Special photo set

[edwest]

Taken by a professional American military photographer. I have not seen these before:





http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/it...ISOBOX=1&REC=1

http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/it...SOBOX=1&REC=19

http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/it...ISOBOX=1&REC=8

http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/it...ISOBOX=1&REC=4

http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/it...SOBOX=1&REC=19



Usual disclaimer,
Ed

[John Beaman]

The Fw 190 is listed as:

Fw 190A-7, 340024, n.n., Flzg.Überführ.G. 1, 22-Feb-44, Bruchlandung due to technical failure., BA-MA Signatur RL 2 III/784, p.1, Hannover, 60%

[drgondog]

Originally Posted by John Beaman

The Fw 190 is listed as:

Fw 190A-7, 340024, n.n., Flzg.Überführ.G. 1, 22-Feb-44, Bruchlandung due to technical failure., BA-MA Signatur RL 2 III/784, p.1, Hannover, 60%

John - that would seem to be one early record in the life of the A-7 as a couple of GI's and multiple .50 cal holes would place the damage as something other than technical failure and into March/April 1945?

[John Beaman]

Originally Posted by drgondog

John - that would seem to be one early record in the life of the A-7 as a couple of GI's and multiple .50 cal holes would place the damage as something other than technical failure and into March/April 1945?

Well, note that the listing is 60% in Feb '44. Perhaps it was never repaired? In any event many of the "holes" look like square or triangular holes which I do not think .50 cal or other cal could make. Looks like a lot of post-discovery G.I. damage to me.

[Dennis Peschier]

I would like to add that the marking are not standard for aircraft in this series. They are from a later period. So it seems that it was repaired, even though it was 60% damaged. The white outline swastika (H4) appears a lot on repaired aircraft, perhaps replacement tail sections were delivered as such?

Dennis

[edNorth]

Spotted by LEMB member before, many of these are stated taken at Brandis (those showing Me 163, He 177 and Ju 88. Possibly one Hs 130 can be seen burnt out in background of one image).

[Roger Gaemperle]

Hello,

While the photos of the links show Me 163 V13 I have uploaded a photo of Me 163 V10 found at Brandis at BattleGroundRelics.

Regards,
Roger

[edwest]

Great find, Roger.




Ed

[afleuret]

Here's the link where seveal other photos can be found.
http://battlegroundrelics.com/album?...id_2=All&tid_4=

What do you think of the colour ones ? True or fake ?

[Revi16]

The pics of the Me-163 in the hangar are part of the US National Archives Collection.

Regards,
Mike