27

Re: Me262 with Karo BAnd
 
Jon
What is this article? Was it published somewhere before except the internet?

kaki3152 13th May 2017 02:34

Re: Me262 with Karo BAnd
 
Thanks to all for their comments. Didn't realize there was an article on this jet fighter.

Don Pearson 13th May 2017 04:32

Re: Me262 with Karo BAnd
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Milos Gazdic (Post 233475)
Jon
What is this article? Was it published somewhere before except the internet?

This is the booklet that came with the Experten Decals sheet. Two previous booklets and decal sets were the earliest representations of the Fw 190D aircraft from Jv 44, among others.

Don

Milos Gazdic 13th May 2017 11:22

Re: Me262 with Karo BAnd
 
I see! I have their JG6 (48-1) booklet & decals. Wish I had the rest!!

jim norton 16th May 2017 16:33

Re: Me262 with Karo BAnd
 
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

David E. Brown 18th May 2017 23:17

Re: Me262 with Karo BAnd
 
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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