BF 109G-10 77022. New gen

[Freddy]

Ferdinando you're right about everything but unfortunately we all were wrong in "glimpsing" on the picture something that does not really exist. What seemed to me a panel and to you a section of the fuselage is in fact only the cockpit overturned on the wing as can be clearly seen in the other photo. Probably both pictures had been taken on the same occasion.
I thought it was a panel because it seemed that the edges were too defined than those of a ripped sheet but as you see the reality is different and I'm sorry I have stirred up all this "hornet's nest".
Among other things I also said another nonsense about the flaps that actually are in the retracted position while the radiator flaps are open and this made me misled.
Sometimes, before starting to write in one go it would be better for me to lose a little more time in observing better and in thinking more.
I cannot understand if it's just because old age or simple stupidity.
Sorry.

[veltro]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Ferdinando you're right about everything but unfortunately we all were wrong in "glimpsing" on the picture something that does not really exist. What seemed to me a panel and to you a section of the fuselage is in fact only the cockpit overturned on the wing as can be clearly seen in the other photo. Probably both pictures had been taken on the same occasion.

I agree. Sometimes we watch but we don't see... until someone points out the evidence.

So, same circumstance and at least two shots taken... still would love to know where with some certainty.

[veltro]

Small addendum... Although very late (I know), and to give due credit to Steefan Bouwer, who started this thread, I've managed to download the whole Operational Diaries of 1 Sqn. SAAF (courtesy of UK National Archives) and ascertained that the unit since April 18, 1945 was based in Tissano (alias Risano as landing ground).

So Goulding, who at the time was CO of the unit, was stationed very near to Campoformido and within the area of that airfield's wide web of dispersal areas.

This leaves no doubt about him having the means and the opportunity to take there the two shots of "77022x". Which, IMHO, leaves no doubts about the fact that who redacted the A.I.2(g) report simply missed to write the Werke Nummer of the aircraft when dealing with the "unidentified" five Bf 109Gs found...

Or, at least, this is the best explaination I have managed to come up with.

Thanks for the patience.