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[fubar57]

Nice shots. Winter thangs, eh? Romanian P.24 at the end of what was probably a good day...

 

[Wurger]

But the day for the Romanian pilot in Russia wasn't a good day..

 

[michaelmaltby]

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

What kind of beast was that Wojtek?

 

[Wurger]

What kind of beast was that Wojtek?

IMHO it's a He 112B

 

[GrauGeist]

What kind of beast was that Wojtek?

IMHO it's a He 112B

It is indeed an He112.

This particular He112B belonged to Grupal 5 Vânãtoare (5th Fighter Group), flown by Adj. av. Aldea Cerchez - downed on 2 July 1941 near Bulgarica airfield (Bessarabia) by Soviet AA, during the opening of Operation Barbarossa.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely shots guys!

 

[michaelmaltby]

 

[fastmongrel]

 

[fubar57]

53Sqn. in Iceland?

 

[fastmongrel]

53Sqn. in Iceland?

Dont know its definitely Iceland, Reykjavik I think.

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[michaelmaltby]

 

[Wurger]

The Soviet AA set under camouflage....

 

[michaelmaltby]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Glider]

The Soviet AA set under camouflage....

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They don't want to attract attention. The ammo belts look empty to me

 

[Wurger]

A good catch.

 

[fastmongrel]

They don't want to attract attention. The ammo belts look empty to me

Maxim machine guns load from the right ejecting empties forward and the empty fabric belt goes out of the left. Its possible they have fired all the ammo or the loaded belts are in a belt box out of sight.