"Black2" parked on a grass field.
With the sunset shining on the paint job
Final roll before take-off
Well... ,accidents do occur
Same crash scene, other view
Duxford Bf109E Restoration of Bf109E 4N WNr.1190 coded "White 4" of 4/JG27 (for more info and photos visit the LINKS section)
Overall view of undercarriage and engine mountings (note fuel tank)
Then and now (a 40's picture of WNr.1190)
The next series of photos portrai Bf109s found on Russian soil. The though little aircraft resisted the worst mother Nature could put up against him.
Starboard wing (top)
Port wing (bottom)
Other view of fuselage (wings on background)
Messerschmitt Me410, by Mr. Brain M Fowler.
Cockpit and port side of fuselage.
Fuselage. Note the gun barbettes.
Messerschmitt Bf109's photos showing various under-wing and under-fuselage attachments.
Fw. Lang, a pilot in 7./JG53, prepares for the next sortie in front of his G6 (Villa Orba, '43). Clearly visible is the loaded rocket tube.
Just to get a rough idea of how big these weapons were, here one can see two armourers rolling a 21cm Nebelwerfer 42, air-to-air rocket, used by the Bf109 G6/R2.
G4 trop of 6./JG27 (Sicilly,May'43) showing its gondola cannon instalation.
A G2 of 7./JG3 being armed with four 50Kg bombs. Clearly visible are details of thr ETC 500 VIId, wich was designated Rüstsatz2.
The Bf109 G2/R1 long-range fighter-bomber fitted with an extra undercarriage leg which was jettisoned after take-off.
A G4/R3 of 2./NAG 11, Italy 1943.Beneath the wings the aircraft carries two 300L auxiliary fuel tanks for increased range.Note the thin oil leak conductor behind the oil cooler under the engine, wich was tipical of camera equiped "Gustavs".
In-flight photo of a G4/R3 of 2./NAG 11with auxiliary tanks hung beneath the wings.
The Gruppenkommandeur of 1./JG53 during early 1944 was Hptm. Jürgen Harder, seen here with his Bf109 G on an Italian airfield.Note the fairing in the foreground wich has been removed from the underwing cannon ; the weapon itself has been taken out for cleaning. Also note the heavy leak of oil from oil cooler, staining the drop tank.
Henschel
I got these photos here specially because of Jose Teixido's request. I'm sorry for the lack of detail and for the lack of proper text supporting them.
The Henchel Hs 123 V1 which made its public debut on 8 May, 1935, at Berlin-Johannisthal.
The Hs 123 V2 wich was fitted with a modified cowling carried by all subsequent production aircraft.
Luftwaffe mechanics at work on an Hs 123 A1 ground attack aircraft.
An Hs 123 A1 ground attack aircraft of Schlachtgeschwader 2 on the Eastern Front, 1943/44.
3 view drawing of an Hs 123 A1.
