KG 54 Ju 88 over Sicily

Currently on offer from Oliver Rogge's Kurmark Antik - and shown here with kind permission of the seller - an interesting selection of Ju 88 images, including the rare view below of what is presumably a machine from KG 54 departing on a raid over Malta..and overflying the Straits of Messina.

".. taxying out to the runway with my machine (lit. 'bird') to drop my bombs on Malta....Catania 1942 "

See Oliver's latest Ebay sales list here
Among his current images are these interesting cockpit views and a rare portrait of Werner Baumbach at Munich Riem during 1942..

More Ju 88s on Sicily on this blog

http://falkeeins.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/junkers-ju-88-kg-26-kg-54-on-sicily.html

ace Fw 190 pilots of I./ JG 54

Pilots of  1./JG 54 in Uwrutsch on the Russian Front, most probably during the summer of 1943. Seen standing second from the left is Oblt. Robert Weiß ( RK on 26.3.1944, posthumous EL on 12.3.1945, KIA on 29 December 1944, approx 121 victories). Second from the right (standing) is Lt. Gerhard Loos (RK on 5.2.1944 having achieved some 92 Luftsiege) Loos was KIA on 6 March 1944 after combat with US 8th AF fighters over Rheinsehlen (pilot baled out but hit power cables).


Below; seen third from the right is Ofw. Fritz Tegtmeier also in Uwrutsch (RK on 26 March 1944, total victories approx 146 Luftsiege). Second from the right is Uffz. Ernst Richter who as Nowotny's Rottenflieger witnessed some 120 of the leading Fw 190 ace's victories ( approx 120 Abschußbestätigungen ). Fourth from right is Fw Mudos. Note "weiße 5" of 1./JG 54 in the background.

Many more interesting pics of JG 54 pilots at Michael Meyer's current Ebay sales listing and on this blog at the following link

http://falkeeins.blogspot.fr/2012/07/aces-of-jg-54.html

Focke Wulf Fw 190s from JG 26 - new images from mp-fotos

A selection of early variant Fw 190s almost certainly from JG 26, shown here with the kind permission of the seller and currently on offer on Ebay.de

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/mp-fotos/m.html?item=380653085184&ViewItem=&ssPageName=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AGB%3A1123&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Junkers Ju 88 C-6 of 3./ NJG 2 in Gilze-Rijen

A rainy day during the spring of 1941 at Gilze-Rijen. Waffenwarte (armourers) carrying out gun harmonisation tests on a jacked-up Ju 88 C of 3./ NJG 2. The aircraft is in an in-flight attitude, note the lifting device supporting the rear fuselage. Note too the armoured firewall behind the gun compartment and the undercarriage fully extended (unloaded). The gun smoke indicates that a live firing test is being carried out.  (see also page 83 of Stipdonk & Meyer Teil 2)

http://www.ebay.de/sch/engelbubu-fotos/m.html?item=400498830013&pt=Militaria&hash=item5d3f972abd&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

more on this blog from NJG 2 at Gilze Rijen

http://falkeeins.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/more-scenes-from-gilze-rijen-ju-88s-of.html

Dornier 217 J Nachtjäger

Currently on offer via Ebay.de seller wasabogoa are these very nice shots of a Dornier 217 J complete with Englandblitz Wappen. (link below)

Given that the FuG 202 (or possibly 212 ) Lichtenstein BC antenna array has been dismounted perhaps these machines were deployed by day against USAAF bombers - Dornier night-fighters achieved their last successes during August and October 1943 against 8th AF Flying Fortresses. Perhaps the most significant feature of the Dornier 217 nightfighter was its nose - toting armament of 4 x MG 151/20 cannon and MG 17 machine guns the business end of the aircraft is a very busy area. In the lower image the shell ejector chute apertures are visible

http://www.ebay.de/sch/wasabogoa/m.html?item=290923209134&pt=Militaria&hash=item43bc5fe1ae&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

KG 4 Heinkel He 111 Wintertarnung Ostfront - Ebay Luftwaffe photo find

KG 4 General Wever (Geschwaderkennung 5 J) He 111 deployed on low-level ground strafing and bombing sorties on the northern sector of the Eastern Front during late 1941. From an album currently available on ebay.de (link below)

On 17 November 1941 Lt. Rudolph was forced to carry out an emergency landing after attacking troop concentrations east of Tichwin (Leningrad sector)

".. we were airborne from Dno at 09h45 in Rotte formation with He 111 5J+DK flown by Leutnant Mueller. We attacked the village at low altitude at 10h53 and observed the detonations of the 12 SD 50 bombs in and among the houses - we could see Russian soldiers running for cover. During our bomb run we came under heavy defensive fire from the north-eastern corner of the village, the first salvoes hitting the starboard engine and the tail fin. The exact number of hits could not be ascertained. The damage to the starboard engine was of some consequence; the spinner and pitch control were shot away and oil and coolant loss considerable. The hits to the tail quickly rendered lateral stability difficult and the aircraft threatened to veer out of control.. We were still some 12 km from German lines and the only way to get home was with carefully manipulation of the throttle controls - applying power until we were at 180 km/h and then easing off the power until we started to lose altitude. We crossed our front lines at a height of 150 metres but could not immediately see a large enough area to risk a belly landing. We continued further westwards until our observer could identify an area free of trees for a crash landing. By now the starboard engine was smoking and the danger of a fire breaking out was considerable - I had been unable to shut it down as I would have been unable to keep the aircraft in the air. We were still travelling at quite high speed when we hit the ground and I was thrown forward and struck my head heavily on the control column, briefly losing consciousness. Fortunately a 20 cm thick blanket of snow cushioned the impact somewhat. The aircraft sustained some 50% damages. The crew fired off signal flares which attracted the attention of our CO Hptm. Boltze who was able to put down nearby and get airborne again with myself, my crew and some of our equipment on board..."

(from Grundelach's Kampfgeschwader General Wever 4)

http://www.ebay.de/itm/org-Luftwaffe-Fliegeralbum-Flugzeuge-Bomber-Winterkrieg-Ostfront-95-Fotos-/121112307422?pt=Militaria&hash=item1c32db26de

KG 1 Junkers Ju 88 Wintertarnung Feldflugplatz Ostfront - Ebay Luftwaffe photo find

 Neat selection of Ju 88s of KG 1 (Geschwaderkennung  V4)  in Wintertarnung (winter camo) seen at a Feldflugplatz somewhere on the Ostfront being bombed up....

courtesy Ebay sales dmz344 

" Happy Easter Dno 1942"

"2000th combat sortie, 7. Staffel "