Luftwaffe museums in Germany - 3

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

willy
who know this bf109
Thu Feb 1 05:59:52 2001


Dear all

Here is a photo .
Someone had it in the anniversary of the
JaBoG 34 "Allgäu", 18 September 1999.

Dose anyone have the 109's information?
Is it the original plane?
It looked like F type.

http://digilander.iol.it/fsella/pag4/bf109_1.jpg

[Richard T Eger]

The above photo appears on page 4 of the Aircraft Photo Collection website by Franco Sella. The general website address is:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/fsella/

Only 2 of the pages are of Luftwaffe interest. The noted page is entitled "40 Jahre JaBoG 34 "Allgäu"":

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/fsella/pag4.htm

Single color photos of a Bf 108 (D-IOIO) and what is claimed to be a Bf 109G-2 are presented, although this appears to be disputed in the subsequent discussion on TOCH! captured below.

The other page of interest is entitled "DAIMLER CHRYSLER AEROSPACE OPEN DAY: MANCHING - JUNE 1998":

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/fsella/pag2.htm

Seven color photos of a Me 109G, D-FMBB, and a single color photo of a Bf 108 are shown. The following overall description was provided:

"DASA (Daimler Chrysler Aerospace) organized in June 1998 an open day at their Manching Airfield, located some 80 km north of Munich. Many aircraft from the DASA and Luftwaffe flight test centers, both based in Manching, were on static display or flew during the day. In addition a number of historical aircraft from the 'Messerschmitt Stiftung' and other private aircraft were present."

Regards,
Richard


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[Richard T Eger]

Continuing the thread from TOCH!:

Alexander W. Hohl
Re: who know this bf109
Thu Feb 1 18:32:48 2001


Willy and Daniel,

these two aircrafts the Bf 108 and bf 109F belong to Messerschmitt foundation and I think were based in manching. I saw both in Schleißheim in the Deutsches Museum
few years ago.

the D-IOIO has a complete original cockpit. I think it's a real Bf 108 Taifun.

Alex

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Falcon
http://digilander.iol.it/fsella/pag4/bf109_1.jpg
Thu Feb 1 19:06:55 2001


Hi!

I think the 109 at this link
( http://digilander.iol.it/fsella/pag4/bf109_1.jpg )
is a bad misc rebuild.
This details let me think it's a "Gustav"

-Cannopy with the strong border
-Peilrahmen

And this detail looks like a "Fritz":

- no airintakes (2 pieces on both sides) behind the spinner on the crowling


Sorry about my bad english ...

Greetings from Germany
FalcoN

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[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

willy
I think so
Fri Feb 2 02:03:18 2001


DEAR Falcon
From your analysis, perhaps this 109 is not the original or restored plane.
But it is still interesting.

I got this photos in a web of air shows.

The web is here
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/fsella/pag4.htm

You can see a bf108 and a bf109 there.
The editor said that the 109 was G-2 .

My English is not good ,neither . http://www.lwag.org/ubb/smile.gif

Willy from Taiwan R.O.C.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:


Falcon
http://digilander.iol.it/fsella/pag4/bf109_1.jpg
Fri Feb 2 09:41:29 2001


Add the two little airintakes (both sides) behind the spinner on the crowling and remove the "Peilrahmen" behind the cannopy, then it looks like a G-2. I never saw (on old
pictures) a G-2 with a "Peilrahmen".

