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- Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:25 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Reliability of LW kill claims?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6231
Re: Reliability of LW kill claims?
Another important point to remember is the Western Allies operated a tour system for their pilots the Luftwaffe didn't. Luftwaffe pilots literally flew till they were maimed, killed or totally burned out, if they were lucky they might be rested for a few months as an instructor. As the war went on t...
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:25 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: JU-88 as a Nightfighter
- Replies: 70
- Views: 40614
Re: JU-88 as a Nightfighter
hey Andy no the Ju 88G-6 title is not published yet, am thinking about including some colour in the book - some photos of digs over the years possibly and profiles as well, plus if not to make it too massive, camo patterns done up in colour, and there will be many. thanks for your interest ...........
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:24 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: JU-88 as a Nightfighter
- Replies: 70
- Views: 40614
Re: JU-88 as a Nightfighter
Hi Erich,
Could you tell me the ISBN of your Ju 88G-6 book please.
Best Regards
Could you tell me the ISBN of your Ju 88G-6 book please.
Best Regards
- Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:42 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: JU-88 as a Nightfighter
- Replies: 70
- Views: 40614
Re: JU-88 as a Nightfighter
"I think we need evidence that the He-219 A-7 and the Ju-88 G-6 were real combatants or simply "paper projects" on the order of "Luftwaffe 1946" Ju 88G-6 definitely flew operationally (many loss returns with crew details, W.Nr., vkz), not sure this is the case with the He 21...
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:18 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: BW-372 back home
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2668
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:20 pm
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: Flak Units 1944-45
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2040
Check out this link for Lw flak units. You may be able to find out which units were stationed in areas you are interested in, though there are a lot of units to search through. http://www.ww2.dk/ Click on Ground Units then Flak Units As Jason says tying losses to claims will be very hard. Even if yo...
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:55 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Strange Luftwaffe rank title
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2207
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:42 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Last Fighter unit to see combat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6161
Claims 08May45
Oblt Gerhard Thyben 4./JG 54 claimed a Pe-2 W. Libau at 07:54 (157th claim) Hptm Erich Hartmann Stab I./JG 52 claimed a Yak-11 (probably a Yak-9) near Brno at 08:30 (352nd claim) Oblt Fritz Stehle 2./JG 7 claimed a P-39 (flown by Ml-Lt Sergey G. Stepanov 129 GvIAP or Aleksey Ivanyuk 152 GvIAP) over ...
- Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:16 pm
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Luftwaffe Aces Remains found in 109 Recovery in Italy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5428
- Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:09 pm
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Luftwaffe Aces Remains found in 109 Recovery in Italy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5428
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:40 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Recon Unit in the East
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6103
Some aufklärungsstaffeln (Heer) were re-designated as nahaufklärungsstaffeln whilst others soldiered on to the end. I don't know what criteria were used to select units for re-designation, probably just what ever was available at the time knowing the Lw. Nahaufklärungsgruppen Stabe started to appear...
- Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:58 pm
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Recon Unit in the East
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6103
As Piet said NAG (or NAGr.) = Nahaufklärungsgruppe - Tactical (short range) Reconnaissance Tactical recce units were originally designated (H) for Heer. FAGr. = Fernaufklärungsgruppe - Strategic (long range) Reconnaissance 1.(F)/122 would be the 1st long range reconnaissance staffel of aufklärungsgr...
- Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:14 pm
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Were Luftwaffe pilots/crew primarily German?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5376
I did a little more digging and found that 13/ JG 52 was manned by Slovaks and 15/ JG 52 was manned by Croats. 13.(slow)/JG 52 was the Luftwaffe designation for 13.Letka. Although 13.(slow)/JG 52 was under Luftwaffe operational control it was a SVZ (Slovak Air Force) unit. It's personnel had Slowak...
- Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:54 pm
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Were Luftwaffe pilots/crew primarily German?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5376
Hi AJAB, The photo you are probably referring to is of fhdgy. (Capt) László Pottyondy C/O 102/2 V.Szd with Erich Hartmann. Elements of JG 52 were based at Budaörs along with 102/2 V.Szd Pottyondy never served with the Luftwaffe spending his whole combat career with the Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légieró ...
- Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:30 am
- Forum: Luftwaffe
- Topic: Were Luftwaffe pilots/crew primarily German?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5376