Some nice pics

[HagarTheHorrible]

Came across these while loitering, quite liked them.

 

http://www.ww2f.com/topic/33731-luftwaffe-recon-shots-over-russian-cities/

 

Sorry if everyone has seen them before.

[Trooper117]

Great pics!

[crossfade]

Very nice thanks for sharing m8

[HagarTheHorrible]

Love this one too, can anyone tell me anything about it ?

 

[HeavyCavalrySgt]

Love this one too, can anyone tell me anything about it ?

 

 

 

It was traditional for the crew chief to give the pilot a good luck kiss before pulling the chocks?

[Pierre64]

"Peter", Bf 109 F-2, W.Nr. 6674, "Winkeldreieck + -".

Flown by Hptm. Heinz Bretnütz, Gruppenkommandeur II./JG 53 "Pikas".

Forced landing after being wounded by returning fire of his 32nd and last kill during WW2, a SB-2 bomber, on the first day of "Barbarossa", 22.06.1941.

Died from gangrena on june, 27th.

His Wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Bretnütz

 

S! Hood

Edited August 30, 2013 by Pierre64

[von_Tom]

Love this one too, can anyone tell me anything about it ?

 

 

Bf 109 F-2 (W.Nr. 6674) "Chevron Triangle" flown by Hptm. Heinz Bretnütz, Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 53

 

On 22 June 1941, Bretnütz shot down a Russian SB-2 twin-engine bomber. His Bf 109 F-2 (W.Nr. 6674) “Chevron Triangle” was hit in the engagement however, necessitating an emergency landing in the area of the front lines between Erzvilkas and Nemaksciai. Badly wounded, he was rescued by farmers who hid him from retreating Russian troops. He was finally handed over to advancing German troops on 26 June. Hospitalised, he had his left leg amputated but died of complications from the operation on 27 June.

“Pietzsch” Bretnütz was credited with 35 victories in 244 missions. He recorded 2 victories during the Spanish Civil War and one over the Eastern front. Additionally, he claimed 12 balloons shot down.

 

http://www.luftwaffe.cz/bretnutz.html

[Pierre64]

This aircraft was repaired and was later lost in combat while serving in ErgGr. Süd on 23.10.42.

(Source: Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe - Teil 6/II - Unternehmen „Barbarossa" by Jochen Prien & all).

[Freycinet]

An SB-2 that shot down and killed a Bf-109 ace, well done! - Can't have happened too often...

[Trooper117]

''How many Germans can you fit in a 109?''

[HagarTheHorrible]

Thanks Pierre64 that was very helpful.

 

Caption that pic,

 

"Ya Ya, zis is very gut flight simulator, attention to detail very gut, you can even feel zee vind in your hair"

[HagarTheHorrible]

It just occurred to me that the groups of soldiers are probably prisoners of war. I wonder if the aircraft was used as an escort ?

[VeryOldMan]

Love this one too, can anyone tell me anything about it ?

 

 

 

By the killmarks on his  tail, he was not a noob

[germanicusgermanicus1936]

FW 189..Interior shots very rare airplane and I posted a request to model this AC for recon missions, low slow like Bronco ov-10. Thanks for posting. See my thread.

[JG4_Sputnik]

Wow thanks for those pics, they really have a nice kind of an intimacy which one wont find in official propaganda photography.

[Heywooood]

crew chief and the quartermasters -

 

" hey - they want to know why you dont try to save any amunition? and where is all the avgas going?...that stuff costs money you know - we'll take it out of your pay...BtW - our healthcare costs are going up so no more bonuses"