[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Thanks to an e-mail from Rob van den Nieuwendijk, I now know that the Voget FB is from Fw-Ofw Hans Voget of 4./JG3. He was apparently with II./JG3 from its formation until at least 2/41, and then appears to have gone into night fighters, as he began flying Bf109s with "G9" codes fairly often after that.

Voget ususally flew "White 6" from 4./JG3 during the French Campaign and Battle of Britain periods. If anyone has, or is aware of any photos of his "White 6" during this period, I would appreciate hearing about it. I have one of "White 6" from the spring of 1940, but without the II. Gr insignia. However, I'm now looking for others now that we have his aircraft number identified. I'd especially appreciate a photo of his aircraft with the II Gr insignia, and the added mottled effect added to II./JG3 a/c for the Battle of Britain.

So now all I need is info on Walter Poland, and the index of about 150 Luftwaffe FB we have for the 1939-40 period will be reasonably complete. I'm most interested in exchanging FB with others who have them from that period as reference material for the "Eagles over Europe" project, which is projected to tell the definitive history of the air war during 1939-1940.

Regards,