Late war Bf 109 pictures source

[Marc-André Haldimann]

And another nagging question: I just uploaded a picture thanks to Peter, over on LEMB, of a WNF built Bf 109 G-6 "Rote 3", of an unknown III./JG.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2809206...n/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2809206...n/photostream/

I'm pretty sure I've seen already this pic, but can't remember where. Your help will be appreciated!

Cheers
Marc

[ouidjat]

Originally Posted by Marc-André Haldimann

And another nagging question: I just uploaded a picture thanks to Peter, over on LEMB, of a WNF built Bf 109 G-6 "Rote 3", of an unknown III./JG.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2809206...n/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2809206...n/photostream/

I'm pretty sure I've seen already this pic, but can't remember where. Your help will be appreciated!

Cheers
Marc

You take your Excel sheet;
in Kennung column you type Rote 3 (fortunately only 6 answers)
You start to check with "Unknown unit" and Bingo ... That's the one!

[URL="www.flickr.com/photos/28092068@N03/8699746632" ... The same than one of the two above.

Cheers, Franck.

[Falcon]

Oh yes. Good photos, Marc! And BIG thanks to Mr. Evans for the find on eBay... very good! Respect...

I don't find it... but I remember a colour photo of a G-6(?) with a "red 3"?!

For your photo from post #625... looks a bit like that:
http://www.me109.info/display.php?a=e&fid=7358
But the new photo was taken later... gras is higher and some more parts are missing on the plane (prop blade, etc.)

[Marc-André Haldimann]

True, David: Peter helps us enormously with his untiring picture hunting efforts.

As for post 625, we have a real trouble here: the bridge in the background looks like the one in Arnhem, and this 109 belly landed on the northern bank of the Rhine, which to my understanding was held by the Germans until Spring 1945.... Don't know what to do with this one. The one sure thing is the sitting officer: he is for sure British, not Russian like for Bf 109 G-14 W.Nr. 511 500 "Weisse 10"...

Prost!
Marc

[Nick Beale]

If it's Arnhem, wouldn't it be on the south bank of the Rhein? On the north bank, the bridge emerged right out of the built-up area of the city. There was open ground to the south, e.g. where the Polish Parachute Brigade was dropped.

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Thanks for bringing me back on tracks... I gout my perspectives mixed up.

Marc

[Falcon]

Here a photo:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...the_bridge.jpg
That it...

[ChrisS]

Pretty certain that the bridge is Nijmegen, counting the vertical supports it is the same number in both the images supplied.

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Many thanks, chaps, this sets the location! "All" what remains now is the unit and date;-))

Much appreciated!
Marc

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Thanks for reminding me, Franck! By having a closer look, at the second (blow-up) pic, we can notice a III Gruppe bar. This would thus give us 10./JG 2, which at that time was based at Vannes-Meucon.

Cheers
Marc