[Marc-André Haldimann]

Hallo Christian!

An amazing and harrowing link you found there; I've never seen such a graphic account of the 1944 - 1945 US drive through Germany.

As for the planes and places chapter, now:

Steve:
- the plain underwing Balkenkreuz, typical for all WNF produced Bf 109 G-10, is a strong pointer for "kleine Schwarze 18" being a WNF built G-10/R2 in the 770xxx W.Nr. range. The small tactical numerals might also indicate a NAGr. unit ?

- I checked out the other Bf 109's to be seen: given the available data published in 2007 by Lynn Ritger, one of them is with high probability a sister ship of Bf 109 G-14 W.Nr. 511 037 "White 9", 1./101, found at war's end in Zeltweg. The plane to be seen in three pics could thus be also a Bf 109 G-14 in the 511xxx W.Nr. range. The unit can be readily identified through the 30 cm yellow cowling band and white tactical markings; it is thus "Fehér 5", 1./101 Vadaszsazad, Hungarian Air Force.

Source: Rittger, L. (2007), The Messerchmitt Bf 109. A comprehensive guide for the modeller. Part 2: "F" to "K" variants, SAM publications, p. 115.

- The second hungarian Bf 109 can't be identified more precisely as only it's front part with torn DB 605 A can be seen...

Thanks again for your tremendous find
Marc