Greetings
FalcoN

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Sergio Luis dos Santos
He was born as a Buchon guys !!! (n/t)
Fri Feb 2 15:45:21 2001

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

Dipl.-Ing. Volker Leiste
Jumo 004 history
Tue Feb 13 12:55:04 2001


The Jumo 004 was the shining example of the Siemens heavy duty gas turbine of today. Principal engineers of the Jumo 004 team have become later chief engineers at
Siemens....
We own a original Jumo 004 unit, now presented in our Muelheim / Ruhr turbine works.
For any details pls. contact me by e-mail

Regrads
Dipl.-Ing. Volker Leiste

[Richard T Eger]

T. C. Kenny has created a beautiful website entitled "The Flightline" WW II Aviation Archive. A number of museum photos are presented which should be of interest. The site address is:

http://www.kotfsc.com/aircraft/main.htm

Aircraft of Luftwaffe interest are covered in the following sections. Some photo labelling is incorrect, so be cautious. I've done the best I can to identify the aircraft as well as the museums some of the photos were taken at, but I certainly could be wrong in some of these.

Fighter Aircraft

The main page to this section has a beautiful color photo of two yellow nose Bf 109's in flying formation. Each aircraft covered has generally a lead color photo, technical specifications, background information, a list of variants, and a color profile. The aircraft covered are:

<U>Bf 109</U>
Bf 109 - lead color photo
Finnish Air Force Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 (MT-507), Finnish AF Museum, Tikkakoski, Finland - 2 color photos
Spanish built HA-1112-M1L with a 1,400 hp (1044 kw) Rolls-Royce Merlin 500-45 engine, Confederate Air Force, Midland, Texas, USA - 1 color photo
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/trop "Gustav" on museum display, Luftfahrtmuseum, Laatzen, Hannover, Germany - 1 color photo
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 "black 2", USA, partially disassembled showing the fuselage - 1 color photo

<U>Bf 110</U>
Bf 110G-4/R-6, RAFM Hendon, England - lead color photo
A pair of Messerschmitt Bf 110Cs in flight - 1 wartime color photo

<U>Me 163 Komet "Comet"</U>
Me 163B-1a, National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Canada - lead color photo

<U>Me 262 Schwalbe "Swallow"</U>
Me 262A, Planes of Fame, Chino, CA, USA - lead color photo

<U>Me 210/Me 410 Hornisse "Hornet"</U>
Me 410A-1, RAFM Cosford, England - lead color photo
The rear facing remote-controlled gun barbette on the Me 410A-1, RAFM Cosford, England - color photo

<U>Fw 190 A-Series "Wurger"</U>
Ground crews prepare a line up of Fw-190A's for flight - wartime color photo

<U>Fw 190 D-Series "Dora"</U>
Fw 190D-9, possibly the D-13 at Champlin Fighter Museum, Arizona, USA - lead color photo
A captured Fw-190D at an Allied airfield - apparently wartime color photo

<U>Fw 190 Late Series</U>
The cockpit of a Fw 190F-8 - color photo
A Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8/U1 two seat trainer, RAFM Henden, England - color photo

<U>Ta 152</U>
The Focke-Wulf Ta 152 with a "tropical type" filter on the inlet of the carburetor - B&W photo

<U>Do 335 Pfeil "Arrow"</U>
Do-335A-02 Pfeil "Arrow", owned by NASM, USA - lead B&W photo
Do 335 Ejection Seat - B&W photo
Do 335 Cockpit Layout - color photo
Do335A-0 VP+GH (Wk Nr. 240102), owned by NASM, USA - color photo

<U>He 49 / He 51</U>

<U>He 162 Salamander</U>
He 162A-2 Salamander, National Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Canada - lead color photo

Bomber Aircraft

<U>Ar 234 Blitz "Lightning"</U>

<U>Do 17/Do 215</U>

<U>Do 217</U>
The Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X or Ruhrstahl/Kramer X-1 (Fritz X) Armour Piercing Anti-Shipping Guided missle, RAFM Cosford, England - color photo

<U>He 111</U>
CASA-2.111F, probably Confederate Air Force, Midland, Texas, USA - lead color photo

<U>He 177 Greif "Griffon"</U>
The Henschel 293 Anti-Shipping Guided Missle - B&W photo

<U>He 219 Uhu "Owl"</U>

<U>Junkers Ju 86</U>

<U>Ju 88/Ju 88 Mistel</U>
Junkers Ju 88A, RAFM Cosford, England - lead color photo
Junkers Ju 188 Mistel Composite - B&W photo

