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Artur Dau 7/JG51 - Bf 109 Call Sign - 10 July 1940
Oberfeldwebel Artur Dau of 7./JG 51 was shot down twice during the Battle of Britain, on 29 August he was flying in Bf 109E-4 (1523) White 14. Does anyone know the werk number and call sign for the Bf 109E-4 in which he was shot down on 10 July 1940? A photo in Alarmstart shows the crashed aicraft but the call sign can't be read.
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Re: Artur Dau 7/JG51 - Bf 109 Call Sign - 10 July 1940
Call sign or fuselage code? If it is the same photo which shows him standing behind the port wing and a burnt out front section, code is not visible and Jochen Prien doesn't identify it. I was in touch with Dau but did not ask about this
Last edited by Chris Goss; 27th August 2024 at 11:02. |
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Re: Artur Dau 7/JG51 - Bf 109 Call Sign - 10 July 1940
Hi Chris,
I don't know what the official term is, but I meant the Staffel number, e.g White 14 on his later aircraft. Could this earlier one have carried the same number? Peter |
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Re: Artur Dau 7/JG51 - Bf 109 Call Sign - 10 July 1940
Kennzeichen or stammkennzeichen? Probably best to call it tactical code as it identifies Staffel and Gruppe but not unit. As opposed to factory code i.e GC+CG. Whether white 14 was his preferred number I cannot say
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Re: Artur Dau 7/JG51 - Bf 109 Call Sign - 10 July 1940
July 10 is pre-BoB, or?
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Re: Artur Dau 7/JG51 - Bf 109 Call Sign - 10 July 1940
July 10th was the first 'official day of the BOB.
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Re: Artur Dau 7/JG51 - Bf 109 Call Sign - 10 July 1940
So how did the Luftwaffe pilots communicate with each other in the air?
Fighters: Verbandskennzeichen ie weiss 1 and so on? But what about those with a specific task as <, <I, << etc? Bombers and other units using long VKZN? Cheers Stig |
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Re: Artur Dau 7/JG51 - Bf 109 Call Sign - 10 July 1940
E.g. Adler 1 to Adler 2. Each squadron got his codename before takeoff.
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Re: Artur Dau 7/JG51 - Bf 109 Call Sign - 10 July 1940
Shades of the film Battle of Britain with He 111s using the call sign Tomato!
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Re: Artur Dau 7/JG51 - Bf 109 Call Sign - 10 July 1940
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Can you explain it a bit more in detail please? Were these code names permanent or issued for each mission? If the latter, they would need the German dictionary to comply..... Cheers Stig PS: I remember that film, but not the vegetable bit.... ![]() I and many others from the Swedish Aviation Historical Society were there with an exhibition with models, photos etc Jesus, where did time evapaorate..... Cheers Stig |
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