New Bf109K-4 pictures
 

Dear all,

What a lucky day! I just chanced on those great, hitherto unknown to me, pics showing Bf109K-4's, all posted by WW2vet on Flickr. First two pics show of a Bf109K-4 "Chevron small 5", of IV. /JG 53:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4036184...38808/sizes/o/

Notice the Me262 fuselage behind the Bf109K-4. Another picture shows some more Me 262 wrecks with, in the background, the same Bf109K-4.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4036184...38544/sizes/o/

The last picture shows at least eight brand new Bf109K-4 fuselages amidst other, not nearly identified Bf109 fuselages.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4036184...38498/sizes/o/

No precise location is given with those pics. Gathering from the identified places the father of WW2vet went, one notices Grafenwohr... Might this be a clue as to the location?
All my thanks to WW2vet!

Cheers
Marc

Re: New Bf109K-4 pictures
 

To regret I can not open any links. Can you provide this links in code box?

Re: New Bf109K-4 pictures
 

Hello Pilot,

I just fixed this issue; the links are working now.

Cheers
Marc

Re: New Bf109K-4 pictures
 

The "scribble paint" on the 262 may be from KGj 54.

Re: New Bf109K-4 pictures
 

Thanks Dan for your input. Was KGj 54 the only unit to use this remarquable pattern?

Cheers
Marc

Re: New Bf109K-4 pictures
 

Hello,

the K-4 on the first picture is quite exceptional in having the round hatch above the footstep in fuselage section 2. On the G this hatch provided access to the main compass, but on that was moved on the K further backward into fuselage section 6, so the hatch in section 2 could be omitted.
Another feature specific to the K seems probably weakly discernible on the fuselage in the background of the third picture: On the F and G there was a large trapezoidal hatch with rounded corners on the starboard bottom of fuselage section 2. This was replaced on the K by a smaller circular hatch. The slightly darker round spot at the rear of bottom of section 2 might well be that hatch.

Regards,
klemchen

Re: New Bf109K-4 pictures
 

In the last picture - what about the thick wavey horizontal line that can been seen on five of the fuselages? Most interesting.

Re: New Bf109K-4 pictures
 

Chevron - 5 - This wouldn't be Barkhorn's kite...?

Re: New Bf109K-4 pictures
 

Thank you Marc :) Images are really interesting... maybe to open again files with K layers and make some of subject from images....

Cheers :)

Re: New Bf109K-4 pictures
 

That's unknown Marc. But some KGj 54 262's are known to have used that type of camo.