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

[Karoband]

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83. ACCORDING (STRONG INDICATIONS EXPERIMENTAL UNIT OBDL £ OBDL) ON SECOND SUCCESSFUL RECCE)) OF THE BEACHHEAD CARRIED OUT ONE THREE THREE TWO TO ONE FIVE ONE FIVE HOURS SECOND. NO £ NO OPS £ OPS ON FIRST OWING BAD WEATHER. ON SAME DAY THIS UNIT REPORTED ONLY TWO ASSISTED TAKE-OFF DEVICES USABLE ..., cf. UK's National Archives, DEFE 3, Ref. CX/MSS/T276/73 (R274/11/22), XL6272.
On 2 August 1944, Oblt. Erich Sommer probably used R-Geräte, like those in this screenshot, to lift enough fuel in Ar 234 V7 (W.Nr. 130007; "T9+MH") from Juvincourt to cover not only the beachhead, but to make wide loops to cover areas further inland from 15:32 to 17:15 hours local time.

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84. This aerial photograph, one of 380 taken, was developed and analyzed by the facilities under 1.(F)/121. In this photo we can see that their analysts documented and annotated their photographs. From this picture we learn that the "Beob." (Beobachter = observer) was "Oblt. Sommer", date "2.8.44", time "16.32", altitude "11000m" and place "Asnelles-sur-Mer". Note the clock as part of the photo in the right bottom corner.

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85. On his return to Juvincourt on 2 August, Somer used his personal camera to film Oblt. Horst Götz sitting on the top of his Ar 234 V5 (W.Nr. 130005; "T9+LH") as it was being towed off the field after its flight from Oranienburg.