<U>Ju 188/Ju 288/Ju 388</U>
Junkers Ju 388L-0 Photoreconnaissance aircraft - B&W wartime photo

Attack Aircraft

<U>Ju 87 Stuka</U>
Ju 87G-2, RAFM Hendon, England - lead color photo

<U>Hs 123</U>

<U>Hs 129</U>

Military Ranks

Color charts of air force insignia are given for:

Germany
Japan
Italy
France
Soviet Union
Commonwealth
United State

Regards,
Richard

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[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

radik
Hannover
Tue Feb 13 06:37:50 2001


Hi,all.

I will be 5 months in Hannover.Is there some german war archive, war museum ... there?

Thanks, Radik.

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Christian Möller
Museum some 15km outside Hannover!
Tue Feb 13 12:18:49 2001


Hi,

try this one:

http://members.aol.com/igju52ev/luftmula.htm

Greetings,

Christian


(Above website address is to Luftfahrtmuseum Laatzen-Hannover.

Regards,
Richard)

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Stefan Vetteriek
Museum at Hannover
Tue Feb 13 17:51:03 2001


Hi, Radik,

there is a privat aircraft museum at Hannover-Laatzen. The adress and opening hours can be found at www.hannover.de. (http://www.hannover.de.)
I've been there some days ago. Among other aircraft from different periods they have a BF 109 G-2 and a Fw 190 A (replica with original parts). The exibition contains a lot
of small Luftwaffe items like original tool boxes, life belts, rubber dinghis, uniforms etc.

Best regards

Stefan

[Richard T Eger]

The Aircraft Resource Center website, alternatively known as the three Steves' Aircraft Resource Center website, is aimed at modellers. It's biggest attraction to the researcher is its very large collection of photos of museum aircraft. The site address is:

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/

This site has clearly been around a long time with over 500,000 hits. The following sections are of historical interest:

Gallery

There is an historical article on Martin Drewes & Bf-110G-4 "G9+WD" by Marcus V. T. Borges, with a picture of Drewes, a photo with his plane, and a b&w profile.

Aircraft Walk Around Section

Here are walk around photos from various museums. All but 2 of the photos are in color:

Ar 234 - Paul E. Garber Facility, Suitland, Maryland (NASM). 1 photo.

Ba 349 - Paul E. Garber Facility, Suitland, Maryland (NASM). 1 photo.

Bv 155 - Paul E. Garber Facility, Suitland, Maryland (NASM). 1 photo.

CASA 2111 H-16 (Spanish Licence built He111H, powered by Rolls Royce Merlins) (9K+GS) - This plane is based in Mesa, Arizonia but it attends many airshows each year. 14 color photos.

Do 335 (VG+PH) - Photos taken at the Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany. 12 color photos.

Fieseler Storch (actually a Morane Saulnier M.S. 502) (D-EGTY) - Photos were taken at the flight-day in Braunschweig (Germany) July 2000. 4 color photos.

Fw 190 (F or G) - Paul E. Garber Facility, Suitland, Maryland (NASM). 1 photo of plane, 1 of BMW 801 engine.

Focke Wulf Ta 152H - Paul E. Garber Facility in Suitland Maryland (NASM). 2 photos.

Ju 87 Stuka (A5+HL) - Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois. 3 photos.

Ju 87D Stuka (R1+JK) - RAF Museum, London, England. 37 photos.

Bf 109E (-+->) - Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany. 18 photos.

Bf 109E (+12) - Hendon Museum, England. 15 photos.

Bf 109G-10 (2+-) - Duxford Airfield, England. 10 photos.

Bf 109 (+4) - U.S.A.F. Museum, Dayton, Ohio. 19 photos.

Bf 110 G-4/R60 (D5+RL) - RAF Museum, Hendon, England. 30 photos.

