eBAy: Captured german planes

[S Sheflin]

Hi Marc,

Once again, I must thank you for your hard work and dedication.

Regarding this photo, http://www.ww2online.org/image/ameri...e-1944-or-1945, purportedly WNr. 568318, after checking my database and photo files I believe it is more likely:
Ar/War-built Fw 190 F-8 (WNr. 588318) 40+ white.

Respectfully,

Steve Sheflin

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Originally Posted by S Sheflin

Hi Marc,

Once again, I must thank you for your hard work and dedication.

Regarding this photo, http://www.ww2online.org/image/ameri...e-1944-or-1945, purportedly WNr. 568318, after checking my database and photo files I believe it is more likely:
Ar/War-built Fw 190 F-8 (WNr. 588318) 40+ white.

Respectfully,

Steve Sheflin

You're most welcome, Steve; thanks for your praise and much appreciated correction for "Weisse 40".

Sincerely
Marc

[Jasate]

Excellent photos, thanks for posting!

Shame about the poor condition of the second "Blue 1" photo.

[Marc-André Haldimann]

You’re welcome, Jasate

Original credit goes to Spektor at modelforum.cz.

Cheers
Marc

[John Manrho]

Nice, more pictures of Blue 1......the second D-9 picture is imho not an II./JG 6 a/c but probably an II./JG 2 one......there are no D-9's with red-white-red bands....

J.

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Originally Posted by John Manrho

Nice, more pictures of Blue 1......the second D-9 picture is imho not an II./JG 6 a/c but probably an II./JG 2 one......there are no D-9's with red-white-red bands....

J.

Thanks John,

That was my mistake: I'm currently in the Swiss Alps....without my library. I'm pretty sure this II./JG 2 plane has been already published, possibly in Jerry Crandall's books.

Cheers
Marc

[John Manrho]

That's fine Marc......thin air in The Alps...:-))).....I already Checked Jerry's books but no luck....there is something that looks similar but not the same a/c.

Cheers,
John

[Maciej Góralczyk]

A few more shots from the same collection:
http://www.ww2online.org/image/ameri...n-1944-or-1945
http://www.ww2online.org/image/remai...d-1944-or-1945
http://www.ww2online.org/image/remai...n-1944-or-1945

[S Sheflin]

Hello Maciej,
Thank you for posting these interesting photos (Post #664).
Regarding: http://www.ww2online.org/image/ameri...n-1944-or-1945, this is a beautiful example of an Fw 190 F-8 outfitted for night attack operations. Note that it is fitted with exhaust flame dampers, and that its small yellow plane number 5 has been applied relatively far forward of its Balkankreuz and on its main gear wheel covers.
Does anyone recognize the hangar/control tower in the background?
Respectfully,
Steve Sheflin

[ChristianK]

... and this one looks like a Ju 86 fitted with a FuG antenna: https://49fe30bb3aa7406c16dc-5c96811....297.152_1.jpg Also very interesting, never seen that before (given that the antenna in the picture really belonged to the wreck behind it, of course)