Focke-Wulf Fw 189 NAGr 15 (+F) Naglowitz 1944 00
Profile 00: This IL2 skin profile is of a Luftwaffe Aufklarer Focke-Wulf Fw 189A Uhu (Owl) operated by NAGr 15 ‘Nachtkette’ coded (F) and which was associated with the 12.(H)/AufklGr13 Nacht Staffel and would normally have the full code 2Q+F and was based in Eastern Front between 1943-1944. Nachtkettel NAGr. 15 Night Reconnaissance Gruppe 15 flew nocturnal reconnaissance sorties for 4th Panzerarmee in southern Poland in 1944. The Nachtkette, or night flight, was based at an airfield near Naglowitz. This unit operated under VIII Fliegerkorps with Pz AOK 4 and is known to have operated out of Naglowitz in Southern Poland from October 1944.
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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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