Me 163B-1 - Deutches Museum, Munich, Germany. 56 photos.

Me 163B-1 (T2-500) - "The Mighty Eighth" Museum, Savannah, Georgia. 37 photos.

Me 262A (+3) - Deutches Museum, Munich, Germany. 15 photos.

Me 262B-1a (35) (WN 110639) -
Me 262 Project, Everett, Washington. 24 photos plus 1 of the project's blue nose new build.
Willow Grove Naval Air Station, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. 4 photos.

Me 410 (F6+W?) (T2-499) - Paul E. Garber Facility, Suitland, Maryland (NASM). 3 photos.

Me 410 (3U+CC) (WN 420430) - Cosford Museum, England. 40 photos.

V-1 - RAF Museum, Hendon, London, England. 2 photos.

V-1 - Imperial War Museum, London, England. 2 photos.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

Jon Gant claims for his Messerschmitt Bf 109 website that it is the most authoritative site on the Bf 109. Having now reviewed it, I believe he certainly is in competition for that title. His site address is:

http://www.bf109.com/frameset.html

The sections of the site are as follows:

Site Articles

Messerschmitt Bf 109: The Beginning - Very short article with 2 color drawings and a b&w side view drawing.

Bf 109 Armament, by Tony Williams - Discusses the various armaments used by the Bf 109. A link labelled "armament" at the bottom of the article leads to significantly more information.

Hans Dittes 'Black 2' - Includes 3 color photos.

Preservation of Leather Artifacts: US Air Force Museum

Bf 109 Replica Project - Jon's ambition to build a replica. A link to an article on the Dakota Bf 109 replica tells the story of this interesting project, along with several color photos.

Meeting Franz Stigler, by Markus and Ryan Muntener - Short interview with 1 color and 2 b&w photos.

Bf109 Variant Evolution Information - Production numbers and list of variants with short description of what was unique about each one. Includes photos and drawings of some of the variants.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 Foreign Variations - Useage by Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, and Spain. Some tabular data.

Performance Statistics of the Bf 109 - Technical and performance information for the Bf 109V1, V3, B-2, E-4, F-3, G-6, and K-4. Five b&w photos.

Engine Construction Information - Technical information on the DB 600, DB 601, and DB 605. One b&w drawing, 1 color photo. Link to article on DB 601 and DB 605 with technical information, b&w drawing, and cutaway line drawing.

Armament Information - Table and description of armament used, color photo of amunition, table by variant indicating armament used along with history of useage, and two phantom drawings of amunition.

Pilots Manuals - Acrobat downloadable manuals for the Bf 109E, G-2, and K-4, along with English translations of the G-2 and K-4 manuals.

Flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109

RAE evaluation

Mark Hanna's commentary

Comments by 3 Luftwaffe pilots

Includes 3 color photos.

Photo Gallery

<U>Favourite Images</U>

MBB Bf 109G - 1 color photo
Bf 109G-2 'Black 6', WN 10639 - 2 color photos
Aerial shot, possibly of Black 2 - 1 color photo
Head-on cockpit - 2 b&w shots
Bf 109G-6 (D-FMBB) - 2 color photos

<U>Assorted 109 Images</U> - 3 color, 4 b&w photos

<U>Duxford Museum Visit (Nov' 2000)</U> - 5 color photos

<U>Deutsches Museum Visit</U>

BF 109E-3, WN 790 - 4 color photos
Ju 52 - 1 color photo
Me 163 - 1 color photo
Me 262 - 2 color photos
DB engine - 1 color photo

<U>The Art of Frank "Gray Eagle" Williamson</U> - 3 color in-flight images

Video Footage

A small video that Matt created for the site, but was not used because of bandwidth issues.

A larger movie showing archive footage of 109's taking off and in flight (with sound). Submitted by Sebastian Schweizer.

Sounds

A nice example of a 109 flypast, gives a great sense of the Daimler Benz's immense power.

