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Thought that I'd start this thread for the F-104G, that just happened to fall on to my lap, honestly....it did, sort of... Try multitasking like I did with the two Skyraiders a couple of blue moons ago, Polish MiG-21 and this Luftwaffe F-104G from JaboG 34 numbered 26+13... Is this the only...

I found this interesting photo of an Me 262 painted in a camo scheme consisting of rather long, wavy white (or very light blue?)squiggles. It also has a nose cap painted in 3 colors! It's in the book, "Stormbird Colors" by Brett Green and Benjamin Evans on Pg. 37. According to the caption, this...

Hello guys, Some Luftwaffe cockpit parts for your enjoyment !

Hi guys, How did Second World War aircraft measure speed? I always assumed the Americans and British would use miles per hour and the Germans use kilometres per hour but I recently read something that suggested airspeed was measured in knots? I'm interested to know - specifically what...

RLM - Painting and Weathering Luftwaffe WWII aircraft, 80 minutes DVD.

What if Walter Wever lives and as a result Ernst Udet is not able to rise to any position of prominence in the Luftwaffe, with guys like Richthofen and Wilhelm Wimmer remaining in charge of technical developments, while Erhard Milch stays in control of production and the aircraft industry in...

Hi Guys, I've been a long-time reader of this forum but a first-time poster! I wondered if anybody could help me with information regarding the navigator of a Junkers Ju 88 A-4? I keep reading conflicting accounts. I've attached a drawing below of the crew positions. I have read before...

Good evening mates. Any question, the Luftwaffe used primer before painted? If use, what the color is and this the color is same for all planes or the color change for different planes. I need the color primer for heinkel uhu he 219. Best regards.

What if after the victory in the Spanish Civil War the Germans opt to continue and expand their contributions to the Chinese resistance to the Japanese invasion; let's say Hitler dies after violating the Munich Agreement in March 1939 and the war with Poland doesn't happen, but Germany still has...

Hi all! This is my first post in this forum and to start, I just want to say I'm very happy to be here with all the wealth of knowledge stored here and all the amazing people involved! Now on to my post, I'm currently about to start on the 1/32 Ta-152 H-1 by Zoukei Mura and I've found the...

It's been a really long time since I looked at Stukas, so I have added a lot! The Ju 87 Stuka was a purpose-built dive-bomber which entered Luftwaffe service in 1935. Over 6,500 Stukas were built, and they were highly accurate and successful when there was no fighter opposition present...

I don't think I posted these before...? The Heinkel He 177 was a 4-engined heavy bomber which entered service with the Luftwaffe in 1942. It had an interesting layout of double-engines driving a single propellor in each wing ‘pod’ which led to serious complications in the early development...

I think I had this in the wrong section...Did the Luftwaffe include ground kills as part of a pilot's score? I thought this was only an Eighth Air Force thing. I found a photo of Walter Oesaus's 109E, Werknr.1559 that show 39 kill markings on the rudder, 14 pointing downwards. The caption says...

Did the Luftwaffe include ground kills as part of a pilot's score? I thought this was only an Eighth Air Force thing. I found a photo of Walter Oesaus's 109E, Werknr.1559 that show 39 kill markings on the rudder, 14 pointing downwards. The caption says that the downward pointing ones indicated...

How would the RAF have faired if they had gone for a daylight strategic bombing campaign from 1941 on? Let's say the choice to go for a daylight campaign means they adopt the long range Spitfire variant for service as a escort. In 1941-42 the Luftwaffe was only fielding two Wings of fighters...

I share with you this interesting set of pictures showing the Luftwaffe men and machines in action during World War II. To access the photos, please visit the link below. I hope you enjoy and I count on your visit. Aviação em Floripa: Luftwaffe em fotos raras

I've just had the latest newsletter from the publishers, 'Wingleader', announcing their forthcoming publications, details of which are shown below. 'Wingleader', the publishers of the 'Luftwaffe Crash Archive' volumes, have just announced the forthcoming publication of some important new...

Follow in the link below, an extensive report and a collection of photos of this heavy fighter used by the Luftwaffe during WW2: Aviação em Floripa: Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse Hope you enjoy and I count on your visit!