Hello Stig,
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Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik
Andrey
I think you have too much faith in an Army observer remembering the type numbers of the Luftwaffe.
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You are right in general, and maybe ground forces didn't see the difference between He111 and Do217 for example. But FW189 used as artillery spotters almost every day in close cooperation with ground forces, and almost every day was mentioned in the army/corps/division reports.
Also, due to it's twin-boom design, unique for the aircrafts widely used in the Ostfront, FW189 was well known not to German forces only but to Russian infantry also. Russian nickname for FW189 was "Rama" (window-frame).
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Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik
Now if the same Army guy reported both the 189 and 190 in his report, well that is entirely a different matter...
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Yes, both losses were mentioned in the same reports: "ein eigener Jäger" [probably FW190 although this one was from ground attack unit] and a FW189.
So I think in that case Germans saw the fall of the burning FW189 really.
Try to find the Russian AA claim for the FW189 on 23.5.43.
Best regards,
Andrey