Schlachtgeschwader 1 - StG 1

  

Formed 13 Jan 1942 in Werl from Stab II.(Sch)/LG2. On 18 Oct 1943 redesignated Stab IV./SG9.

Focke-Wulf Fw-190A 1./SG1 Green C Triangle last minute changes before flight April 1943. You could make some funny captions out of this photo.

1-Fw-190A-SG1-White-F-Triangle-April-1943-01

Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-3 White L (WNr unknown) of 5./SchG 1. The aircraft was flown by an unknown pilot from Varvarovka, an ad-hoc airfield south-west of Belgorod during Operation Citadel in July 1943

5./Sch.G.1 was redesignated 8./Sch.G.2 in Dec 1942, and was reformed.
On 18 Oct 1943 redesignated II./SG2 with : Stab II./Sch.G.1 became Stab II./SG2
5./Sch.G.1 became 8./SG2
6./Sch.G.1 became 6./SG2
7./Sch.G.1 became 7./SG2

Schlachtgeschwader 2

Schlachtgeschwader 2 - StG 2

Stab I. Schlachtgeschwader 2 - Stab I./Sch.G.2

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 Stab I./Sch.G.2 <I+ Lt 'Molli' Eckart von der, Brindisi Italy May 1943

From April to May this unit movied from Gleiwitz Polland to Italy Brindisi then to Castelvetrano. Fw 190 A-5 <I+ of Sch.G. 2 at Brindisi, Italy in May 1943. The pilot in these photographs is Lt. 'Molli' Eckart of I./Sch.G. 2. The aircraft has a standard RLM 74/75/76 camouflage scheme, with the white fuselage band indicating the aircraft was used in the Mediterranean theatre. (Credit: Petrick)

Photograph and Profile Source: Flugzeug Classic 2011-04 and Military Ilustrated Modeller Jan 2013 (Issue 021) Pages 7

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 2./SchG2 White D WNr 5973 abandoned Protville Airfield Tunisia 1943

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 2./SchG2 White H abandoned Protville Airfield Tunisia May 1943

5 Staffel II. Schlachtgeschwader 2 - 5./Sch.G.2

6 Staffel II. Schlachtgeschwader 2 - 6./Sch.G.2

7 Staffel III. Schlachtgeschwader 2 - 7./Sch.G.2

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5/U8 7.Sch.G.2 Yellow O+ Ofw. Johannsen abandoned Sicily 1943

II./SCH.G. 2 AIRCRAFT, CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS In the summer of 1943 II./Sch.G. 2 was equipped with short-range fighter-bomber variants of the Focke-Wulf 190, namely the A-5/U3 and F-3. These machines were all camouflaged in the standard European grey scheme of RLM 74/75/76. However, they were quite colourful aircraft because of the prominent use of Staffel colours and a Gruppe emblem: the well-known Mickey Mouse badge. Mickey wielded an axe, and rode a diagonally falling bomb. The emblem colours depended on the Staffel, and there were two styles, one showing Mickey and the other showing Minnie. Examples found on aircraft in the summer of 1943 included: black and green Mickey on a red bomb; black and red Mickey on a green bomb; and black and red Mickey on a yellow bomb. These were probably aircraft of the 6. Staffel, Gruppenstab, and 7. Staffel respectively. The forward half of the spinner on a II./ Sch.G. 2 Fw 190 was always painted in the Staffel colour, with the rear half left in the factory-applied RLM 70. II./Sch.G. 2 aircraft also wore the standard Mediterranean theatre marking: a white band around the fuselage aft of the fuselage cross. The lower engine cowling was painted yellow, and one unusual markings feature seen on many II./Sch.G. 2 aircraft was the top of the tail being painted yellow. Aircraft codes were a letter applied forward of the fuselage cross, in white for 5. Staffel, red or black for 6. Staffel, and yellow for 7. Staffel. No ground-attack triangle was carried by the unit during the summer of 1943.

Profile Source: Military Ilustrated Modeller Mar 2013 (Issue 023) Page 8

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5/U8 7.Sch.G.2 Yellow O+ Ofw. Johannsen abandoned Sicily 1943
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5/U8 7./Sch.G.2 Yellow O being inspected by US personnel Sicily 1943

Photograph Source: Flugzeug Classic 2011-07

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5/U8 7.Sch.G.2 Yellow O+ Ofw. Johannsen Sicily 1943

Profile Source: Flugzeug Classic 2011-07 *note this profile was altered because the original artwork had a white propellor hub and no swastika