" 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

He 111 KG 26 in night Blitz finish

He 111 H "1H+KN" of 5./KG 26 seen at Vannes, autumn 1940

Previously captioned as photographed on 26 December 1940 at Amiens and noteworthy for the night Blitz finish (Nachttarnung)

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Luftwaffe-Flugzeug-He-111-H-1H-KN-5-KG-26-vermutlich-Vannes-Herbest-40-/380659504984?pt=Militaria&hash=item58a1131758

FW 189 A-1 A/B 5 Seerappen

FW 189 A-1 "KC + JL" displaying the emblem of A/B 5 Seerappen

Storch Fi 156 coded 'RI+AR' assigned to the RLM with passenger......

Michael Meyer's current Ebay sales are here

Me 262 S1 'V1 + AF' (Revell Me 262 A-1 in 1:72nd scale)

Two views of the first series production Me 262 coded V1+AF, the S1 (WNr. 130006), which first flew during April 1944 and is seen (above) during June 1944 after a landing incident which resulted in a collapsed gear leg.  Early production examples of the Me 262 A-1a can be distinguished by the torque scissor link mounted on the nose wheel gear leg while the rear navigation light on the lower rudder was protected by a clear cover which could be easily smashed during a heavy landing and was soon replaced with a smaller position light mounted on the rudder.

Note both details feature on this 1:72nd scale model built from the Revell kit. Finish is overall Hellblau/grau RLM 76. I have smash-molded a new three-part canopy to replace the kit canopy which fits badly and is far from transparent. I use hypo-glue for aerials in 72nd scale so all but invisible in these pics. For the moment, no upper wing crosses - I don't have a copy of the Classic Me 262 tome in which this aircraft presumably features (Volume 1) so would appreciate any evidence that this machine carried Balkenkreuze on the upper wing surfaces and in particular what form they took.

Another early production Me262 A-1a  ( S3 ) coded V1+AH  (WNr-130008) belly-landed during June 1944

Fw 190 F-8 of II./ SG 2 and Bf 109 F of JG 53 in Sicily

Fw 190 F-8 of II./ SG 2 and Bf 109 F of JG 53 in Sicily

Heiko Fuchs current Ebay sales list

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Exhibition of Enemy Aircraft, Hyde Park, London September 1945

WNr. 191454 'Yellow 11' Me 163 B

Prior to the RAE Exhibition of Enemy Aircraft at Farnborough in October and November 1945, the RAF organised an exhibition of enemy aircraft in London's Hyde Park from 16-22 September 1945. The aircraft came from no.6 MU RAF Brize Norton and comprised a Me 163, He 162, Me (Bf) 108 Taifun, Bf 110 G, Fw 190, Ju 88 G and an Fi 156. It is most likely that these went back there afterwards, although the He 162 went to Canada.  Most of the aircraft at Brize Norton were scrapped or put on the bonfire in 1946 or '47. According to Clive Barker, there were more than 70 enemy aircraft at Brize Norton at the end of 1947 mostly parked outside. Among others there were approximately 20 Me163s and 20 Ju 52s. The bad winter of 1946/47 took it's toll on most of the larger aircraft which were either blown over or struck by flying debris. By the end of 1948 all had been dismantled and buried in pits on site along with their regular job of disposing of surplus Spitfires, Spitefuls and Liberators.

The photograph below was used in the 13 September 1945 issue of  'Flight' magazine to illustrate the upcoming event

Captured Butcherbirds - Fw 190 F-8 "JFE " May 1945 - edited January 2017

Fw 190 F-8, WNr. unknown, captured by the British according to 'Captured Butcherbirds' on a Deutsche Lufthansa assembly line at Travemuende and test-flown during May 1945. It was eventually marked 'JFE', the initials of the CO of 127 Wing, Wing Commander J.F. Edwards

..and received recently from Dave Fleming;

"I don't think that is JFE, as in addition to a few differences in markings etc, those pics originate in an album from a South African pilot attached to 3 SAAF.."

A stunning album and thanks for the corection Dave!

http://saafww2photographs.yolasite.com/cecil-golding-1.php