Info needed on Fw190 wreck located at Nordholz

[harrison987]

Hi Guys,

I am trying to ID a Fw190 wreck that a US veteran took a photo of.

I only have a photo of the tail area, and a BLACK 5 is prominent...followed by only the edge of another letter (why oh why couldn't vet's take a photo fof the entire code?).



Caption states:

"Fw190 Nordholz, Germany July 10, 1945. During Hostilities, the 406th fighter bomber group, consisting of 3 squadrons 512-513, and the 514th, had a field day stafing and bombing this permament German airbase. I was in the 514th, 9th Airforce."

Any ideas on this one??

Thanks in advance

[ChristianK]

Hi there,

can you reveal any additional details? Are parts of the Werknummer legible or can you identify any Gruppe-symbol?

Regards,
Christian

[harrison987]

Hi!

Werk # is not visible, as the tail is wrecked...


Mike

[Merlin]

Mike,

are you sure that it is "Nordholz"? During 1944/45 only nightfighters from NJG 3 were based there.

The Fw 190D-9 equipped II./JG 26 was based at "Nordhorn" until March 1945, this may be a better candidate for the destroyed Fw 190 fighter.

[harrison987]

so far,

this is the only photos I have.




The veteran documented EVERYTHING...so the location has to be exact.

I do not know US historuy very much...did the 406th fighter bomber group attack this air base during the time he wrote?

He brought back a large lot of instrument he removed from other aircraft he found at this airport...and many are from Ju88's (such as a Ju88 Fuel Gauge)...so NJG3 could be correct. Possibly this 190 was left there as a derelict?

Mike

[ChristianK]

Hi Mike,
thanks for sharing this photo - not the usual Fw 190, that's for sure

The high tactical number normally indicates a training unit, but unfortunately none of those were ever stationed at Nordholz or even in the closer vicinity. However, if you look farther, some of the more northern-based training units, like SG 104 or JG 102, could have been the parent units of our bird, but that's pure speculation on my part!

Regards,
Christian

[harrison987]

could be a vertical bar, no? As opposed to a number?

Mike

[ChristianK]

Looks like a "1" to me. At least the small part visible above the maintenance opening gives this impression...

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Thanks harrison987, this is really an out of the common Fw 190. The camouflage is really light toned (RLM 76 with some RLM 75 sprayed blotches ?). Could it be a NJG machine? As for the tactical number, I concur with Christian: "Schwarze 51".

Cheers
Marc

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello Merlin,

A He219 of the I./NJG 1 was also found at Nordholz after VE-Day while this unit was never stationed there. Somehow 406 FG does ring a bell: I do still hope that some day a photo of this He219 pops up.

All the best, Marcel