Have just been digging through a pile of pics and clippings passed on to me by a family friend that belonged to her late husband. He was a Lanc skipper on (I think) 622 squadron). Thought you might like to offer suggestions on the aircraft behind the RAF aircrew. I can only presume it was taken on a German airfield post hostilities?
By: italian harvard - 15th January 2005 at 19:02
awright fellas, got my hands back on my book!
What I can tell for now is that is a version between A7 and A9, or might even be a F8.
I am sure of this because of the cowling on the ground but above all because the cowl fasteners were moved from the top to the side cowl during developement. Is it possible to get a bigger scan of the pic? I might be able to get some extra details (I should look better at the cowl bulge).
Alex
By: Mark12 - 12th January 2005 at 11:16
Do you know anything about the people in the photo? Just interested as the tall chap on the right appears to be wearing two rows of fruit salad on his chest as well as aircrew wings – obviously been about a bit. Or possibly even three rows of salad, and no wings?
Adrian
An ‘Air Commodore’ or above I suspect, looking at the shoulder.
I do like these old private photos.
Mark
By: adrian_gray - 12th January 2005 at 10:45
Just to change tack…
Do you know anything about the people in the photo? Just interested as the tall chap on the right appears to be wearing two rows of fruit salad on his chest as well as aircrew wings – obviously been about a bit. Or possibly even three rows of salad, and no wings?
Adrian
By: Rob Mears - 12th January 2005 at 04:38
It looks like maybe some small bomb racks outboard of the landing gear as well.
By: Distiller - 11th January 2005 at 19:26
Some later “A” model with MG131.
By: italian harvard - 11th January 2005 at 18:39
my fw bible is resting in my modeling club at the moment, so I cant check it, but another particular that draws the attention is the engine cowl, it seems to be paint stripped or brand new, not an uncommon sight on late war battlefields.. seems like the belly section is not present either, u can fairly see the retaining fuel tank belts between the 2nd and 3rd chap.
Alex
By: Bert van Dalen - 11th January 2005 at 18:35
probably a A8
Dont know anything about the BMW engine.
Gun cowling is on the ground in front. The F models had sidebulges on the cowling.This has none.
No bombracks, no armour plated glasspanel as on the Sturmbocks A8 R7 and A8R8,
So regular A8, although it has chevron markings indicating a higher ranking pilot.
And what that thing in the back? If nose is down it looks miles-ish, if nose is up looks Avia biplanish.. :rolleyes:
Gawd, i love these kinda pics… 🙂
Anymore in that stack? :confused:
By: Swiss Mustangs - 11th January 2005 at 18:15
It’s a BMW-801 engined ship – therefore I’d say a late A-model (A-8 or A-9)
Martin
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