SKG10/10.JG2

[RT]

I hv a Fl.stab Ing. named Läpple ernst, who shored in 12 july 1943 , near Shoreham, It seems to hv stayed for 1/1.5 month in the water, at that time he could hv been involved with 10.JG2 to test a guidance system for Jabo, who knows more ???

Rémi

[Peter Cornwell]

Hello Rémi,

In his excellent book, Chris Goss shows him flying Fw190A-5 (1106) Blue 11 of 10./JG2 shot down by F/Sgt Wallace Tyerman of No.486 Squadron, 4 miles off Bognor Regis at 12.15 hours on March 1, 1943.

Source:Lw Fighter-Bombers Over Britain Crecy (2003)

[RT]

Many thks Peter, it miss me the first letter of the name nd so impossible to find it out, it seems that these tests didn't gave so good results, when we see how many Jabo that landed "safely" in the wrong airplace, Manston very busy at one time

Rémi

[Chris Goss]

What he was doing is not known-he was a technical engineer and flying by himself that day. Guidance system? No-they had no such thing nor could they use such things flying at zero feet and 310 IAS!

[RT]

He is supposed to hv been posted to 10.JG2 from 7. febr., for testing a "Zielflug vorsatzgerät" so some kind of device to find their way to the target, maybe flying higher or...

rémi

maybe some früh Egon system, prisoners spoke about the possiblity to be lead from their base to their goal...

[Chris Goss]

EGON was not used by these daytime fighter-bombers-all they used was dead reckoning, skill and the Mk 1 Eyeball!