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1. At 07.10 hrs. on the morning of 5 May 1945,
Uffz. Hans Eckerlein of 9./KG 76 took off from Leck, Germany for Stavanger-Sola, Norway with nine other pilots from KG 76 in Arado Ar 234 B-2 jet bombers, just prior to the 08.00 hour of capitulation in Germany and Denmark. He immediately encountered bad weather, and, separated from the others, turned around and made a hard landing at 08.36 hrs. at Flensburg-Weiche, Germany. The only serviceable aircraft available to him was the
Kommodore's personal aircraft, Ar 234 B-2 W.Nr. 140600 "F1+AA" (green A). This photograph shows that this Arado has the standard green RLM 81/82 splinter camouflage used for both bomber and recce Arados. However, the starboard engine is a replacement with KG 76's grey-white winter camouflage on its nacelle. Note that a green leading-edge ring has been applied to the cowl of the nacelle. The significance of the white "13" is unknown to me.
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2. This view shows that the port nacelle cowl also has a leading-edge ring of green but the nacelle is in the standard splinter camouflage. Also note that at this time the bomber Arados of KG 76 did
not have racks under the nacelles to carry bombs. Also the tilt of green "A" in this picture is due to the damaged tyre and collapsed oleo on the starboard main strut. This aircraft was unflyable without replacement parts.
3rd January 2024, 09:35
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