Survivors News - News on Bf 109 airframes around the world. One fascinating color photo of 3 Me 262 fuselages.

Airworthy Messerschmit Bf 109 Survivors - Table listing 8 aircraft.

Static/Under Restoration Bf 109 Survivors - Large listing of survivors.

Message Board - Forum requiring membership.

Links - Five listed.

Bibliography - Ten references listed.

Regards,
Richard

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[Richard T Eger]

Much of James Yeowell's Horrido! - The Luftwaffe Research Website either never existed or has been drastically curtailed. What remains essentially are tables of Bf 109 Stammkennzeichen and a listing of Bf 109 survivors & replicas. The website address is:

http://www.yeowell19.freeserve.co.uk/

The sections of interest on this site are:

What's New - The usual site updates. Unfortunately, the site has not been updated since Dec. 1999.

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 Research page

<U>Bf 109 Stammkennzeichen</U> - Tables of Stammkennzeichen for the following ranges:

Stammkennzeichen ??+AA - FL+??

Stammkennzeichen GA+GH - NW+KU

Stammkennzeichen PB+?? - WU+PF

<U>Bf 109 Survivors & Replicas</U> - Information covering aircraft in:

USA
Canada
UK
Finland
Norway
Germany
Poland
Switzerland
Italy
Yugoslavia
South Africa
Australia

Links - Fairly short and a bit out of date.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'Clock High!:

James R. Yeowell
Bf 109G-10 Schwarz '2 +' ex Dittes
Sat Mar 10 17:09:38 2001


Hello,

Sorry to cause confusion, I haven't updated my sight for a while, I will try to update in the near future.
It seems that Black '2' has been sold by Hans Dittes, where he had it flying at Mannheim, Germany, to the Planes of Fame Museum (according to Aeroplane magazine),
this is a shame, as this now means there are currently (as far as I know) no Luftwaffe fighters now flying in Europe, I know Dittes' Bf 109G-10 was made up of parts from a
genuine G-10, but it mainly consists of a Spanish built aircraft. I would still count it as partly original.

The reason I had it at as being at Duxford, was because it was often on display at British Airshows and thus stored at Duxford regularly.

Further information would be appreciated on the current whereabouts of Black '2'

Regards,

James R. Yeowell

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Richard T. Eger
Re. : Ownership of Bf 109G-10, "black 2"
Sun Mar 11 14:44:32 2001


Dear James,

Thanks for the update. Seems like ownership changes hands on many of these aircraft and it is hard to keep up with them.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

The AirVenture website, by Hartmut Seidel und Gerhard Schmid, emphasizes airshows, but contains some nice photos of Luftwaffe museum and flying restoration aircraft, as well as some capsule articles. The address for this German language site is:

http://www.airventure.de/index.html

Sections of interest:

Termine - Airshow dates. Includes links to sites containing material of Luftwaffe interest.

News

<U>Sie fliegt wieder - die Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 "Schwarze Zwei"</U> - Brief article on history of Hans Dittes' Bf 109G-10, black 2. Includes color photo.

<U>Bald eine originale Me 262 am Himmel?</U> - Brief article about Paul Allen's purchase of the Planes of Fame Me 262A with the intent to restore it to flying condition. Included is a color photo of the Deutches Museum Me 262A.

<U>"Offizielle Vorstellung des ersten Nachbaus einer Focke-Wulf 190 A" am 19.12.2000 in Hannover.</U> - "Official presentation of the first reproduction of a Focke-Wulf 190 A" on 19.12.2000 in Hanover. Article with 5 color photos of Fw 190A yellow -+11 and 1 b&w newspaper article with photo. Link to Dietmar Sommer's homepage for further details.

<U>FW 190 A8/N von Flug Werk</U> - Brief article on Flug Werk's Fw 190. Includes 3 color photos. Link to Flug Werk's home page.

