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New ? photo of a late war 19
Bonjour,
A new photo (for me) of a late war 109 : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Sna...UAAOSwAvJXA8je Regards. Rémi |
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Re: New ? photo of a late war 19
Rémi,
This machine is highly interesting: this is the third pic known: here are the other two ones: https://www.flickr.com/photos/280920...7632506648573/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/280920...7632506648573/ We are looking here at a very finely mottled Bf 109 G-6/AS "Rote 5". This camouflage type was sported by II./JG 51 machines, but they sported their II. Gruppe bar in front of the tactical number. Anders Hjortsberg suggests rather 6./JG 11 as this unit was known for having original camouflage patterns as well. This might make sense for the unit, but then comes the issue of the location: the card shown by the seller states Pau, the former Stab and I./JG 101 base close to the Western Pyrénées, a place where no fighting units were ever stationed... As the picture you found is sold among a batch of RCAF 401 Sqn pictures in Normandy, and that the military personnel seen on all pictures do wear RAF type fatigues, there is a fair chance that this Bf 109 was actually found by 401 RCAF personal...in Normandy. This would fit well with the known bases of II./JG 11...No certitude though Cheers Marc |
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Re: New ? photo of a late war 19
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II./JG11 didn't get its first G-6/AS before 9/44 according Holm site.... When 401RCAF was already away. Regards, Franck. PS: I almost forgot; Thanks Rémi! |
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Re: New ? photo of a late war 19
So which possible unit then, Franck ?
No clues so far, at least on my side... Cheers Marc |
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Re: New ? photo of a late war 19
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From the two best writers I did contact last year ... No positive answer. |
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Re: New ? photo of a late war 19
Hoping for a breakthrough, especially also pinpointing the location...
Cheers Marc |
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Re: New ? photo of a late war 19
Franck,
I think you will find that II./JG 11 received its first G-6/AS much earlier than September 1944 - just look at the well known and widely published a/c of Maj. Specht takein in April 1944 or the other G-6/AS shown in our JG 1/11 history, all photographed well before September. KR Jochen Prien |
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Re: New ? photo of a late war 19
A remark:
the background looks like Normandy (trees, flat zone,..), much more than Pau area GC |
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Re: New ? photo of a late war 19
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Thank you for your comment, I'm going to change this in my mind and in my data. Do you think it's a possible II./JG11 machine? Regards, Franck. |
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