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Old 14th May 2010, 19:08
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Missions flown by KG(J) 6

Hello,

I am looking for information about missions flown by KG(J) 6 from airfields around Prague in the last month of the war.
I found some information about the units few Me-262s, but I can't find any info about missions flown by the units Me-109s and Fw-190s. Does anyone know more? I am especially interested in 8./KG(J) 6.
I guess something can be found in JaPo Publishings "Luftwaffe over Czech Territory", unfortunatly it looks like the book is sold out.
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Old 14th May 2010, 19:36
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Re: Missions flown by KG(J) 6

I guess you have to wait for this title:
http://www.japo.eu/products.php
http://www.japo.eu/showpic.php?pic=b...ookcover15.jpg

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Old 15th May 2010, 00:50
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Re: Missions flown by KG(J) 6

Peter, I heard about this book, but it is mainly about the Me-262. I am more interested in the missions flown by the Me-109s and Fw-190s of KG(J)6.

Maybe someone who owns "Luftwaffe over Czech Territory" can have a look if it contains the information I am looking for.
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Old 15th May 2010, 02:12
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Re: Missions flown by KG(J) 6

It doesn't. There may be some detail in the text, though I doubt it. It mostly contains photos and losses - not to minimize the book at all. Wonderful book, but there is only so much they can do given the holes in the 1945 documentation.
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Old 15th May 2010, 08:19
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Re: Missions flown by KG(J) 6

That's too bad. Does anyone have another idea were I might find information?
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Old 15th May 2010, 10:04
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Re: Missions flown by KG(J) 6

Very little is written in Czech book "Praha v Plamenech = Prague in flames".
Table of losses is there and some memories...But I cannot say how new it may be to someone interested in these units...pages 80-86.


http://www.svetkridel.cz/index.php?i...20KA%8A%8A%C1K
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Old 15th May 2010, 12:35
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Re: Missions flown by KG(J) 6

Attached is an article written by Jan Horn about KG(J) 6 operations. There is some info about Bf 109 missions. Jan Horn is also the author of two books about Kampfgeschwader 6. See here http://horn-me262.de/. I hope this helps a little.

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Old 15th May 2010, 14:03
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Re: Missions flown by KG(J) 6

Thank you very much Hans Mcilveen. No infos about Bf 109 combat missions in the article, but none the less very interesting.
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Old 15th May 2010, 17:31
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Re: Missions flown by KG(J) 6

Jan Horns book 'Wir flogen gen Westen ' has a 10 page chapter titled ' Umschulung zu Jagdfliegen im Raum Prag '. It also includes the losses of Bf109s and Me262s of KG(J)6 in its loss lists.
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Old 15th May 2010, 19:10
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Re: Missions flown by KG(J) 6

Did Horn mention the cause of the Bf-109 losses in his book? Were they all due to accidents or also in combat?
All Bf-109 losses mentioned in his article seem to be due to accidents.
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