Saturday 22 June 2013

" Gelbe 1" Erich Rudorffer 6./ JG.2 Richthofen Focke Wulf FW 190 A-3




 Shown here courtesy of seller Andreas Heinen " Yellow 1" was the usual aircraft of the 
Staffelkapitän of 6./ JG 2 Oblt. Erich Rudorffer. Rudder tally shows 45 victories, Rudorffer claiming his 45th and 46th over Dieppe on 19 August 1942. A Focke Wulf  produced machine WNr. 0130 432, see page 91 of Rodeike's Jagdflugzeug 190 for a rear three-quarter view of this aircraft. Andreas writes to state that ebay.de removed the rudder image from sale as it apparently infringed their terms of sale. The image below sold for 112 euros..






http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Orig-Foto-FW190-A-3-Rudorffer-J-G-2-LW-Airplane-Ass-Kennung-45-Luftsiege-/321145474491?pt=Militaria&hash=item4ac5c30dbb