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Re: Some enlarged and "tweaked" known photos of Ar 234s
The Romagna Air Finders included the Ar 234 in a book 'Aerei Perduti Romagna 1942–1945' by E. Lanconelli, A. Raccagni and F. Raccagni (Società Editrice «Il Ponte Vecchio», 2008). This says they visited the crash site on 5 March 2005 and gives the co-ordinates as 44º 35.30' N, 11º 56.67' E.
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Re: Some enlarged and "tweaked" known photos of Ar 234s
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1578
99. The second recce Ar 234 Berta to become operational was W.Nr. 140153 "T9+HH" of Kommando Sperling that Ltn. Wolfgang Ziese used on 13 October 1944 13:23-15:26 hrs. to cover Antwerp and Ostend, (Horn, Die Augen des OKW, Teil 1, p. 62). The rear camera hatch did not close properly and the "3" stencil was inverted. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1579 100. These are stills from a film showing "T9+HH" being taken out of a hangar to be fitted with Walter R-Geräte. Like Gotz, Ziese was transferred to 1.(F)/123 in February 1945 taking "T9+HH" with him. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1580 101. To my suspicious eye, this seems to be a staged photo op, with crewmen pushing the Arado out of the hangar. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1581 102. Even pilots seem to be helping lift the RATO booster into place. |
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Re: Some enlarged and "tweaked" known photos of Ar 234s
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1582
103. The werknummer can be seen in this picture. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1583 104. And finally it gets pushed back inside. The rear camera hatch still seems to be loose. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1584 105. Wolfgang Ziese climbs up the side of his Berta. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1585 106. "Lt. Wolfgang Ziese beim Einstieg in Seine Ar 234 B-2b. Auf den Rumpfrüchen lingt Ogfr. Willi Mensching, sein I Wart. Hier in Rheine, noch beim Kdo. Sperling," (Jan Horn, Die Augen des OKW, Teil 2, (2023) p. 36. On 14 April 1945, Hptm. Horst Gotz, staffelkapitän of 1.(F)/123, flew his last feindflug in "T9+HH", 08:35 - 10:15 hrs., from Lübeck-Blankensee, (Horn, Teil 2, p. 69. Although "T9+HH" was present at Leck on 5 May 1945, Ziese flew "4U+FH" to Stavanger. At 08:00 hrs., "T9+HH+ was blown up by German troops at Leck, p. 82. |
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Re: Some enlarged and "tweaked" known photos of Ar 234s
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1586
107. The third recce Ar 234 B-2b (W.Nr. 140151; "T9+KH") first appears on the strength reports of Kommando Sperling on 24 October 1944, (Horn, Die Augen des OKW, Teil 1, (2021), p.67). Its first operation was flown on 1 November 1944 by Oblt. Werner Muffey, 14:32 to 15:25 hrs., when he aborted a sortie to SE England due to bad weather. This photo can be found on p. 200 of Smith & Creek, Ar 234 Blitz, (Classic, 2022) and is captioned: "Werner Muffey's T9+KH being towed in the approved manner by a Kettenkrad tracked motorcycle. His aircraft is carrying two drop tanks, one under each engine nacelle." This picture may have been taken after an op was aborted due to rain. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1587 108. This view of "T9+KH", W.Nr. 140151, shows the wappen ofKommando Sperling [Sparrow], a white silouette of a stylized sparrow carrying a camera being propelled by a jet. As far as I know, this was the only Arado to carry this wappen. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1588 109. "Not a KG 76 aircraft, but very represntative of a typical pre-take-off scene foe all the Ar 234 units. Here the B-2 of Oblt. Werner Muffey, W.Nr. 140151, T9+KH of Kommando Sperling, is readied for flight at Rheine in the autumn of 1944. This reconnaissance aircraft has Walter RATO units fitted and a generator provides auxiliary power for preflight checks," (Creek & Forsyth, Blitz Bombers, (Chandos, 2020), p. 64). http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1589 110. From another angle, the wappen can be seen, as well as the technician in white pants. |