Hi Chris and Andy,
As far as I know, there is no documentary "proof" as to their identities. In a future post I will explain why I think W.Nr. 140493 is neither 9V+BH nor 9V+CH.
Jim
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1491
25. On Pinterest, this photograph is captioned "poor quality snap of a 297 Sqn RAF crew posing with a captured Ar 234."
On 25 April 1945,
Ltn. Alfred Frank of 9./KG 76 flew a
feindflug from Kaltenkirchen in Arado Ar 234 B-2 W.Nr. 140343 "F1+FT" (yellow "F"), according to Horn, p. 299.
Uffz. Ludwig Rieffel, of the same
staffel, took off in the rain from Leck, Germany, in this jet at 06:45 hrs. on the morning of 5 May 1945. He landed at Stavanger-Sola, Norway, at 07:33 hrs. (Horn, p. 309 probably quoting his
flugbuch). It was one of the two remaining Arado bombers to reach Norway, presumably both in the green splinter camouflage. This photo of W.Nr. 140596 "F1+HT" was probably taken at Stavanger-Forus with "F1+FT" in the background.