Article of K. Scheer (4./NJG 100) - Fw 189 night fighter photo

[Kari Lumppio]

Hello!

In Estonian newspaper Eesti Ekspress (June 2nd, 2005) there was a two-page article about Klaus Scheer, who flew with 4./NJG 100. This unit was based at Tallinn, Estonia for the period of February-June 1944.

The article in itself is in Estonian (no problems, eh?) and the text can be found also in internet:

"Tallinna kaitsja" (A Defender of Tallinn) by Tarmo Vahter
http://www.ekspress.ee/viewdoc/17757...257011001ED7AE

The internet article also contains one photo, a Fw 189 night fighter with squiggle camo.




For those with interest in these things, here is link to a site which describes the bombing raids against Estonia during WW2 (don't let the title scare you away):
"Märtsirünnak - The March Raid, The Soviet terror air raid to Tallinn on March 9/10, 1944"
http://users.tkk.fi/~andres/m44/

The site has also this piece:
"Defences of Tallinn: a Junkers Ju 88C-6 nightfighter of 4./NJG 100"
http://users.tkk.fi/~andres/m44/m44defju.htm

which contains one photo of Ju 88C with code +BM visible. This was Klaus Scheer's mount as he was the unit's TO (his own words). The whole code in the photo is either c9+BM (up to late March 1944) or the more familiar w7+BM. Camo is interesting and I have yet to come to a satisfactory conclusion. (Originally black with added blotches, 70/71/65 with added blotches of something light or something completely different?)


Cheers,
Kari Lumppio




PS For those in Finland, you may still able to catch the Eesti Ekspress issue today (monday 6.6) at R-kioski, Akateeminen etc.