Focke-Wulf Fw 189 1.(H)/31 (5D+FH) Smolensk 1941 01
Profile 00: This artist profile is of a Luftwaffe Aufklarer Focke-Wulf Fw 189A Uhu (Owl) operated by 1.(H)/31 Recon Group, coded 5D+FH Smolensk 1941.
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 1.(H)/31 (5D+KH) Smolensk 1941 01
Photo 01-02: This photograph is of a Luftwaffe Aufklarer Focke-Wulf Fw 189A Uhu (Owl) operated by 1.(H)/31 Recon Group, Russia 1941-1944.
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 1.(H)/31 (5D+FH) Smolensk 1941 01
Profile 00: This artist profile is of a Luftwaffe Aufklarer Focke-Wulf Fw 189A Uhu (Owl) operated by 1.(H)/31 Recon Group, coded 5D+FH Smolensk 1941.
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 1.(H)/31 (5D+KH) Smolensk 1941 01
Photo 01-02: This photograph is of a Luftwaffe Aufklarer Focke-Wulf Fw 189A Uhu (Owl) operated by 1.(H)/31 Recon Group, Russia 1941-1944.
Focke-Wulf Fw 189 2(H)./31 (5D+CK) Smolensk 1943
Photo's showing the pilots getting the aircraft ready for another mission still having time time to pose for a photo as it might be their last! Focke-Wulf Fw 189A 2(H)./31 close up of the emblem and men in black as they load the aircraft with bombs Eastern Front 1943
Profile 00: This IL2 skin profile is of a Luftwaffe Aufklarer Focke-Wulf Fw 189A Uhu (Owl) operated by 2.(H)/31, coded 5D+CK 2. Staffel(H)/31. In January 1943 this Fw 189A-2 was operating as part of Luftwaffekommando in support of Army Group A in the region around Rostov. It would soon form part of a general German retreat from the Caucasus.
Bibliography: +
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Magazine References: +
- Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
- Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
- FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
- Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
- Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
- Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
- Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
- Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/
Web References: +
- Hecklafette 15A & B (manual). Scribd. for the Fw 189's rear gun turret.
- Wikipedia.org - Wikimedia Commons has media related to Focke-Wulf Fw 189
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