Museums with Luftwaffe aircraft - 2

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'clock High!:

Drew Dorman
Rudolf Hess and "VJ + OQ"
Wed Jan 17 01:11:17 2001


I was thinking about building a model of Rudolf Hess's BF-110D that he flew to England in May 1941. I was wondering what the squadron codes "VJ + OQ" stood for, or
what unit they represent. I can't find anything regarding these codes in the Luftwaffe Codes book. Any ideas?

Thanks!

-Drew

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From TOCH!:

Larry Hickey
Hess' Bf-110
Wed Jan 17 02:31:58 2001


The codes on his plane were not unit codes but factory codes, which were carried by every aircraft when it left the factory. These were replaced by unit codes in the field.

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From TOCH!:

Vinnie O
I asked same question
Wed Jan 17 23:56:35 2001


This question was one of the very first things I asked this Forum, perhaps 2 years ago now.

Although my respondents couldn't confirm the assignment of the exact code on the 110 that crashed in Scotland, the style of the code is in line with codes applied by
German factories to aircraft awaiting transfer to operational units. (There's a standard German term for "transfer number"; I don't recall what it is.)

The suggestion in one of the Hess conspiracy books that the code is "NJ+xx" and indicated an aircraft from the NachtJager unit in Norway is simply wrong.

Because of the way in which the fuselage broke, there is some question as to whether the first letter in the code is "V" or "N" (or some other letter with a final up-stroke).

Oh, I also received information that a famous photo of Hess sitting in a 110 on which one can read the tail number (Werke Nummer?) could not have been flown in May
1941 because it was lost off the coast of Holland by an operational unit in 1940. A conspiracy author uses the difference in fuselage codes between this aircraft and the one
in Scotland to "prove" that Hess's plane never COMPLETED the flight.

Otherwise it's clear that by May 1941 Rudolph Hess was an experienced pilot, fully familiar with the Bf-110. What happened AFTER he arrived over England, and especially
what happended in Spandau remains a great mystery.

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From TOCH!:

Chris Going
VJ+OQ rear fuselage preserved
Thu Jan 18 09:46:03 2001


In case you do not know -but if you do some others may not- that the rear fuselage of Rudolf Hess' Me 110 is preserved in the Duxford facility of the UK Imperial War
Museum. I saw it there some time ago. There should be no significant problem in looking it over -phone Ted Inman- after which you can opt for the scheme you prefer.

Chris Going

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From 12 O'Clock High!:

Peter Spoden
JU 88 in RAF-Museum Hendon
Mon Jan 29 16:08:45 2001


hello- can anyone tell me if the in Hendon presented JU 88 is the D5-EV of Oblt Schmitt (10 NJG 3) who defected on 9th May 1943? Thanks Peter Spoden.

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From TOCH!:

Artie Bob
Yes (n.t.!)
Mon Jan 29 16:44:26 2001

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From TOCH!:

peter Spoden
JU 88 D5-EV thank you
Mon Jan 29 22:12:56 2001


thank you-I'm always astonished how well you gentlemen are informed-

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From TOCH!:

Mike Shilton
mike@mshilton.fsnet.co.uk
Ju88
Fri Feb 9 21:48:51 2001


Yes it is.I am a member of the restoration team at the museum and up until late 1999 the aircraft was partially stripped for remedial work(undercarriage nacelles and wing
access panels removed).Unfortunately the work was stopped due to a new Battle of Britain show being implemented.Time has not been kind to the aircraft,the original radar
antennae are missing(replicas are installed),all armament and mountings have gone,the cockpit radar is missing along with a few instruments on the instrument panel.I
worked on the Bf110 for four and a half years and know her intimately,she is almost complete.I very much hope that we can all resume our work one day.My current project
is a two seat Fw190.

