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Snautzer01 · Jan 25, 2021

ORIGINAL WWII Photo USN Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber w/Crew Signatures | eBay

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Snautzer01 · Jan 25, 2021

1941 Werner Mölders und seine Flugzeugführer, Foto 6 x 6 cm | eBay

Was Werner Mölders murdered? - Axis History Forum

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Molders was commanding a Battle Group consisting of Stukas, fighters, and ground attack fighters in the Crimea, when Ernest Udet committed
suicide. At the time Molders was having serious support problems, and wanted to talk to Goering about the situation. In bad weather, he took off
from Chaplinka airfield, with OberLeutnant Kolbe at the controls. Kolbe was a throughly competent pilot, having flown with the Condor Legion. Flying through extremely bad weather, the plane was forced down at Lemberg. Weather reports said the conditions were even worse between Lemberg and Berlin. Kolbe did not want to continue, but Molders forced him on. With a heavy head wind, Kolbe give more and more power to the engines, as a result the fuel started running low. Near Breslau an engine quit, and Kolbe nursed the He-111, down through dense cloud, and heavy rain. His approach to the airport was low and short, and he gunned the one good engine, with no results. It was at this point he spotted a cable railroad running along the airport, Kolbe hauled back on the stick, the He-111 cleared the lines only to stall and crash into the ground. Both Molders (lying in the nose of the He-111) and Kolbe died instantly. The bombers radio operator and Molders aide-de-camp, survived the crash, and reconstructed the last moments of the flight