New Bf109K-4 pictures

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Dear all,

What a lucky day! I just chanced on those great, hitherto unknown to me, pics showing Bf109K-4's, all posted by WW2vet on Flickr. First two pics show of a Bf109K-4 "Chevron small 5", of IV. /JG 53:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4036184...38808/sizes/o/

Notice the Me262 fuselage behind the Bf109K-4. Another picture shows some more Me 262 wrecks with, in the background, the same Bf109K-4.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4036184...38544/sizes/o/

The last picture shows at least eight brand new Bf109K-4 fuselages amidst other, not nearly identified Bf109 fuselages.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4036184...38498/sizes/o/

No precise location is given with those pics. Gathering from the identified places the father of WW2vet went, one notices Grafenwohr... Might this be a clue as to the location?
All my thanks to WW2vet!

Cheers
Marc

[Pilot]

To regret I can not open any links. Can you provide this links in code box?

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Originally Posted by Pilot

To regret I can not open any links. Can you provide this links in code box?

Hello Pilot,

I just fixed this issue; the links are working now.

Cheers
Marc

[Dan O'Connell]

The "scribble paint" on the 262 may be from KGj 54.

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Thanks Dan for your input. Was KGj 54 the only unit to use this remarquable pattern?

Cheers
Marc

[klemchen]

Hello,

the K-4 on the first picture is quite exceptional in having the round hatch above the footstep in fuselage section 2. On the G this hatch provided access to the main compass, but on that was moved on the K further backward into fuselage section 6, so the hatch in section 2 could be omitted.
Another feature specific to the K seems probably weakly discernible on the fuselage in the background of the third picture: On the F and G there was a large trapezoidal hatch with rounded corners on the starboard bottom of fuselage section 2. This was replaced on the K by a smaller circular hatch. The slightly darker round spot at the rear of bottom of section 2 might well be that hatch.

Regards,
klemchen

[SMF144]

In the last picture - what about the thick wavey horizontal line that can been seen on five of the fuselages? Most interesting.

[SMF144]

Chevron - 5 - This wouldn't be Barkhorn's kite...?

[Pilot]

Thank you Marc Images are really interesting... maybe to open again files with K layers and make some of subject from images....

Cheers

[Dan O'Connell]

Originally Posted by Marc-André Haldimann

Thanks Dan for your input. Was KGj 54 the only unit to use this remarquable pattern?

Cheers
Marc

That's unknown Marc. But some KGj 54 262's are known to have used that type of camo.