Klaiber Posted February 12, 2013 Report Posted February 12, 2013 That's a great picture of a I./JG 3 109! Where did you find it? PS: Just noticed the number is your number... I'm sure you escaped. Quote
Britchot Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Posted February 13, 2013 That's exactly why I picked it XD I'm still trudging through http://www.histomil.com/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=3918 picking out good photos. I found a picture from Northern Africa where two ground crew members are eating lunch behind a #4. I made it my desktop. Later I was looking through a book I've had for ~25 years, "Bf-109 Aces of North Africa and the Mediterranean," and I found the same aircraft during pre-flight and just as they taxi out of the exact same line-up. It had to be from all the same camera. Quote
Barton Posted February 13, 2013 Report Posted February 13, 2013 Bah, stick to the Fw-190 and everything will be fine. Pre-190 the 109 was superior in every way anyhow. I would not fear the Russian front. Quote
Klaiber Posted February 13, 2013 Report Posted February 13, 2013 I would not fear the Russian front. Famous last words. Bogus! Quote
Barton Posted February 13, 2013 Report Posted February 13, 2013 I did join GS AFTER Kursk but I don't see how it could be that bad. Quote
Britchot Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Posted February 14, 2013 Barton, my references to the Russian front have been anchored in the historical sense and not Il-2. I'm not certain but I believe Klaiber's have been, too. Quote
Barton Posted February 14, 2013 Report Posted February 14, 2013 In the context of ACTUALLY flying the East front in late '43 and on, hell NO! I would not trade places with any pilot on the Russian front. Yak-3s and La-5FNs are tough enough in small numbers, let alone being outnumbered by them. Quote
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