FW 190D JaPo Camouflage and Markings Part II is released

[Eric Larger]

Dear all

I am happy to inform you that our second issue of FW 190D Camouflage and Markings is available .

You will find a short description and the list of distributors here :

http://www.japo.eu/news.php

It will conclude our initial study on all Focke Wulf Fw 190Ds manufacturers ....

We hope you will like it and that it will catch your interest as the first volume did .

All the best

Eric

[Richard T. Eger]

Dear Eric,

Congratulations to you and Tomas Poruba. I went and took a look at the site advertisement and would suggest a change in setup, as the text is very hard to read against the black background.

Regards,
Richard

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Dear Eric,

This is definitely the best news of the year! Warm cpongratulations for all authors. Am in the starting block to get my copy!

Cheers

Marc

[Eric Larger]

Dear André

Many thanks for these kind words .

2 years at full speed to complete and publish volume II .

Any comments , when you will have the book , on our work is always welcome .

All the Best

Eric

[owenort]

Profile of 'Red 11' - 12.JG54

I have a question around this profile.

I've just purchased Volume II of this book and have the 'Red 11' profile sheet. I'm no expert, but it's my understanding that 12.JG54 was a component staffel of III Gruppe. Didn't this gruppe become IV/JG26 in February 1945, with 12 staffel renumbered to 16.JG26? I understand a new III/JG54 was raised for service on the Eastern Front, but never flew the D9 model?
Am I correct in thinking this profile of 'Red 11' should more properly be labelled as belonging to 16.JG26, as I believe Eelde airfield is in the West?

Thanks for your time

Steve

[Eric Larger]

Hello Steve

You are right saying that 12./JG54 was belonging to III./JG54. In march 1945 , the groupe was renamed IV./JG26 and of course staffel were renumbered but it seems that no 16./JG26 was created .

So the machine were probably split into the 3 other staffeln.

A new III./JG54 was set up in the eastern front from ZG76 . But there no relation with the 'old' III./JG54. At a time, for several days , 2 III./JG54 existed one on western front one on eastern front .

This machine was abondonned before the group was renamed IV./JG26 , that is whay it wore its original markings . Perhaps due to a mechanical problem.

9./JG54 was renamed 15./JG26 10 was renamed 13 and 11 => 14./JG26 .

W.Nr 210037 red 11 was reported having problems with the sealing rings of the main landing gear leg pistons on 4 November 1944 and that he had 12 flying hours behind it .

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