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#46

Post by Robert Hurst » 08 Nov 2003, 13:43

Hi

The top bottom pic was taken from Germany at War, by George Forty.

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These half naked ground crew sitting on a Ju 87B, of Luftflotte 2, are probably enjoying the Mediterranean sun.
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Post by Javichu » 08 Nov 2003, 13:49

On the contrary i think they are working VERY hard...the plane is bogged and they are probably outbalancing it to lift one of the wheels.Maybe to put something under ...
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Post by Robert Hurst » 08 Nov 2003, 13:52

Hi

The top and bottom pics were taken from Germany at War, by George Forty.

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German DFS 230 gliders on Crete.
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Ju 52 (1).jpg
Happy German nationals brew up a hot drink on a stove, as they wait to board a Junkers Ju 52/3m.
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Post by Robert Hurst » 08 Nov 2003, 14:01

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The top and bottom pics were aken from Germany at War, By George Forty. The centre pic was taken from Fighters of World War II, by David Donald.

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Junkers Ju 87B.jpg
Sand played havoc with aircraft engines, so desert warfare demanded constant, careful attention of the kind being given to these Stuka dive-bombers.
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Messerschmitt Bf 110C-4.jpg
A Bf 110C-4 operated by ZG 52 flies over the French coastline in late 1940.
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Junkers Ju 52.jpg
A Ju 52/3m transport prepares for take-off in North Africa.
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Post by Sander D » 08 Nov 2003, 18:45

ME 323 pictures

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Post by Sander D » 08 Nov 2003, 18:53

More ME323 pictures.
Where i got them from(internet site's),i don't known.
I any case there not mine.

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Post by Robert Hurst » 10 Nov 2003, 16:31

Hi

These pics were taken from Germany at War, by George Forty.

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Focke Wulf Fw 200.jpg
Hitler's private aircraft was the third of the three prototypes completed for Lufthansa.
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Junkers Ju 87D.jpg
Two Ju 87Ds flying over the battlefront, somewhere over Russia.
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Ju 52.jpg
Refuelling a Ju 52/3m in the middle of winter was always a cold job.
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Post by Robert Hurst » 11 Nov 2003, 15:24

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The top pic was taken from War Machine Vol.1: Heavy bombers of World War II. The centre pic was taken from my own collection. The bottom pic was taken from Nazi Insignia, by E W W Fowler.

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Heinkel He 111H.jpg
Ground staff pull a bomb-trolley to an He 111H of KG 55 'Grief'. The bomb was carried externally on racks underneath the bomb-bay.
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Messerschmitt Bf 110C.jpg
Luftwaffe NCOs receive a briefing.
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Ju 52s and Bf 110s.jpg
here a a group of Junkers Ju 52/3ms airlift supplies to a unit operating Messerschmitt Bf 110Cs at a desert airbase.
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Post by Sander D » 12 Nov 2003, 21:27

JU 88 c and Me 410

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#55

Post by Erich » 14 Nov 2003, 01:56

there were no night fighter Me 410's. This is a night recon version
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Post by Robert Hurst » 15 Nov 2003, 11:56

Hi

The centre and bottom pics were taken from Germany at War, By George Forty.

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Mistel (Mistletoe).jpg
The Mistel (Mistletoe) combined a fighter either a (Bf 109 or Fw 190) and a bomber (Ju 88), the latter with its nose replaced by a hollow-charge warhead packed with 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) of explosive.
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Junkers Ju 52.jpg
A Junkers Ju 53/3m loaded with pigs and geese.
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Post by Robert Hurst » 15 Nov 2003, 13:14

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These pics were taken from War Machine Vol.4: Light and Medium Bombers of World War II.

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Dornier Do 17Z-2 (3).jpg
A flight of Do 17Z-2s flying at low-level.
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Dornier Do 17Z-2 (2).jpg
These two Do 17Z-2s of KG 2 are seen during the campaign against the low countries in 1940.
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Dornier Do 17Z-2 (1).jpg
Still serving in 1941 with KG 2, this Do 17Z-2 is seen operating in the Balkans.
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Post by Robert Hurst » 15 Nov 2003, 13:33

Hi

The top pic was taken from Germany at War, by George Forty. The middle pic was taken from Hitler's War on Russia Vol.2: Scorched Earth, by Paul Carell, and the bottom pic was taken from The Military History of World War II, by Barrie Pitt.

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Ju 52 (3).jpg
A Junkers Ju 52/3m being prepared for a supply mission, on an airfield outside of Stalingrad.
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Ju 52 (2).jpg
Serious casuaties being loaded into a Junkers Ju 52/3m ambulance aircraft somewhere in the Steppe between the Rivers Don and Donets. Three men stayed behind.
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Ju 52 (1).jpg
A line-up Junkers Ju 52/3ms parked on an airfield near Leningrad, while a German nurse tends to wounded soldiers.
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Post by Sander D » 15 Nov 2003, 17:37

from the book :aircraft of world war II by francis K Manson.

He 111

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Post by Sander D » 15 Nov 2003, 17:50

From a german book called:Waffen im einzats by christian zentner (1976)

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