Recent content by wape

  1. W

    Jagdgeschwader, Gruppe and Staffel markings from 1939 to 1945

    I'm almost certain this has been addressed somewhere already, so just direct me there and I'll shut up. :) But before that: During the Second World War the Luftwaffe had personalized markings at the Jagdgeschwader-, Gruppe- and Staffel-level. Like the JG 54's Grünherz (Green Heart), JG 53's...
  2. W

    Most Beautiful Aircraft of WW2?

    I have to go with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (F,G,K) The Gustav and Kurfürst models are the best. Friedrichs are okay, but I like the beefier look of the DB 605 machines. I feel that logically I should hold the K-4 over the Gustavs, since it's the most aerodynamically pleasing model (for the same...
  3. W

    Strange Experimental Erla Haube-canopy on a Bf 109 (K?)

    Thank you stona! That Bf 109 has exactly the type of canopy I was trying to describe. It has the two structural bars common to Erla canopies, so it's not an S-199. I wonder what they were trying to achieve with the larger canopy. Regards, Joonas
  4. W

    Strange Experimental Erla Haube-canopy on a Bf 109 (K?)

    I found two very interesting pictures of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 K-prototype taken inside the Austrian Wiener Neustadt factory in a book named in Finnish "Luftwaffen koekoneet - Saksan ilmavoimien salaiset suunnitelmat ja prototyypit" (ISBN 952-5186-69-5) which has been translated from the...
Back