Tips

<U>Bilder vom Deutschen Museum und der Außenstelle Oberschleißheim finden Sie hier!</U> - Visitor information regarding the Deutches Museum and the outlier facility at Oberschleißheim. Color photos of the following museum aircraft:

Bf 109E-3 (<-+-) - 2 photos
Me 262 (WN 500071)
Dornier ATT of 1983 developed from the Do 24
CASA 2111 B (Spanish He 111)

<U>Bilder vom Luftwaffenmuseum Berlin/Gatow finden Sie hier!</U> - Visitor information regarding the Luftwaffenmuseum in Berlin/Gatow. Color photos include:

Me 109
Me 163 (WN 191904)

<U>Champlin Fighter Museum in Mesa, Arizona</U> - Brief article. Color photos include:

Fw 190D-12 (WN 836017?, -+-yellow 10) - 2 photos
Bf 109E-3

Airshow-Report

<U>Hahn in Motion , 24. und 25. Juni 2000</U> - Hahn, Germany

Fieseler Storch (EA+ML) - color photo

<U>EAA Fly-In Convention & Airshow 2000</U> - Lakeland, Florida

Bücker Bü 181D Bestmann (BA+TN) - 2 color photos

<U>ILA - Internationale Luftfahrtausstellung in Berlin 2000</U> - Germany

Arado Ar 79 - color photo
Ju 52 - color photo
Red Me 163 glider gliding to landing
Me 109K (FM+BB) and red Me 163 glider - color photo
Me 109K (FM+BB) coming into land - color photo
Me 109K (FM+BB) - color photo
Me 108 "Taifun" - color photo

History

<U>Messerschmitt Me 163B "Komet"</U> - A very brief article on the Me 163. Two color photos are included:

Me 163 (WN 191904) in the Luftwaffenmuseum Gatow
Red Me 163 glider gliding to landing at ILA 2000 in Berlin

<U>German Ejection Seats</U> - A very brief article on this topic.

<U>Female WW II Transfer Pilot</U> - A very brief article on Beate Uhse, a female transfer pilot in WW II who flew, among other aircraft, the Fw 190. A Fw 190 color profile is included.

Links - Interesting assortment of links.

Forum - Not particularly active, nor useful.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

The Messerschmitt Me 109 website, by Andreas Goldmann, covers the history of Prof. Messerschmitt; the Me 109 history, variants, armament, engines, and aces who flew the Me 109; and Spanish volunteers. There is a nice photo gallery, including photos of preserved aircraft. The site address is:

http://www.adlertag.de/mainindex.htm

Sections of interest are:

The Constructor: Professor Willi Messerschmitt - Short history of Messerschmitt and his company through WW II and beyond.

The Development of the Me 109 - Short history.

The "Me 109" Versions - Brief technical data and photos of:

Bf 109 B "Berta"
Bf 109 C "Cäsar"
Bf 109 D "Dora"
Me 109 E "Emil"
Me 109 F "Friedrich"
Me 109 G "Gustav"
Me 109 H
Me 109 K
Me 109 T

The Engines of the "Me 109" - Brief descriptions of the engines and the variants they were used in:

Junkers Jumo 210
Daimler-Benz DB 600
Daimler-Benz DB 601
Daimler-Benz DB 605

The Armament of the Me 109 - Descriptions and photos of:

Guns and Cannons
Rockets
Bombs

"Me 109" Projects - Descriptions and histories. One plan of Me 309.

Bf 109 V-21
Me 109 X
Me 209
Me 309
Me 109 Z
Bf 109 TL
Me P. 1091

Assembly Sets for the Me 109 G and K - Description.

RI through RVIII
BR21
Adaption Set AS
"trop"

Gallery - Photos of different variants.