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The Pedro Freitas Luftwaffe Internet Museum and Information Resource website has a photo collection containing a number of photos of museum aircraft. The website address is:

http://www.geocities.com/rdd02754/

Ba 349, 2 color photos NASM Paul E. Garber facility, 1 B&W wartime photo

Fw 190D-13, 2 color photos Champlain Fighter Museum
Ta 152, 5 color photos NASM Paul E. Garber facility

He 162, 2 color photos NASM Paul E. Garber facility, 1 B&W flight photo, 1 B&W Russian markings photo
He 219, 2 color photos NASM Paul E. Garber facility

Bf 109E-4, WNr. 1190, 5 color photos Duxford, 1 B&W photo
Bf 109G-10, "Black 2", 9 color photos Planes of Fame
Bf 109's, 6 color photos aircraft found in Russia
Me 410, 2 color photos NASM Paul E. Garber facility, 1 B&W wartime photo

Junkers Jumo 213 engine, 5 color photos, 1 B&W photo

Regards,
Richard

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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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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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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

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From 12 O'Clock High!:

Garth
Schnaufers *other* tail fin scoreboard
Tue May 15 06:08:46 2001


Hi,

I've noticed in several posts recently and in publications that only the Imperial War Museums' Schnaufer tail fin is mentioned.

It appears that many around the world are not aware that here at the Australian War Memorial we have the other one with 121 kill markings on it.

I am currently writing up a short article on Heinz, he apparently shot down 38 Australians amongst his tally and I would like to know who got this information and how.

Thanks for your help http://www.lwag.org/ubb/smile.gif

[Richard T Eger]

From TOCH!:

Dick Powers
Fin3
Wed May 16 01:29:05 2001


If I remember from Hinchliffe's book ('Ace of Diamonds ISBN 0-7524-1690-1 published by Tempus Publishing LTD), and he devotes a chapter to this issue, the IWM fin is from a 110 assigned, but not used (as mentioned previously.

The fin from his "real" 110, the actual machine used to score the victories, is in private hands. It was found being used by a farmer as part of a roof for his shed!!!

(Recalling from reading the book about a year ago)

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[Richard T Eger]

In a June 9, 2001 message on 12 O'Clock High!, Scott McIntosh noted that "we have a thruster from a V1 also a few other bits in our local aviation museum here in Scotland." I contacted Scott to learn more of the museum, to which, he in part, repled:

"Hi Richard the museum is the Scottish Museum of Flight at a WWII airfield East Fortune near Haddington and 20 miles from Edinburgh on the map. They have a captured ME 163 and parts of a V1.

The site address is:-
http://www.nms.ac.uk/flight/
I forgot to mention that they have part of the fuselage and an engine from Rudolf Hess' aircraft thathe flew to Britain in.

regards Scott."

Thanks, Scott.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

IPMS Stockholm, The International Plastic Modelers Society in Stockholm, has an excellent website featuring articles with numerous color photos and descriptions on preserved aircraft. There are also a couple of color profile articles of interest. The site address is:

http://www.hotel.wineasy.se/ipms/main.htm

Articles of interest are:

Notes about Luftwaffe colors, Jan. 1997.

Comparison of RLM color name to possible Federal Standard match.

Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 in Detail, Apr. 1997.

Bf 109G-6 - 6 color photos, NASM, U.S.A., fall 1996.

Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger in Detail, June 1997.

He 162 - 9 color photos, IWM, ,England and 3 color photos, RAF Museum at Hendon, England

BMW 003 - 1 color photo, Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, California, U.S.A.

Focke-Wulf Fw 190A in Detail, July 1997.

Fw 190A-8 - 10 color photos taken at the IWM, England

2-seat Fw 190 - 2 color photos, RAF Museum at Hendon, England

Messerschmitt Bf 109E in Detail, July 1997.

Short descriptions of the E variants.

Bf 109E-4 - 15 color photos, RAF Museum at Hendon, England.

Messerschmitt Bf 110 G in Detail, July 1997.

Bf 110 G-4d/R3 - 15 color photos, RAF Museum at Hendon, England

Vintage German rocketry, V2 Missile in Detail, Dec. 1997.

V2 - 7 color photos, NASM, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

World War II Colors in Color, May 1998.

