[David E. Brown]

Rabe,

Just to make your life a little interesting, below is a listing of the 16 aircraft known to have worn the "TS+MA and TS+MB Stammkennzeichen.

Previous discussions in several Luftwaffe Verband editions suggested that these markings reflected affiliations with several technical schools:

TS+MA: (Flieger) Technische Schule (6) Motor Bayreuth-Bindlach

TS+MB: (Flieger) Technische Schule (3) Motor München-Schleissheim

For the record, the following information comes from Jim Crow's photos and articles in the Luftwaffe Verband.

Cheers,

David

Bf 109 F-4, WNr.7551, TS+M_, Schleissheim, on airfield

Bf 109 G-6, WNr.2_576, TS+MB, north of München, in woods (small white Balkenkreuz)

Bf 109 G-6, WNr.?????, TS+MB, Schleissheim, in woods (white Balkenkreuz)

Bf 109 G-10?, WNr.??????, TS+MA, Schleissheim, in woods (white/black Balkenkreuz)

Bf 109 G-6, WNr.?????, TS+MB, Schleissheim, on airfield (white/black Balkenkreuz)

Bf 109 G-6/AS, WNr.??????, TS+MB, Schleissheim, on airfield (white/black Balkenkreuz)

Bf 109 G-6/AS, WNr.??????, TS+MB, Schleissheim, on airfield (white/grey Balkenkreuz)

Bf 109 G-6/AS, WNr.??????, TS+MB, München, next to hanger

Bf 109 G-?, WNr.??????, TS+MB, Schleissheim, airfield line-up

Bf 109 G-?, WNr.??????, TS+MB, Schleissheim, airfield line-up

Bf 109 G-?, WNr.??????, TS+MB, Schleissheim, airfield line-up

Bf 109 G-?, WNr.??????, TS+MB, Schleissheim, airfield line-up

Fw 190 A-4 WNr.5753, TS+MA, Schleissheim

Fw 190 A-5 WNr.????, TS+MA, Schleissheim

Bf 110 F, WNr.??????, TS+MB, north of München, in hanger

Me 262 A-1a, WNr.??????, TS+MB, Straubing

REFERENCES:

Luftwaffe Verband:

Issue 29, January 2002
Issue 32, October 2002
Issue 33, January 2003
Issue 36, October 2003