Richard T Eger
11-05-2001, 02:17 PM
This website covers Luftwaffe aircraft and camouflage, with sections on the captured Luftwaffe aircraft brought to the U.S. and surviving aircraft at the NASM and the South African National Museum. The site address is:
http://www.norwich.net/~pstrany/ocw/index.htm
Sections of interest are:
Aviation Photo Gallery
Photos include:
Me 109's along with a Junkers 290
Me 109 abandoned at a factory (color)
Me 109 nose-down 4 (color)
Me 262 abandoned by a roadway (color)
"Baka" bomb at NASM Garber Facility (color)
Ar 234 at NASM (color)
He 162 at NASM Garber Facility (color)
South Africa's Warbirds: A Visit to the South African National Museum of Military History
<U>A visit to the South African National Museum of Military History</U>
This is a nice review, including photos, of the SA Museum collection, including mention of how the collection got its Luftwaffe aircraft. Luftwaffe aircraft covered include:
Fw 190A-6, WN 550214
Me 262B-1a/U1, WN 110305
Fi 156 Storch
BF 109E-3, WN 1289
Bf 109F-2/TROP, WN 31010
<U>Fw-190 Restoration: a report from Anthony Speir</U>
Interesting article about the difficulties in trying to identify the museum aircraft's history. A single historical photo is shown.
<U>Source Documents: SANMMH museum inventory cards.</U>
.jpg images of cards for:
Fi 156 Storch
Fw 190A-6/R6
Fw 190D
Ju 88A
Ju 52
Bf 109E-3
Bf 109F-2/trop
Me 262A
Me 262B-1a/U1
Luftwaffe Over Ohio!
This is an extensive article, with photos - some in color, on the captured Luftwaffe aircraft back to the U.S. It includes a nice bibliography. The article first appeared in <U>Air Classics</U>, v. 27, n. 7 (July 1991) and was later reprinted in <U>Warbirds International</U>, v. 12, n. 2 (March/April 1993). New pictures which did not appear in the articles are included here.
A link is also provided which brings the reader to a 2-part article on "Freeman Field Dig", by Dick Phillips, which appeared in the <U>Twin City Aero Historians Newsletter</U> . The article pertains to the search for buried Luftwaffe aircraft remains at Freeman Field.
Interpreting Military Aircraft Camouflage from Historical Records
Utilizing Luftwaffe colors of the late war 1944-1945 period, Paul F. Straney and Robert Sacchi point out the difficulties in properly identifying correct camouflage colors. Heavy emphasis is given to those on the Luftwaffe jets.
Pictures From the 1998 Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility Open House
Color photos of the following aircraft are shown:
Ar 196, WN 623183
Ar 234, WN 140312, FE-1010
Ba 349B, FE-1011
BV 155B V3, FE-505
Do 335A-0, WN 240102, FE-1012
Fi 156
Fw 190F-8/R1,WN 931884, FE-117
Go 229 V3, FE-490
He 162A-2, WN 120230, FE-504
He 219, WN 290202, FE-614
Ju 388L-1, WN 560049, FE-4010
Me 410A-3, WN 018, EB-103, FE-499
MXY7 Ohka (BAKA)
Military Aviation History Links on the Web
Lengthy list of links.
Regards,
Richard
http://www.norwich.net/~pstrany/ocw/index.htm
Sections of interest are:
Aviation Photo Gallery
Photos include:
Me 109's along with a Junkers 290
Me 109 abandoned at a factory (color)
Me 109 nose-down 4 (color)
Me 262 abandoned by a roadway (color)
"Baka" bomb at NASM Garber Facility (color)
Ar 234 at NASM (color)
He 162 at NASM Garber Facility (color)
South Africa's Warbirds: A Visit to the South African National Museum of Military History
<U>A visit to the South African National Museum of Military History</U>
This is a nice review, including photos, of the SA Museum collection, including mention of how the collection got its Luftwaffe aircraft. Luftwaffe aircraft covered include:
Fw 190A-6, WN 550214
Me 262B-1a/U1, WN 110305
Fi 156 Storch
BF 109E-3, WN 1289
Bf 109F-2/TROP, WN 31010
<U>Fw-190 Restoration: a report from Anthony Speir</U>
Interesting article about the difficulties in trying to identify the museum aircraft's history. A single historical photo is shown.
<U>Source Documents: SANMMH museum inventory cards.</U>
.jpg images of cards for:
Fi 156 Storch
Fw 190A-6/R6
Fw 190D
Ju 88A
Ju 52
Bf 109E-3
Bf 109F-2/trop
Me 262A
Me 262B-1a/U1
Luftwaffe Over Ohio!
This is an extensive article, with photos - some in color, on the captured Luftwaffe aircraft back to the U.S. It includes a nice bibliography. The article first appeared in <U>Air Classics</U>, v. 27, n. 7 (July 1991) and was later reprinted in <U>Warbirds International</U>, v. 12, n. 2 (March/April 1993). New pictures which did not appear in the articles are included here.
A link is also provided which brings the reader to a 2-part article on "Freeman Field Dig", by Dick Phillips, which appeared in the <U>Twin City Aero Historians Newsletter</U> . The article pertains to the search for buried Luftwaffe aircraft remains at Freeman Field.
Interpreting Military Aircraft Camouflage from Historical Records
Utilizing Luftwaffe colors of the late war 1944-1945 period, Paul F. Straney and Robert Sacchi point out the difficulties in properly identifying correct camouflage colors. Heavy emphasis is given to those on the Luftwaffe jets.
Pictures From the 1998 Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility Open House
Color photos of the following aircraft are shown:
Ar 196, WN 623183
Ar 234, WN 140312, FE-1010
Ba 349B, FE-1011
BV 155B V3, FE-505
Do 335A-0, WN 240102, FE-1012
Fi 156
Fw 190F-8/R1,WN 931884, FE-117
Go 229 V3, FE-490
He 162A-2, WN 120230, FE-504
He 219, WN 290202, FE-614
Ju 388L-1, WN 560049, FE-4010
Me 410A-3, WN 018, EB-103, FE-499
MXY7 Ohka (BAKA)
Military Aviation History Links on the Web
Lengthy list of links.
Regards,
Richard