New photo of JG26 Fw190D-9 WNr.400278?
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Tomas Prusa
Posted 08 September 2012 - 05:01 PM
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Hello guys,
I found interesting /at least for me is new/ picture of Fw190D-9 WNr.400278. This should be a 3rd know picture of first production batch of 120 aircraft build by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Roland. source: Japo Fw190D camouflage and markings vol.II page 218.
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http://www.ingridpit...ter-pilots.html
I would like ask, if in the background is wreck of Fw190D or Ta152H? The wing looks like is from Ta152 but engine looks like it´s from Fw190D-9 - according to L shaped coolant tank on the engine block. What do you think guys?
#2 Peter Evans
Posted 08 September 2012 - 05:15 PM
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Here is a larger grab of the photo, but it unfortunately loses much of the sharpness and detail as a result:
Source:
http://www.ingridpit...ter-pilots.html
The wing belonging to the wreck in the background certainly has something of the Ta152H about it...
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#3 Tomas Prusa
Posted 08 September 2012 - 05:47 PM
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Peter, thank you for this larger photo.
#4 Philippe De Meulder
Posted 10 September 2012 - 12:13 PM
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You will have seen it probably: ex JG26. I remember Urbankes JG26 book and pictures of destroyed aircraft. Have to look further to see if I can get some more info.
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#5 Philippe De Meulder
Posted 10 September 2012 - 12:33 PM
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Above mentioned should also exclude Ta152 , but who am I to put such a statement? I'll try to verify once at home.
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#6 Peter Evans
Posted 10 September 2012 - 01:02 PM
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I've checked Urbanke's excellent "Green Hearts, First in Combat with the Dora 9" [EagleEditions, 1997] but could find no mention of WNr.400278. The only WNr.400xxx series examples listed in the extensive loss are:
- WNr.400259 of 12./JG54
- WNr.400616 of 9./JG54
- WNr.400617 of ?/JG54
- WNr.400255 of 15./JG26
- WNr.400619 recorded at Lister airfield 09.08.45
I could also not find anything for WNr.400278 in either of the two superb "The Focke-Wulf Fw190 Dora" volumes by J.Crandall [EagleEditions, 2007 & 2009]. The extensive Numerical Dora Werknummer Listing with Losses in volume two includes 34 examples from WNr.400202 to WNr.400320, but nothing for WNr.400278. Jerry is a member here so I hope he sees this thread and is able to add his expert comments...
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#7 Marc-André Haldimann
Posted 10 September 2012 - 03:40 PM
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I just checked in the WNr. list contained in Larger, Deboeck and Poruba ( 2007): Fw190D, Camouflage and markings, Volume II, JaPo editions, p. 454: no mention either...
Thanks Tomas, you gave us one more Fw190D-9
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#8 Tomas Prusa
Posted 10 September 2012 - 03:45 PM
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Thank you guys, I appreciate your interest. Because I am fool, I forgot mention in 1st post, that I already checked both J.Crandall and Japo volumes on Fw190D without success. I don't own this book "Green Hearts, First in Combat with Dora 9" - so thank you for checking this source, Peter.