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[Kopfdorfer]

Hi everyone ,

As the title implies , I am looking for Skins and/or images of any I/JG26 ( or 7th Staffel JG26 ) FW190A-5s as flown over the Rzhev battles of Jan-Feb 1943.
I have a specific request from a friend for the aircraft of Johannes Siefert.
I know eMeL did a comprehensive magnum opus of the JG26 FW190s ( which I was all over ) , but these skins ( unless I overlooked some )
were Westfront skins exclusively.
Only a small component of JG26 served on the Ostfront , and I am having difficulty finding visual material of their machines.

Any help appreciated.

Kopfdorfer

[Knochenlutscher]

From emels Pack:

FW_190A_5_Willius

[Kopfdorfer]

Thank you Knoch ,

I do indeed have that skin !
Thanks also to eMeL.

Also I corrected the units I am looking for in first post of the thread
- found my JG26 Ops Diary and blew some dust off of it.

Kopfdorfer

[Knochenlutscher]

Sure it's I./7. JG26?

III./7. would be correct, but this was not reported to be on Eastern front.


First Gruppe has 1st, 2nd and 3rd Staffel
My sources say 3. Staffel of I. Gruppe, simply Yellow Numeral denotes 3rd Staffel (the last) of 1st Gruppe

The Paintscheme is reported to be initially in Channel colours, arriving at the Front it went thru Workshops
for neat new garment, carried out evenly. I bet my Ass sth. like the Charkov facillity, or the successor of that Maintenance Station.
Where they pooled up arrivals, being refurbished as they went to the Front.
At some parts the old paintscheme was left.
There is a sure sign the other Staffel Kites had a similar paintjob from 1 to 12, or how many they used up.
If you have Log Book from that Pilot his Kite Number could be allocated properly. Or maybe a Staffel wartime Diary, sometimes Info
can be found there too.

This is a fairly evenly carried out refitting, I know pictures of SG replacements that got patched up
like a clown plane, Numerals on the Tail, overpainting the Swastika, patched up Civil regisration and former Unit Markings.
Inside my Schlachtgeschwader Skinpacks.

Update:



Seiferts Plane in Belgium as Commander of 1st Gruppe, a Command he followed in the East, being later succeeded by Losigkeit

He flew with the same Markings as CO and Stab of I. Gruppe. A 7th Staffel followed up, but was a different Shoe.
Just count his Tally before the move to East, carry out the refurbish, masking some parts like Yellow 5
and you have the actual Plane. New Eastern Kills they got marked white, while the detailed Western got untouched as applied.
Is a simple Skin job to do.

If you need assistance, further Help, call me, I'm on Home Office this Week.


Best wishes
Tobias

[Kopfdorfer]

This info is out of " JG 26  Luftwaffe Fighter Wing Diary " by Donald Caldwell
and published by Stackpole Military History Series.
It's a Two Volume Set.

According to Caldwell , The I/JG26 personnel transferring to the Eastern front ( to replace III/JG54 ) were organized in Heiligenbeil East Prussia
where they were assigned new FW190A-5s ( and some A-4s ) . The new aircraft were fitted with weapons , and radios ,
and test flights were conducted.

[ would these aircraft have then been painted camo and markings according to theatre requirements ? - they were arriving in
February dead of winter. Presumably some manner of winter camo would have been applied. ] Kopf

They arrived at the Demyansk front at Reilbitzi on Feb 1 , 1943.
They began ops on Feb 2 , 1943.

Volume 2 Page 65 , 66

Kopfdorfer

[Knochenlutscher]

points to a Mombeek Publication, where they are Topic.
I remember browsing that copy in a dutch Aviation Bookstore,
very Detailed Books, but to the point not my interessts.

[Kopfdorfer]

Thanks Knoch !

Kopfdorfer

[Mick]

... here by the great eMeL, marked and unmarked, Yellow 5 ...

https://www.mediafire.com/file/nv33ufi5zfczayh/Willius.7z/file