<U>World War II German aircraft gallery</U>

Bf 109G-10 - 1 color photo
Me 410A-3 - 1 color and 1 b&w photo
Me 262A - 1 color photo
Bf 109K? or G? - 1 color photo
Bf 109G-14 - 1 color photo
Bf 109E-7/Trop - 1 color photo
Bf 109 - 1 color photo
Ju 87B - 1 color photo

<U>New and Uncommented Pictures</U>

Fw 190G - 1 color photo

Camouflage and markings of Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Dec. 1998.

Fw 190 - 8 color profiles
Ta 152 - 1 color profile

Horten IX (Gotha Go 229) in detail, Feb. 1999.

History

Ho IX V2 - 1 period b&w photo

Go 229 V3 - 1 period b&w photo

Go 229 V3 - 10 color photos, NASM Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility, Silver Hill, Maryland, U.S.A.

Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 in Detail, Oct. 1999.

BF-109G-10, WN 611943 - 17 color photos, Planes of Fame Air Museum, Grand Canyon division, U.S.A.

Camouflage and markings of Messerschmitt Me 109, Feb. 2000.

Me 109 - 12 color profiles, with details

Messerschmitt Me 262 in Detail, Sept. 2000.

Me 262A-1a/U3, FE/T-2-4012 - history with 1 period b&w photo

Me 262A-1a/U3, FE/T-2-4012 - 12 color photos, Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, California, U.S.A., spring 1999.

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch in Detail, March 2001

Fi 156C - 14 color photos, Swedish Air Force museum, Linköping, Sweden.


The site also includes a message board.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

The Walter Website, by Shamus Reddin, covers the rocket motors produced by Walter and the missiles and aircraft they were used in. The site address is:

http://website.lineone.net/~skr/walter/walter.htm

Sections of interest are:

Hellmuth Walter and Walterwerke - Brief company background, with additional information on:

<U>Hellmuth Walter</U> - Background on Walter and his company, with photos.

<U>What's New</U> - Site update information.

<U>About the Walter Web Site</U>

<U>Acknowledgemants</U>

<U>References</U> - Includes references to RAE Technotes at the P.R.O. in London.

Aircraft Motors & The Me.163

<U>109-509 Rocket Motors</U> - Table listing motors and the aircraft they were used in. The title of this section is misleading, as these motors were used in the Me 163 as well as in other aircraft. Details, including text, photos, and diagrams of the engines and aircraft they were used in are presented.

Some repeated and some new details can be found in the following additional sub-sections:

<U>Messerschmitt Me.163A</U>

<U>Messerschmitt Me.163B</U>

<U>Dual Chambered Motors</U>

<U>Messerschmitt Me.163C</U>

<U>Messerschmitt Me.163D</U>

<U>Bachem Ba.349 "Natter"</U>

Missiles & Rockets - This section shows the major weapons for which Walter motors were used or developed. Four missiles/aircraft are listed:

Henshel Hs.293
Messerschmitt "Enzian"
Henshel Hs.117 "Schmetterling"
Bachem Ba.349 "Natter"

Of these, details are given for the Enzian and Natter, that for the Natter being repeated from the previous section.

Climb Assisters - The following 5 assisters are listed, but only generalized information on assisters is given:

RI-201 "Cold" Take Off Pack
RI-203 "Hot" Take Off Pack
Me.109 Climb Assister
Heimatschutzer I
Heimatschutzer IV

Motor Parts & Design - In this section, the design, construction and operation of the Walter motors is described.

<U>109-509 Motor Types</U> - Repeat of earlier table.

<U>Basic Motor Parts</U> - Nicely illustrated sub-section highlighting the different motor parts.

<U>109-509 Rocket Fuels</U> - Discusses C- and T-Stoff and the chemistry involved.

<U>Other Rocket Fuels</U> - Table describing different rocket fuels.

<U>Motor Operation</U> - Details, with photos, describing the operation of the Walter 109-509.A-1 motor in the Me 163.

There is also a link to a 3-view drawing of a Walter HWK 109-509.A-2 rocket motor which allows the reader to place the computer cursor on different parts of the engine and get a description of each part.

