12/01 - Bf109s on eBay & one emblem

[ouidjat]

Hi John,

Hence the interest to have Ilhefeld victory list, which I've not.
Priller did flew this machine too... "they" said.
Let's say it was Ilhefeld normal mount and if my eyes aren't misleading me the following picture is showing us the same plane with that "eBay rudder":

http://www.me109.info/display.php?a=e&fid=6764
from a not so old eBay auction. Picture most probably taken at Mariupol, Winter 1941/42.

... But looking at Berres victory list http://www.luftwaffe.cz/berres.html I see he got his 36th in March 1943 and his 48th in July 1943 most of them were "roundel doted planes" except the first six which were red stared, in ... winter 1941/42. Does it mean he took Ilhefeld plane and put his own victories at the end of the former kills display list?

OK; Ilhefeld is enough for me and I don't think I'm that wrong declaring that. Last, doesn't mean Berres didn't flew this machine John, of course.

Regards, Franck.

[Jim P.]

Gollob certainly had no where near this number of claims against the Brits or French. And Berres was from later. WNr. 6095 of Ihlefeld is definitely the match, particularly given that the last two-digits are visible.