[Jochen Prien]

Gentlemen,

if the date - July 14th, 1943, 65 years ago today - was correct, then Georg Eder as Staffelkapitän of the Messerschmitt-equipped 12./JG 2 would have been in action with a Bf 109 G-6 with a 2 cm MG 151/20 as central weapon.

The first Bf 109 G-6/U4 with an MK 108 as central weapon were delivered to II./JG 11 at the end of July 1943 from E-Stelle Tarnewitz, where the first MK 108s were fitted into Bf 109 G-6 between June and October of 1943, before WNF was finally able to deliver MK 108-equipped G-6/U4 a/c. For further details see JFV 10/II, p. 27 pp.

II./JG 2 in France took over its first five Bf 109 G-6/U4 only in October 1943.

So, unless JG 2 had some makeshift / home-made conversion at their disposal ( which I do not believe ) I cannot see what type of a/c Georg Eder was flying that day that would have been equipped with 30 mm weapons.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Jochen Prien