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Package of 12 skins Fw 190 A-8 III/KG 51 Bodenplatte campaign


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Very nice!! 
 

 

But i think there is a typo in the title. ?

 

Grt M

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A little question Julian...those planes are fictionnal or not ? To my knowledge, III.KG51 didn't exist (only Me262 of the I and II.KG51 took part of the Bodenplatte operation) Perhaps you have more information than I have

 

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38 minutes ago, imanuthep said:

A little question Julian...those planes are fictionnal or not ? To my knowledge, III.KG51 didn't exist (only Me262 of the I and II.KG51 took part of the Bodenplatte operation) Perhaps you have more information than I have

 


It did, but was renamed to Nsgr20.

 

Grt M

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Hi @imanuthep

The III/KG51 flew the F-8s on the western front for a short period of time along with the KG200. I only have a few black and white photos of them seen from the front so I can't give more detail than that they were experimental JABOS... they soon moved on to the Me-262.
Focke Wulf Fw 190F-8 `KG 200` (Modelo de plástico) Otra imagen1

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Historically correct information on the III. KG51:

- Source

- red: time of existence at the end of the war

- green: example of aircraft stock

- blue: indication of further existence of the unit after renaming

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Information on the successor unit:  Nachtschlachtgruppe 20

- story

 

http://www.ww2.dk/air/attack/nsgr20.htm

 

- aircraft stock

 

http://www.ww2.dk/oob/bestand/schlacht/bnsgr20.html

 

PS: never equipped with Me262 !!!

 

 

&

III.KG51 not during operation Bodenplate!!!

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III./KG 51 in 1944 is a bit weird, but in general:

 

The old formation was disbanded around the beginning of 1944.

 

I./SKG 10, a nocturnal Fw 190 ground attack unit based in France, was renamed III./KG 51 in the summer of 1944. 

 

Around the end of October / early November 1944, it was renamed NSGr. 20. The exact date is a bit hard to pin down, as conflicting dates are given in multiple sources (including the book shown in the above post). 

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Okay, thanks guys for all those informations...

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