Fw 109 in Catania

[RudiS]

Hi all,

Does anyone have more information on this abandoned Fw 190 in Catania? The WNr doesn't show on the photo.

Thanks in advance,
Rudi.

[RudiS]

The title should of course read Fw 190 and not Fw 109.

Does anyone know what the yellow O on the fuselage stands for? I'm not an expert on German fighters, but that's the first time I see such a strange marking.

The same aircraft can be seen here at around 2 minutes playing time:
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65...d-German-plane

Does anyone recognizes the emblem? It looks a bit like 5./SchG2 but the colors are different.

Regards,
Rudi.

[Andrew Arthy]

Hi Rudi,

This aircraft is featured on page 129 of Morten Jessen and my Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in the Battle for Sicily book. 'Yellow O + ' belonged to 7./Sch.G. 2, and had the WNr. 0150 1437. It was damaged in a bombing raid on Catania on 4 July 1943.

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com

[RudiS]

Thanks Andrew. Very much appreciated.

Regards,
Rudi.

[Milos Gazdic]

Hey Andrew
Do you know if this aircraft was a subject of any profile artist?
Best
M

[Andrew Arthy]

Hey Milos,

Yes, Claes Sundin did a very nice profile of 'Yellow O + ' for our Sicily book. It also appears in our eArticle, 'Striking at the Allied Advance' (http://airwarpublications.com/earticles/frontline/). I'm sure I've seen it profiled somewhere else, but can't remember where at the moment.

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com

[Milos Gazdic]

Great! I am in Sri Lanka and was unable to check the book!

[Andrew Arthy]

Hi Milos,

Found it! It's also profiled on page 17 of Erik Mombeeck's Luftwaffe Gallery No. 2.

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com/earticles