Bf 109B - 1 b&w
Bf 109C - 1 b&w
Bf 109C-1 - 1 b&w
Bf 109D-1 - 1 b&w
Me 109E - 5 b&w, 1 color
Me 109E-1 - 1 b&w
Me 109E-3/B - 1 b&w
Me 109E-4 - 2 b&w, 2 color (Deutches Museum, Munich)
Me 109E-7 - 2 b&w
Me 109F - 1 b&w
Me 109F-4 - 2 b&w
Me 109F-6 - 1 b&w
Me 109G - 2 b&w
Me 109G-2 - 7 color (Luftwaffenmuseum Berlin-Gatow) (with brief history)
Me 109G-6 - 4 b&w
Me 109G-6 (FM+BB) - 16 color (Messerschmitt Foundation)
Me 109G-6/R-6 - 1 b&w
Me 109G-10 - 1 b&w
Me 109G-10 (black 2) - 6 color
Me 109G-12 - 1 b&w
Me 109G-14 - 1 color
Me 109K-4

Unit Organisation of the Luftwaffe - Descriptions and aircraft markings.

Rotte
Schwarm
Staffel
Gruppe
Geschwader

Asse auf der Me 109 - In German, biographies with photos of the following aces:

Heinz Bär
Gerhard Barkhorn
Gyorgy Debrody
Georg-Peter Eder
Adolf Galland
Hermann Graf
Anton Hafner
Erich Hartmann
Dietrich Hrabak
Otto Kittel
Günther Lützow
Hans-Joachim Marseille
Werner Mölders
Joachim Müncheberg
Walter Nowotny
Günther Rall
Erich Rudorffer
Johannes Steinhoff
Hannes Trautloft
Helmut Wick
Johannes Wiese
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke

Die Blauen Staffeln - History, photos, pilots, uniforms, & unit of Spanish airmen fighting for Germany (In German).

Die 5 Staffeln
Die Staffelembleme
Uniformen
Fotos
Gefallene Piloten
Perez Gonzales
Sanchez Arjona

Links - A handful of aircraft, unit, combat, and armor links.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

Of prime interest on The Picture Page webpage, by Rüdiger Jaensch, are photos from the Luftwaffenmuseum Berlin Gatow and the USAF Museum. Photos are provided of contemporary Berlin Gatow Airport, Airport Berlin Tempelhof, and DVL. Finally, an assortment of postcards is presented. The address for this page is:

http://frhewww.physik.uni-freiburg.de/~jaensch/104/index.html

Sections of interest are:

WWII Airplanes

The color photos presented were taken at the Luftwaffenmuseum Berlin Gatow '96. Rügiger provides a thumbnail photo index.

Bf 109 (yellow 4) - 2 photos
Me 163

BMW IV engine
BMW 801 radial engine
Crankshaft of DB 605 engine, after impact
Hirth 504 engine
Junkers Jumo 211 engine
Walther 109-509 rocket-engine

8.8 cm Anti-aircraft cannon
searchlight for anti-aircraft cannon

US Air Force Museum Dayton/Ohio

These color photos are preceded by 3 thumbnail photo indexes. Photos of interest are:

Fa 330 rotary wing kite - 1 photo
Fi 156 (5F+YK) - 3 photos
Fw 190D - 2 photos
Ju 88 (105) - 1 photo
Bf 109G-10 (WN 610824, black 4) - 8 photos
Me 163 - 1 photo
Me 262 - 1 photo
MK 108 - 2 photos
8.8 cm Flak gun - 1 photo

misc. Berlin aeronautic sites

<U>The Berlin Picture Page</U> - Berlin Gatow Airport contemporary color photos of the former (3) and Airport Berlin Tempelhof (2)

<U>The DVL Picture Page</U> - Six 1996 external color photos

Historic air-related postcards

Junkers G38 - 2 b&w photos
Junkers Ju 52 - 1 color photo
Lufthansa Express-Service advertisement - 1 color dwg.
Zeppelin and Dornier Do-X at Bodensee - 1 b&w photo
Zeppelin over Berlin - 1 b&w photo
Zepellin in its hangar - 1 b&w photo

Links - 7 links

Regards,
Richard