The official AHF Luftwaffe quiz thread

[Piotr Mikołajski]

It isn't Möwe
Colours are hard to decipher from this photo. I would say that darker colour is red or blue and lighter one is cream.

[uhu]

Piotr, that is not a sailplane of German manufacture, correct? If not, what country?

[Piotr Mikołajski]

This is Polish glider captured in 1939

[Piotr Mikołajski]

OK, last 24 hours. Two hints: this photo was made in Krosno on 3rd July, 1940. Glider was manufactured by the same factory which produced several training aircraft for Polish Air Force before 1939.

[Piotr Mikołajski]

Glider on photo was PWS-101.

[uhu]

Just looked at Polish Aircraft 1893-1939 and found her, but you already gave us the answer. Now, are you sure? The photos of the P.W.S. 101 have distinctive gull wings. Your photo shows a sailplane without gull wings. I reference the book above, pages 705 and 706.

Cheers,

[Piotr Mikołajski]

I'm sure, this is PWS-101 and it has gull wings. You can't see it because photo is cropped
There is another photo from the same photo session with the same three guys and gull wings clearly visible. It was published in "Polskie Konstrukcje Lotnicze" Vol.3 on page 255. In fact that photo has much better resolution and quality so PWS-101 designation on tail is clearly visible.

[Lasertwo]

The name of the Luftwaffe fighter controller in Otopeni, Romania ,who was a direct descendant of Lt Pitcairn the member of Captain Bligh's mutinious crew on HMS ''Bounty'' who gave his name to the Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific where Fletcher Christian and the mutineers settled.?
I want this Luftwaffe descendant of Lt Pitcairn's rank in the Luftwaffe as well as of August 1943.

[Larry D.]

PITCAIRN, Douglas. (DOB: 15.02.13 in Memel?). (i.G.). 01.04.32 fighter pilot training at Fliegerschule Schleissheim and in Lipetsk/Russia (to 30.09.33). 01.10.33 entered service with the Heer (Kraftfahrtruppe). 01.01.35 trf to the Luftwaffe and sent to Fliegerschule Schleissheim for fighter pilot training. 16.04.35 trf to JG Richthofen as a pilot. 12.03.36 trf to III./JG 134 (Lippstadt). 06.11.36 trf to Jagdgruppe I./88 (Legion Condor) as Adjutant and Staffelführer of 3. Staffel (to 26.07.37). 10.08.37 trf to I./JG 135. 01.07.38 Hptm., appt Staka 1./JG 135. 01.11.38 appt Staka 1./JG 233. 01.05.39 appt Staka 1./JG 51. 25.09.39 Hptm. and Staka 1./JG 51. 05.08.40 WIA – in take-off collision at Pihen/10 km SW of Calais. 06.08.40 trf to Erg.Jagdgruppe Merseburg and hospitalized. 12.10.40 Hptm., appt training Gruppenleiter in JFS 2 (to 06.08.41). 07.08.41 Hptm., appt provisional Kdr. Jagdfliegervorschule 2 (to 04.01.42). 05.01.42 appt Ia op 1 in Stab/2. Jagddivision and in Stab/XII. Fliegerkorps (to 15.09.43). 01.04.42 promo to Maj. 01.01.43 trf into the Generalstab d.Lw. (did not attend the Luftkriegsakademie). 16.09.43 in Stab/General der Nachjagd – Aussenstelle Südost, appt Ia in Stab/Jagdfliegerführer Rumänien. 01.02.44 appt Ia in Stab/Jagdfliegerführer Balkan. †2009 in Rimsting near Chiemsee. Credited with 4 victories.
[Source: HLdeZ/DGS data base]

Note that he was (i.G.) - im Generalstab, a general staff officer. Also note that he died quite recently.

[Troy Tempest]

I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but what is this aircraft?

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[AVV]

Hello!
This plane looks like FW-187.

Best regards, Aleks

[Troy Tempest]

Ah yes, the Fw 187 Falke. I'm afraid this isn't one of those Aleks! The Falke would have been an excellent twin engined fighter, far superior than the Bf 110, possibly even the Bf 109, if it had been allowed to use 1000hp DB 600 engines, instead of the 700hp Jumo 210s. Another what if

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_187

[AVV]

Oops... Did not notice the double-finned tail...
I'll keep searching.

Best regards, Aleks

[AVV]

A-ha...
Bf-162. Hope this time I'm right.

Best regards, Aleks

[Troy Tempest]

Yes indeed Aleks, the Bf 162 Jaguar, only three built.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_162