Article on III/SG4 in Normandy

[jeanba]

Nick Beale published a history of III/SG4 in Normandy:

http://www.ghostbombers.com/sf/Normandy/sg4_1.html

 

Nice read for FW lovers

It was short and involved anti partisan actions in the center of France (Clermont Ferrant)

Some info also on Ju 88 missions

 

Edit : thank's moderators for moving the topic to the right place, I had missed it

Edited June 9, 2023 by jeanba

[CUJO_1970]

Thanks for sharing the article!

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Accordingly to its main plate this partially dismantled aircraft was an A-8 but its compass card described it as an A-6, consistent with the MG 17 machine guns mounted over the engine and provision for four MG 151/20 cannon in the wings (both outer guns were missing, the port aperture was open but the starboard was closed with a metal plate). No centreline rack was present.

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Of course, lol. An A-8 with no outer canons and in clean configuration...go figure. Who has ever heard of such a thing??

 

This airframe began life as an A-6 but was rebuilt to A-8 standard after being damaged and sent for repairs. The main plate was changed but not the compass card. Very interesting they did not put the MG131s in it...supply chain issues?

[percydanvers]

I love this kind of stuff! I'm always amazed how some of these writers can dig up such granular details. How do they do it?

[LukeFF]

32 minutes ago, percydanvers said:

I love this kind of stuff! I'm always amazed how some of these writers can dig up such granular details. How do they do it?

 

Most likely through the main German military archive. That's where the guy who runs the Military Aviation History YouTube channel gets a lot of his content.

[JG5_Schuck]

On 6/13/2023 at 10:28 PM, CUJO_1970 said:

 

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Accordingly to its main plate this partially dismantled aircraft was an A-8 but its compass card described it as an A-6, consistent with the MG 17 machine guns mounted over the engine and provision for four MG 151/20 cannon in the wings (both outer guns were missing, the port aperture was open but the starboard was closed with a metal plate). No centreline rack was present.

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Of course, lol. An A-8 with no outer canons and in clean configuration...go figure. Who has ever heard of such a thing??

 

This airframe began life as an A-6 but was rebuilt to A-8 standard after being damaged and sent for repairs. The main plate was changed but not the compass card. Very interesting they did not put the MG131s in it...supply chain issues?

In wartime....... if it works, anything goes!!

[CUJO_1970]

12 minutes ago, JG5_Schuck said:

In wartime....... if it works, anything goes!!

 

Yep, it's a pretty fascinating detail and pretty much anything goes with the late-war Luftwaffe aircraft...like the fact if they didn't have methanol (MW-50) they just used water and stayed at lower alts where it wouldn't freeze.