Fw190A-8 4./JG.1 red 2,3,10

[Dennis Peschier]

In Bodenplatte, by Manrho/Pütz, on page 12 there is a picture of a line-up of 4./JG1 Fw190s. The one in the foreground ,red 2, and perhaps the one behind that ,3+, are of the 380000 series. In defending the reich, by Mombeek, I found no reference to any 380000 series Fw190s. Does anyone know anything of the use of JG.1 of Fw190s of this series.

Any help would be welkomed

Dennis

[John Manrho]

There is one of the same staffel, 5.12.44, Fw 190A-8, WNr. 380368, rote 8, 4./JG 1, Ofhr. Gerhard Essig KIA. It is in the German version of Mombeek's JG 1 book. There is also a II./JG 1 loss in January 1945 of a 380xxx series. Cheers, John.

[Dennis Peschier]

Hello John,
Thanks for the extra info.
Have you seen the information on http://fw190.hobbyvista.com/380block.htm
I was wondering if all the photographes from from I./JG 1 at greifswald can be seen somewhere. I have see some in Bodenplatte"", that you wrote with Ron Pütz, and others in Mombeek's "Defending the reich".
I asume that there are more??

Groet,
Dennis

[John Manrho]

Yes, I know the website. I provided some of the I./JG 1 pictures to Eric Mombeek, but they originally belong to somebody else. Quite a number have been used in my Bodenplatte book. Indeed there are more, these have not been published so far. At least that I am aware off.

[Dennis Peschier]

Ok,
Thanks for the information John!


Dennis