29th March 2014, 21:04
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Re: Bf 109F pilots of 6./JG53
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Originally Posted by G.R.Morrison
Standing in front of "gelbe 9", holding the dog, is Staffelkapitän Oblt. Otto Böhner (he later served with the JG 400). Seated, left-to-right, Uffz. Felix Sauer, Lt. Rose, Lt. Möller, Lt. Dr. Jörg and Fw. Kranz. Lying on the wing is Fw. Göthe, and standing in front, on the wheel, is Hptm. Schönfeld. Spring 1941.
GRM
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Thanks for all the detailed info.. Somehow it did not quite look like Galland and did not fit in to JG53. But he did have the same breed of dog for a short while during the war!..
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"The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first. Like the hunter who stalks his prey and manoeuvres himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill, the fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack".
— General der Jagdflieger Generalleutnant Adolf Galland, Luftwaffe.
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