Some Me 410 photographs

[Karoband]

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1. This is a picture of Me 410 A-1 WNr. 238 "U5+KG", an early aircraft assigned to 16./KG 2 for fernnachtjagd (long distance night fighter) operations. While it still has the RLM 76 undersides of a day fighter, this is a great view of the long, tubular flame suppressors attached to the exhaust ports of the engine. This feature was crucial to night operations over England in mid-1943. The besatzung (team) of flugzeugführer (pilot) Fw. Franz Zwissler and bordfunker (radio operator) Ofw. Leo Raida was shot down by a Mosquito NF of 85 RAF Squadron on the night of 13/14 July 1943 in "U5+KG" (RL 2-III/1191 p. 126).

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2. Oblt. Rudolf Abrahamczik (centre), Staka of 4./KG 51 in February 1944, stands in front of Me 410 A-1 "U5+FE" as a ruptured tire is changed. The Me 410 is still in the livery of 14./KG 2 and as late as 15 March 1944 he would be flying "U5+AE" to his next assignment as Staffelkapitän of 12./KG 51. Note that the Me 410s of V./KG 2 now had black undersides.


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3. The groundcrew are seen changing the flattened tire of "F", Note the closed bomb-bay doors indicating this unit was capable of dropping bombs as well as intruder ops.


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4. Oblt. Abrahamczik is shown standing in front of the Me 410 A-1. The livery of V./KG 2 included a smaller white cap on a black propeller hub. Abrahamczik was not promoted to Hauptmann until 1 May 1944 and he last flew "U5+FE" on 8 March 1944 (Horn, p. 14).