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[JP Vieira]

Very interesting photos: thanks for sharing

[RolandF]

Here´s the Cham-Michelsdorf photograph:

Source: "Sie kommen! Die letzten Kriegstage in der Oberpfalz"

Regards

Roland

[masmar]

Hi,

just discovered another intresting photo showing a K4.
It's currently sold here:
http://cgi.ebay.de/WW2-German-Luftwa...item564111f2e2
It shows the typical, often discussed Wertheim/Bodenwöhr camo and has been under repair at "Welser Flugwerke".
Enjoy!

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Hi there Roland and MAtthias,

Good to find you back in a K-4 thread! Roland, thanks for forwarding this shot of Cham Michelsdorf.

Matthias, your find is actually a rip from Hideki Noro's "LO+ST". Just can't find the book right now, but if my memory still serves me, this K-4 was discarded at Salzburg.

Cheers
Marc

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Correction; this K-4 picture does not stem from Noro's book... Getting old; I can't remember where I did see it. Maybe in your thread over on LEMB, Christian? As I have been locked out without any explanation, could you check this for me? Thanks!

Cheers
Marc

[ChristianK]

Yep, it's from Salzburg. The Ju 88 in the background is the rather well-known L1+BM from LG 1. Even though the ebay seller claims it's an original, I think the photo comes from the NARA collection. Besides, a shot of the Fw 190 A-7 in the center when it was still in one piece can be found in Wings of the Black Cross Vol.1, page 5.

Cheers,
Christian

[RolandF]

Hi Marc and all,
The K-4 is depicted in a later WOTBC volume, too. Vol. 4, I think.
If my memory serves me well before being repainted with US stars it had been "Yellow 5" with number 5 painted only on the port side of the fuselage. But it had been found at Ainring, as far as I remember.

Matthias, is your statement correct this K-4 had been repaired at Wels? Nothing to do with the manufacturing of the tail unit? If this is so this Bf109 was brand-new recycled and undergoing additional painting. Obviously there had been not enough time to apply the second tactical number "5" on the starboard side of the fuselage.

If it had been repaired I´d be very careful to adress any camo system.

Regards

Roland

[ouidjat]

Originally Posted by Marc-André Haldimann

Correction; this K-4 picture does not stem from Noro's book... Getting old; I can't remember where I did see it. Maybe in your thread over on LEMB, Christian? As I have been locked out without any explanation, could you check this for me? Thanks!

Cheers
Marc

Hi my friend!!
I need an explanation here. This Bf109K-4 is supposed to have been "captured" in Ainring, didn't it?
See another thread on LEMB... Or maybe it's a different plane.
Since it wasn't clear, I googled for Ainring and discovered it was very close by Salzburg; 1km???? less, more or less?
Does it mean:
1/ the plane was found in Ainring then transported to Salzburg scrap, let say near by train transportation facilities for metal business?
2/ The plane was found in Ainring and the scrap was in Ainring, but memories said "Salzburg" 'cause it was easier to remember it?

Any comments about this?

Cheers, Franck.

[RolandF]

Hi Franck,

the distance from Neubiberg to Salzburg are 130 km, from Ainring to Salzburg are less than 10 km (in fact just across the river Saalach). Short enough to be confused with Salzburg-Maxglan

Regards

Roland

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi, all!

My favourite in th thread until now:

http://www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/0659c07189da8c11_large

What a basis for a model diorama!

Regards,
Andreas B