Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) Pik-As

[Snautzer01]

 

[Jeff Hunt]

WOW!

Thank you very much.

Jeff

 

[stona]

The first photo of the early 'Emil' has an emblem under the windscreen (reminiscent of 4./JG 52's cat emblem) which is unusual for a JG 53 aircraft. Any ideas what it is and whose aircraft it was?

Cheers

Steve

 

[Njaco]

The emblem looks very similar to 10(N)./ZG 26. According to "Luftwaffe Emblems" by Barry Ketley it states: "...it was carried by the short-lived single seat night fighter staffeln formed in the early months of WWII." Maybe its the short-lived night fighter unit of JG 53?

 

[stona]

Good spot, another black cat for sure, but there is no official connection between 10.(Nacht)/ZG 26 and JG 53.

I think that it might be an emblem carried across as a personal emblem by someone from another unit, but that is a complete guess and I have neither the means nor the time to look into the personnel. Personal emblems were rare things to see on JG 53 aircraft, though that is an early war photograph.

Cheers

Steve

 

[fubar57]

Was zapping done in WW2? Was the last photo transposed? I have never seen the canopy opened to the left.

Geo

 

[stona]

Was the last photo transposed?
Geo

I'd say so.

Steve

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good shots, almost all are well known, a group of the early ones are of Kommodore Gunther freiherr von Maltzahn's Bf109F

 

[Snautzer01]

Good shots, almost all are well known, a group of the early ones are of Kommodore Gunther freiherr von Maltzahn's Bf109F

Not in this quality and not all off this series together.

 

[Snautzer01]

 

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