unknown emblem on crash-landed Fw 190

.. courtesy of Jan Zdiarsky  via Günther Landgraf, are these two pictures (from one photo) showing an unknown Fw 190 following a belly landing in a field. There is an interesting but not clearly visible unit emblem on the nose. Unit emblems are not exactly a speciality of mine so any information here would be appreciated.  Looks like a bird - perhaps a stork or similar. Günther's father Erwin Landgraf was a former Bf 110 pilot with ZG 26. He was downed over France in 1940 and badly injured... and never returned to a combat unit. As a result of his injuries Günther Landgraf could only resume flying as a test pilot at the Zwickau repair factory. There he flew several types of aircraft, including Fw 190s... Jan and Günther believe that this machine is one of those test flown by Erwin which was photographed after Erwin had to carry out this Bauchlandung following an in-flight emergency..

Edit-  and a message from blog reader Christian K ;

" ...The emblem on the Fw 190 you've posted yesterday on your blog (from Erwin Landgraf) should be the running boar of I./JG 110, formerly Blindflugschule 10 (Wilde Sau training). The same emblem can be seen  on Fw 190 S "White 30" at Köthen, also on your blog here..." .. that is ironic, thank you Chris!

new from Jean Barby - Günther Rall's G-2 III./ JG 52 "Black 13"

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This is the old Hasegawa kit, with an MDC cockpit finished in Mr Color acrylics, decals from Hasegawa and Aeromaster. Figures are from the now defunct Japanese after-market company Atelier Noix. Jean goes into hospital for an operation in mid-April - we wish Jean all the best for a prompt return to action ! Click on the 'label' link below for more of Jean Barby's fantastic Luftwaffe models...

more on Rall on this blog

http://falkeeins.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/jg-52-calais-battle-of-britain-gunther.html

http://falkeeins.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/gunther-ralls-messerschmitt-bf-109-f-4.html

new & forthcoming from Luftfahrtverlag Start " The forgotten Ace - Gerhard Barkhorn " by Bernd Barbas

" Hello friends...once more it has been a long time since we have written, but as usual that only means, that we have been busy working. Here is a first look at our new book, a fantastic large format volume about the second highest-scoring Luftwaffe fighter pilot, Gerhard Barkhorn (301 victories). The book relates his life and features many large b/w-photos and also about 40 colour images. Some of these were taken by Barkhorn himself while he was flying over the Caucasus. The book also contains 15 large-size colour profiles of all the machines that Barkhorn flew as well as claim-lists and much more information about Barkhorn. As you will see, we have taken great efforts with this project! The price will be approx. 54,- Euro + shipping. More information will be available in May. Until then, we wish all of you a wonderful springtime!

Axel and Benedicte .."

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More on Barkhorn on this blog
http://falkeeins.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/bf109-g-6-of-hptm-gerhard-barkhorn-jg52.html

Junkers Ju 88 B3+NP 6./KG54 - Marx-Laon/Athies 1944, Bf 109 G-6 JG 106

 Junkers Ju 88 B3+NP 6./KG54 - Marx-Laon/Athies 1944

currently on offer from 'airpics' here

Bf 109 G-6 W.Nr. 161 370 "Rote 108", 2./JG 106, Bad Schussenried, Summer 1944.

Show here courtesy of Marco at koelsch333. Marco's current Ebay auctions are here

Bücker Bü 181 'Bestmann' restoration - the Real Aeroplane Club

Tony Briers' lovely Bestmann/Gomhouria restoration embarking on another test flight last weekend. Photos by Andy Wood

more like this on the Breighton Real Aeroplane Club FB page

More Bestmann posts on this blog

Bückers with bazookas - the activities of Bü 181 'Bestmann' toting Pauzerfaust rocket launchers during April 1945

Late-war pilot training in the Luftwaffe

Germany's 'other' female test pilot

Night ground attack Bf 109 K-4 NJG 11

Bf 109 K-4 W.Nr. unknown "Weisse 5", 1./NJG 11, Holzkirchen, summer 1945 (original image in collection of Hideki Noro)

and a nice representation in scale model form via Lukic Dejan...

Me 323 in the Kurland Kessel, Romanian Bf 109, JG 54, Hs 129

.. atmospheric images of a Me 323 taken in the Kurland Kessel  (Courland pocket) during early 1945. Note the Tankwagen and refuelling operations underway. The loading doors of the Me 323 are open (below) and a group of personnel is milling around the front of the aircraft, almost certainly evacuating the Kessel. The Fw 190 to the right is probably a JG 54 machine. 

Romanian 109 above and Ro 37 below. Note the Hs 129 to the left behind the horse-drawn cart.