Fw 190 JG 1, JG 300 -ebay photo find #311

A Fieseler-built A-7 or A-8, 19 victory markings on the rudder, all victims in the West...but who did it 'belong' to? IIRC this must be Rüdiger von Kirchmayr's machine (.. one of them..) He was Staffelkapitän 5./JG 1 during April-May 1944. Kirchmayr made three claims (vics 17-19) on the ill-fated 29 April 1944 raid. He moved to the Stabsstaffel II./JG 1 in July 1944.

Some knowledgeable enthusiasts have suggested that this may be Lt. Otto Bach's aircraft (Staffelführer 7./JG 1). But see the Prien/Rodeike JG 1 history Band 3. Bach was KIA on 26 November 1944 clipping trees and crashing to his death in 'yellow 15' during a low-level tree-top chase by Mustangs in the vicinity of  Rochau near Stendal (Baumberührung beim Tiefflug..) He 'may' have returned 25 victories - Jochen Prien writes;  " ..the exact number of victories returned by Bach is unknown. We do know that his total on 29 May 1944 was sixteen, that he had been awarded the DK in Gold and was in line to receive the RK. However it is not known how and when -between 29 May and the date of his death- he could have returned nine additional victories, since he made no claims during the period of the 'invasion' in Normandy and that following this period II./JG 1 was removed from the front for rest and refit.."

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Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-8, W.Nr 171501 that probably belonged to II./JG 300. It features a three-colour fuselage band. The Kennziffer is barely visible here but according to John Manrho who apparently owns the 'original' this was 'yellow 7'. It was produced by Focke Wulf in Cottbus around July to August 1944.

Below; Fw 190 A-7 W.Nr. 340281 from JG 300 reported burnt out at Ainring, 12 May 1945. The dark grey around the forward part of the cowl is an indicator of late-war JG 300 Fw 190s. Source: Michael Balss's loss list.

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Lt. Egon Mayer JG 2 - Spitfire V of 611 Sqd shot down 24 June 1941 -Ebay photo find #307

Lt. Egon Mayer, a member of JG 2 since the autumn of 1939 had moved from II. Gruppe to the first, before being transferred to 8. Staffel of III./ JG 2 - all during 1940. He was subsequently entrusted with Machold’s 7. Staffel after Machold was shot down over England during June 1941.

One of the ‘kills’ achieved by JG 2 on 24 June 1941 in the course of Circus No.21 seen burning out on the ground near Ligescourt - the proximity of the airfield enabled the personnel of III./JG 2 to come and contemplate the scene. The Spitfire V R7349 coded FY-A belonged to No. 611 Squadron. The Spitfire’s pilot, F/Lt. Theodorus Buys, catapulted from the cockpit upon impact, lies just a few metres away from the wreckage in other pictures in this sequence. Seen on the left of the picture (bottom) looking at the Spitfire's shredded tailplane is Lt. Egon Mayer.

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Ju 88 'ace' Horst Henning KG 77, NJG 3 - ebay photo find #306

According to which source you care to consult Horst Henning may have been a Ju 88 'ace'. Here he is seen being feted for his 300th combat sortie some time during early 1942 on the Eastern Front. Note the KG 77 'cockerel' emblem on the sign. He was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 22 May 1942 after 314 sorties flown as an Ofw. in 1./KG 77. In addition to 314 missions completed he had destroyed 20 aircraft on the ground and accounted for 23 trains, 3 anti-aircraft batteries and 1 enemy machine in the air. During the summer of 1944 he moved to NJG 3 and during July/August made six claims with 8./NJG 3 following his single victory with KG 77 in Russia. During the night of 7-8 October 1944 he crashed in the vicinity of Hadersleben in Ju 88 G-1 WNr. 713496 coded "D5+JS". His crew Ofw. Brändle, Uffz. Dietrich and Ogfr. Einloth died with him. Henning was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann..

Images courtesy Michael Meyer who has these and others on offer on his ebay sales page here

Instandsetzung Reparatur Bf 109 - eBay photo find # 305

" ..bei der Arbeit..."

  note Pik-As badge on the engine cowl cover and on the Kran....

more Bf 110s - Wespen, Nachtjagd, ZGs - ebay photo find 304

Below; 'S9' code and GB badge on nose

KG 1 Heinkel He 177 - ebay photo find #303

KG 1 Hindenburg Heinkel He 177 GREIF mit Piloten vor dem Start

Schulungsmaschine - more Ebay Emils - ebay photo find 302

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Uffz. Heinz Born JG 1 Fw 190 A-3 - ebay photo find #300

17 August 1942, around 14:00, Husum. Uffz. Heinz Born of 9./JG 1 has just dismounted from his  Fw 190 A-3 'yellow 11' and celebrates his first victory with 'ein Glas Sekt'. His victim was a reconnaissance Spitfire of 1 PRU, piloted by Belgian Andre Cantillion, SW of Jüderoog...note below the Waffenwart  already at work replenishing the onboard armament..

Two rather different images taken on the same occasion appear on page 178 of the Prien/Rodeike Jagdgeschwader 1 und 11 history (Teil 1).  The 'Maltese Cross' Geschwader emblem is prominently displayed below the cockpit sill..

Born returned his second victory, a B-17 on 15 May, 1943 while in 1/JG 11. His third was another B-17 SE of Nordhorn on 10 February 1944. and his fourth, a B-17 at Diepholz-Sulingen on 6 March 1944. His 5th and final Abschuss was a B-24 at Triberg-Rottweil on 18 March 1944. He was KIA on 4 May, 1944.

Kampfgeschwader 53 "LEGION CONDOR" Oberleutnant Dietrich Kornblum, Staffelkapitän of 4./KG 53 4000.Feindflug - He 111 - Piloten - ebay photo find #299

The bespectacled Oblt. Dietrich Kornblum, Staffelkapitän of 4./KG 53, seen here proudly wearing his Knight's Cross awarded on 9 June 1944. Note the 500 kg bomb (filled with the highly explosive Trialen mixture). The distinctively camouflaged He 111 coded 'KM' may have participated on the Poltava raid less than a fortnight later. Kornblum was posted from II./KG 53 to convert to night fighters. He is credited with one kill (10-11 Nov 44) before he was KIA attacking "a British mine-layer" with 9./NJG 2 on the night of 27-28 Nov 44 flying Ju 88 C-6, Wnr. 620510 code '4R + AT'. Also in the image below right (middle). The auction site Ratisbons have his pilot's licence on offer ... " Hauptmann Dietrich Kornblum was awarded the Knight's Cross serving with II./KG 53. In November 1944 he served with 12./NJG 3 and later with 9./NJG 2. Kornblum and his crew destroyed a British ship and were hit by the explosion of the ship. His Ju 88 sunk on 27./28.11.1944...."

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