[Leo Etgen]

Hello Rasmussen

Many thanks for your information. It therefore appears that only through the unit reports can it be possible to determine if a Bf 109 G-10 was one of the AS powered types or not. In case that anyone would be interested here are the Bf 109 G-10/AS included in the JG 1 loss list apart from Woitke:

5 December 1944: Oberfähnrich Hans-Werner Kroll of 12./JG 1, killed in Bf 109 G-10/AS "Blue 3" (W.Nr. 490 625) in aerial combat with P-51 fighters, crashed near Zehdenick/Pommern, 100%

17 December 1944: Leutnant Ottokar Henning of 12./JG 1, injured in Bf 109 G-10/AS "Blue 4" (W.Nr. 490 740) in crash on take-off at Anklam, 100%

25 December 1944: Leutnant Hans-Adolf Halbey of 12./JG 1, wounded in Bf 109 G-10/AS "Blue 5" (W.Nr. 490 663) in aerial combat, crashed near Nettersheim, bailed out, 100%

25 December 1944: Oberfeldwebel Otto Soetbeer of 12./JG 1, wounded in Bf 109 G-10/AS "Blue 2" (W.Nr. 490 653) in aerial combat with four-engined bomber in Lüttich area, 100%

25 December 1944: Leutnant Jakob Schneider of 12./JG 1, killed in Bf 109 G-10/AS "Blue 6" (W.Nr. 490 665) in aerial combat with four-engined bomber in Lüttich area, 100%

Note that all are stated to have flown with 12./JG 1 apart of the Woitke machine which was on strength with the Gruppenstab. It would be interesting to determine if indeed these were the rare version that they are purported to be.

Horrido!

Leo