Captured Fw190 photo

[photo-war]

Originally Posted by Broncazonk

The fuselage lift tube hole is the small circular spot above the bar. The larger hole/dot is rather mysterious, is it not?

[veltro]

IMHO could also easily be one of the several "dots" on the original negative which are spread throughout this fantastic photo or even maybe a bullet hole...

[John Manrho]

mmmmmm....Halle.....so "schwarze 3"...???

[Broncazonk]

Originally Posted by veltro

IMHO could also easily be one of the several "dots" on the original negative which are spread throughout this fantastic photo or even maybe a bullet hole...

I'm thinking it's too big and perfect to be a defect in the negative, or to be a war wound.

Update: this circular access hatch (plug) opening is illustrated and documented in the 1:48 scale drawings (and the Focke Wulf repair manual drawings) in Focke Wulf Fw 190D No. 7 by AJ Press. It appears to provide hand and tool access to service the tail wheel actuating mechanism. (Although the oxygen cylinders are quite close to that opening as well. So it might be the access point to refill those cylinders.)

Time for the experts...

[Broncazonk]

<<Is there any interest in posting this photo over on the "Allied and Soviet Air Forces Forum" with a view towards identifying the Russians? At least one (the soldier seated on the tire) and maybe three of them are Order of the Red Star recipients.>>

[photo-war]

Broncazonk, this photo came from a photo album 116th Guardian Fighter Aviation Regiment engineer (ground personnel), his name is known to me, he is Red Star order recipient as well.

A thought concerning image defect may be correct, several photos have such black spots of various shape. Note this photo from the same album, ‘black spot’ defect appears on soldier’s overseas cap.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...403#post200403

[Tomas Prusa]

To photo war -Thank you for sharing this nice photo. This circular opening in extension plug is not photo defect, it is circular access hatch as Broncazonk right said in his comment. You can see this hatch on my attachement. source: Fw190D ersatzteil-liste 1944
I think, John Manrho is right with JG6 black 3. When I comparing mottling around vertical bar and camouflage style around balkenkreuze, I think this matched well with known photos of this a/c.
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