Johannes " macky " Steinhoff May 1940

[ChrisS]

Hi again Steve

There was another thread on Steinhof here http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...p?t-16149.html which may muddy the water even more!

I do have two images of a Bf-109E White 1 of 4./JG 52 with the sword on shield emblem which according to Sinisa Sestanovic in 'Emblems of (the) Jagdwaffe 1936-1945' was introduced in the winter of 1940-41. But the images show a yellow Russia rumpfband and I have annotated the images 'July 1942' so my guess is that these are not images of Steinhof's machine.

However according to Barbas in 'Die Geschichte der II.Gruppe des JG 52' the unit did not use the two gruppe 'bar'. If this is correct then I do have a number of White 1 images taken during the Spring of 1940. But as Steinhof was not appointed Staka until August 1940 these also would probably not be his plane either!

You are welcome to all the images, PM me with your email addy.

Chris