Above; Me 109 E "schwarze 11" of 5./JG 3 in St.Omer-Arques during the winter of 1940/41. Pilot in the photo is Gefr. Arnold Bringmann (on the right) who survived the war with "at least" 30 victories including 2 Abschüße while flying a Me 262 with III./JG 7 (or EJG 2). Images from Michael Meyer's ebay sales.
Bf 109 Friedrich belonging to the Stab II./JG 3 photographed on 1 July 1942. Gefr. Arnold Bringmann seen here on his return from the sortie on which he achieved his first victory, an Il-2 over Schtschigry. Having flown with II./JG 3 during the Battle of Britain he was acting Staffelkapitän of 1./ JG 3 for the Bodenplatte operation on New Year's Day 1945 with the rank of Feldwebel. At war's end he was flying the Me 262 Turbo with JG 7.
