FW 200 Calado Airfield

[Franek Grabowski]

PAF-INDEX The Polish pilot is st.sierż. (F/Sgt) Władysław Szulczewski, 783689, born 22.01.1902, therefore I presume he was a ferry pilot. A multinational composition of the group still seems weird for me, though. Any chance for a good (as big as possible) scan of the photo?

[werfetter]

Herewith the back of the photograph. My father wrote 'Self' for himself. The other names, well, that is the best I could figure out

[werfetter]

Hi Chris, Franek,
let us talk. This particular plane has led to many rumours (KG200 was mentioned for instance), none verified.

And does anyone know what the camouflage was called, and the colours?

[Franek Grabowski]

Rumours are just what they are, rumours. It seems there is no proof for any other involvement, at least with the current knowledge.
The camouflage seems the standard 72/73/65 with a very pale squigle, sand or white perhaps.

[Chris Goss]

Look at my first posting as regards camouflage

[Dodecaneso]

Good job
please have a look to the Rhodes airports history at
www.dodecaneso.org
thanks

[edNorth]

Hi All,

Did only me notice the W.Nr. 0226 ? on the front end of gondola of G6+FY?

cheers
ed

[werfetter]

Yes, Ed, I did notice. What does it designate (what is the W Nr?). And how can you be sure this is G6+FY? Sorry if these are stupid questions!

And welcome Luciano!

[werfetter]

Ah! Going back to the flights in and out of Calado, the plane under attack must be G6+AY, and the deserted one must be G6+FY. Is that right?

[edNorth]

´W.Nr.´ is the Werk Nummer (i.e. factory number, some say serial number). The FW 200 Condors´s had W.Nr. 2000, 2484, 2892 to 2895, 2993 to 2996, 3098 to 3099, 3324 (12 machines, basically the A & B versions), then come 200 0001 to 200 0268 (268 machines, basically C & D versions). Some parts of history of this one was this (if correct)...

0226 FW 200 C-3/U7 (DP+ON) Luftwaffe - Transferred to Karlshagen, tested there 09.10. to 13.10.1943 - Transferred to Peenemunde-West, Erprobungskommando 15 on 15.10.1943 - Later to KG 100 in Italy (?) - [G6+FY] 14./TG 4 - Transferred to Sonderkommando Condor - [G6+FY] Abandoned and ´captured´ at Gadurra, Rohdes by 17.05.1945 [Photo]