Identification of a line of four Me 262s at Lechfeld in the summer of 1944?
 

Good afternoon,

These pictures are from a recent posting by kurmark-antik on eBay.de.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1741

This known photo shows a line-up of eight Me 262s of Erprobungskommando 262. The caption gives the location as Lechfeld and the time as September 1944.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1742

This photo presumably was taken at the same place and time as the above. Note the line -up of four other Me 262s in the top left corner.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1743

This enlargement is the best I can do with the given resolution of the photograph. Comments and educated guesses as to the Identity of their unit would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Jim

Re: Identification of a line of four Me 262s at Lechfeld in the summer of 1944?
 

Good eyes ! The dark colored upper fins could be relied with KG51 or Kdo Schenck ?

Re: Identification of a line of four Me 262s at Lechfeld in the summer of 1944?
 

P.S. Where is your superb Arado 234 album? Deleted?

Re: Identification of a line of four Me 262s at Lechfeld in the summer of 1944?
 

Hi Von Alles,

Thank you. I concur. They are likely from 2./KG 51 with red tips or 3./KG 51 with yellow tips. It is impossible to make out any individual aircraft letter behind the balkenkreuze.

Hi egbert,

Unfortunately the method I use to post my tweaked photos is to upload them to the album I am allotted on this site which has room for about 30 pictures. On average I posted about five pictures per week so after the first six weeks, I had to delete the first five to make room for the seventh post. From then on I was deleting photos on a regular basis which I continue to do as needed.

best regards,

Jim