Preserved Motors - Table of preserved Walter rocket motors in museums around the world. Motors can be found in:

Australia
Canada
Germany
Japan
UK
USA

Background and photos are provided for many of the motors.

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

From Luftwaffe Experten Mailing List:

From: "Fred Ward"
fred@gladstone03.freeserve.co.uk
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 3:41 PM
Subject: Fw189A-3 3X+AA

Talented Geoff Nutkins, fine aviation artist and curator
of the Shoreham Aircraft Museum, near Sevenoaks, Kent,
has been given the control column, pedals and throttle
quadrant from a Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu (Owl). Now in its
13th season, SAM would like to find out more about this
rarity, including anyone who was associated with it.
SAM believes it comes from Fw 189A-3 0173 -3X+AA' which
was ferried from Schleswig to Farnborough by Flt Lt
Taylor in August1 945. In December 1946 it was sold as
salvage, ending up in a scrap yard in Portsmouth. The
control column etc was 'souvenired' almost immediately
and lay in a shed until passed on to SAM. The legendary
Captain Eric Brown is believed to have flown it. SAM
would love to re-unite Eric and anyone else, including
German aircrew, who flew 0173, or the Fw 189 in general.

Contact: 01959 524416, or Contact me and I will pass on
any information.

Fred

[Richard T Eger]

Following up on Fred's note, I located the museum's homepage at:

http://www.s-a-m.freeserve.co.uk/

Details on the Focke-Wulf Fw 189 control column, pedals and throttle quadrant, including 2 color photos, can be found at:

http://www.s-a-m.freeserve.co.uk/Focke-Wulf%20189.htm

Quoting from the site:

The museum houses hundreds of aviation relics excavated by the group over many years from crashed British and German aircraft, as well as items which have been kindly donated. In addition, there is a fine collection of flying helmets, uniforms and insignia. This, along with a comprehensive display of Home Front memorabilia, ensure a visit to the museum is both enjoyable and educational. Artifacts are carefully arranged and all are clustered to support items recovered from local 'digs' or local happenings. Displays are refined or changed regularly, making a second visit all the more enjoyable."

Regards,
Richard

[Richard T Eger]

Duxford Airfield has its own website, the Duxford Times, your unofficial guide to Duxford Airfield. The site address is:

http://www.duxford.org/

Webmaster of the site is Ben Rogers. The site takes you on a virtual tour of the exhibits at Duxford. Click on "Exhibits" in the left column.

Those items of Luftwaffe interest are:

<U>Hangar 1</U>

Junkers Jumo 004B Jet Engine

German 100 Kg Bomb
German 1800 Kg Bomb
German Fritz-X Radio Controlled Glide Bomb

<U>Hangar 2</U>

Bücker Bü 133C Jungmeister
Messerschmitt Bf 108B Taifun

<U>Hangar 3</U>

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch

<U>Hangar 4</U> - Battle of Britain display in southern half of hangar

Heinkel He 111E Tail Fin and Engine
Messerschmitt Bf109E-3

BMW 801D Aero Engine
Daimler Benz DB603A Engine

V1 Flying Bomb

<U>Exterior Exhibits</U>

Heinkel He 111 (CASA-built)
Junkers Ju 52/3m

Dummy V1 test missile
Giant Würzburg Radar
V1 Flying Bomb replica and launch ramp

Another section with photos of Luftwaffe aircraft is:

News Archives

<U>April 2001</U>

Junkers Ju 52 Restoration - 4V+GH

<U>August 2000</U>

Buchon Arrives at Duxford - Planes of Fame's HA-1112


Browsing through the site, the following addresses are of interest:

http://www.duxford.org/aircraft/6/7/49/

Hispano HA1.112 Buchon, Duxford - 7 color photos

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http://www.duxford.org/aircraft/28/38/92/

Fieseler Fi156C Storch, TA+RC - 10 color photos


Links can be found at http://www.duxford.org/links/, including links specific to Duxford.


Regards,
Richard

[This message has been edited by Richard T Eger (edited 13 August 2001).]