About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :

[canonne]

Hi,
I am searching for a photo showing this Luftwaffe pilot : Uffz. Manfred Papfka, JG 54, JG 300 who fought on East front in 1944 – 1945.
Thank you

Philippe

[canonne]

Please if no photo ... do you find this pilot in some sources, archives ?
Thank you ..

[canonne]

Excuse me ... I have a doubt ... I read PAPFKA as his family name : is it ?

[Merlin]

I read Peschke

[canonne]

Thank you very much indeed ... I think you are right !! Excellent track.

[Matti Salonen]

1943-11-23, 5./JG 54, Fw 190 F-2, 1501328, 5 schw, Ostryjki (Pl.Qu. 00183)
Flugzeugführer Ogfr Peschke, Manfred, verletzt
Überschlag bei Notlandung infolge Motorstörung und Flugzeug am Boden verbrannt. Bruch 90 %.
GQM gives 1943-11-22 and WNr. 1328.

Matti

[Stig Jarlevik]

How odd Matti

I have 1501328 as an A-5 model.

Cheers
Stig

[Matti Salonen]

Stig, you may be right. GQM gives A-5 but according to my notes (from NVM?) it was F-2. However, 5./JG 54 operated at that time only A-4 and A-5 and therefore it would be strange to have F-version, which was intended for Schl.Gs.


Matti

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hallo again Matti

I should have checked my other books first.
According to Dietmar Hermann the two initial versions of the F model (F-1 and F-2) were in fact aliasis for the A-4/U-3 and A-5/U-3, so in fact not strange at all that the ID F-2 could be used at the same time as A-5 (or more precise A-5/U-3).

My apologies

In the case of aircraft being JG 54 operated, the ID A-5 is perhaps more appropriate....
Cheers
Stig

[canonne]

Gerhard, Matti and Stig !
Thank you so much ! Very precious information.
Please :
1- what does it mean "5 schw, Ostryjki (Pl.Qu. 00183)" ?
2- Which book (Lorant ?) studies with event ?
This important event is not listed in his Flugbuch … or ... disappeared ... because these pages are missing unfortunately …

Merci

Philippe