Re: Some enlarged and "tweaked" known photos of Ar 234s

[Karoband]

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86. By 28 August 1944, the Allies had not only broken out of the beachhead and captured Paris, but had crossed the Seine, causing a bug-out of German aircraft from Juvincourt. Götz and Sommer were ordered to fly to Chievres, Belgium, but on approach the V5 was fired upon by German flak. Damaged, Götz decided to fly the V5 to Oranienburg where it could be more quickly repaired. On landing, Götz was injured when two stones flew into the cockpit when he was hit from behind by Fw. Ernst Brandt of Fl.Ü.G. 1 (Mitte) in a taxiing Fw 190 F8, killing Brandt. This photo shows the severed rear of the V5, a total write-off.
In all Sommer and Götz had flown ten sorties over France while at Juvincourt, giving the German High Command a good view of unfolding events. Götz's report on the operation can be found on pages 287-289 of Karl Pawlas, Arado Ar 234 der erst Strahlbomber der Welt, Band 1, (Luftfahrt, 1956) which includes a compendium of Arado company documents on the Ar 234.


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87. This is a still from one of Sommer's films with his V7 behind the trolley. Sommer continued to fly recce missions from Rheine in V7 until 2 October 1944, including cover of the English ports and London. On 1 November, Fj Fw. Walter Wendt attempted an einsatz in V7 from Rheine:
"Beim Start zum Einsatz an 1.11.44 ist das Fleugzeug vom linken Auslager gefallen, wo bei die Rumpfunter seite und Seiten ruder beschädigt wurden, Personensch den ist nicht eingetreten," Pawlas p. 382. Although repaired, it was retired from service on 18 November 1944, Smith & Creek, (Classic, 2022) p. 305.