Late war Bf 109 pictures source

[Marc-André Haldimann]

I almost missed this late war Bf 109 G among the current eBay offers:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ori...oq~:rk:10:pf:0

One can see under the right wing of the Fw 189 in the foreground, a low-visibility camouflaged Bf 109 G-10. The tactical marking being a "Schwarze 7" allows to link up this airframe to the one published by Hideki Noro in his 2009 "LO+ST", p. 175. It is captioned to be an Erla built Bf 109 G-10 W.Nr. 152 3?3 possibly photographed at Salzburg in May 1945.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/280920...-8RxGfG-8RuHzx

Scrutinising the published photo allows IMHO to read W.Nr. 152 033 rather then W.Nr. 152 3?3. Hence my three questions:

1. Any known W.Nr. in the 152 3xx range ?
2. Any information on W.Nr. 152 033 ?
3. Any positive identification for the airfield where those planes were found ?

Thanks in advance
Marc

[S Sheflin]

Hi Marc,
Regarding your question #1, I’m at work away from my database files, but I can tell you that I have approximately eight other Erla-built Bf 109 G-10’s from within the 152 xxx series, and I believe all of them to be 152 0xx, i.e., below 152 100.
As to question #3, I believe the location to be Salzburg, Austria.
I will confirm the above when I get home.
Respectfully,
Steve Sheflin

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Originally Posted by S Sheflin

Hi Marc,
Regarding your question #1, I’m at work away from my database files, but I can tell you that I have approximately eight other Erla-built Bf 109 G-10’s from within the 152 xxx series, and I believe all of them to be 152 0xx, i.e., below 152 100.
As to question #3, I believe the location to be Salzburg, Austria.
I will confirm the above when I get home.
Respectfully,
Steve Sheflin

Many thanks for your answers and leads, Steve; much appreciated. Looking forward for your further news.

Cheers
Marc

[Charles Bavarois]

Hello Marc,

as for the 152.xxx we have BAL for most a/c from 152.000 to 152.074. Then a gap followed by 152.375 to 152.395. All of them Bf 109 G-10/R6.

The 152.3xx Batch had its BAL very late in March 1945 and I did not find any more information on this birds with one exception: 152.377 was to be delivered from Leipzig Erla-Auslieferungslager to III./JG 300 on 14. April 1945 (Ultra HW5/692).

Carl

[ouidjat]

Originally Posted by Charles Bavarois

Hello Marc,

as for the 152.xxx we have BAL for most a/c from 152.000 to 152.074. Then a gap followed by 152.375 to 152.395. All of them Bf 109 G-10/R6.

The 152.3xx Batch had its BAL very late in March 1945 and I did not find any more information on this birds with one exception: 152.377 was to be delivered from Leipzig Erla-Auslieferungslager to III./JG 300 on 14. April 1945 (Ultra HW5/692).

Carl

Thank you Carl,

Some are thinking I'm at least a liar, or at worst a mythomaniac (or the contrary) even when I give your name as source.
...

Franck.

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Originally Posted by Charles Bavarois

Hello Marc,

as for the 152.xxx we have BAL for most a/c from 152.000 to 152.074. Then a gap followed by 152.375 to 152.395. All of them Bf 109 G-10/R6.

The 152.3xx Batch had its BAL very late in March 1945 and I did not find any more information on this birds with one exception: 152.377 was to be delivered from Leipzig Erla-Auslieferungslager to III./JG 300 on 14. April 1945 (Ultra HW5/692).

Carl

Excellent Carl ! Many thanks for your insight.

Cheers
Marc

[S Sheflin]

CORRECTION: My last sentence should read 152xxx not 155xxx.
Steve Sheflin

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Hi there, Gang;

This photo is nagging: it rings a bell as I'm under the impression to have seen it already - maybe because of the double white cross painted on the propeller blade base. I just searched for more then one hour this Bf 109 G-14/AS or G-10 through my files, without success... See attachment and original link here:
http://www.tankdestroyer.net/images/...50-500-100.png

Original caption says: "Sgt. Warren J. Allen of Headquarters Company demonstrates his flying and shooting skills. Photo courtesy of Charles Wilts."

Any ideas about this particular machine ?

Thanks in advance.
Marc

[sgeorges4]

do you have any bf 109 G14/AS still in factory or unachived after the war picture or not?

thanks for your answer

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Hi there sgeorges4,

There are photos of Bf 109 G-14 in final assembly at Detmold, after 13 April 1945. None I know of is of the G-14/AS variant though.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/280920...57631642100122

Cheers
Marc