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Re: Rare set of Panzerschreck-equipped Fw 190 photos
Hi John,
there is a picture of a derelict Panzerschreck-equipped Fw 190 featuring the same arrow paintwork on its cowling in two JaPo publications. The publications are "Luftwaffe over Czech Territory 1945" and "Focke-Wulf Fw 190 F, G". The authors attributed this plane to 5./SG 77, I guess because of the location where the plane was found (Pardubice) and it's marking features.
However, I am not sure if those planes on Ebay belonged to 5./SG 77 too. Perhaps this "arrow" was a common feature for all Panzerschreck-190s, no matter which unit they belonged to. But this is just the mind at play.
According to Poruba, Janda and Kokoska the only known Staffeln which used Panzerschreck rockets in combat had been 8./SG 1, 6./SG 3 and 5./SG 77. Maybe someone else can shed light on this topic?
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