Romanian Bf-109 question

Yes.
The document mentions that No. 7 was lost in an accident on 16 August 1943. However, the log book of Rosariu indicates No. 7 heavily damaged on 19 March 1943. Could the latter be a Luftwaffe machine?

Gen. Dénes

The guy with the 109 is Scurtu.
But who is Dan Melinte?

The guy with 109 is Scurtu. But who is "109"


C2 !!! not again

This post has been edited by Cantacuzino on September 04, 2005 08:51 pm

Below is another shot of 'White 7' from the same sequence (this time a bit farther from the camera).

One can see a white line on the fin root, which might be the Werknummer. Also, the underbelly bomb rack, with 4 x 50 kg bombs, are also faintly visible.

Gen. Dénes



This post has been edited by Dénes on September 04, 2005 09:07 pm

And here is yet another shot of the same 'White 7'.
This time, the white line on the fin root is not visible...

Gen. Dénes



This post has been edited by Dénes on September 04, 2005 09:09 pm

Correct me if i'm wrong, but in the second pic Denes posted the white 7 sems to lack the wheels covers.
In the first pic, the white line could be the edge of the elevator?

This post has been edited by 109 on September 05, 2005 04:46 am

I think it's only a scratch on film ( many scratches like that are on the picture).

Are those the larger wheels in the second photo?


Matt

The difference between the main wheels on G2 and G4 is almost unnoticeable, unlike the tailwheel . It's very hard to tell for sure. Anyways from this photographs of finnish definitely G2s fitted with larger tailwheel, it seems as if some sort of mixes were made .My advice is to use a G2 , large tailwheel,but keep some superglue near by and the bulges ready .



Source: Ml Books, Bf-109 Cz6

This post has been edited by 109 on September 05, 2005 06:35 pm

Yes.

No.

Gen. Dénes

Are those wheels in the second picture spoked?


Matt

Looking at the original print with a magnifying glass; yes, it appears that the main wheels are spoked - as they should be for a G-2.

Gen. Dénes

Unfortunetly ( for you Matt) both G2 and G4 had spoked wheels.

If it's about the main wheels it's hard to tell you from this angle of the picture . Indeed one of the difference between G-2 and G-4 it's the wide of the tyres ( from the main wheels) The G-2 had the same wheels ( narrow) like BF 109 F and G-4 had wide tyres like G-6 ( that explain the bulges over the wings for both G-4 and G-6 ).
The big tail wheel of 'yellow7' could be a field conversion because of use as a JABO ( jagdbomber) and the plane was more heavy ( with 200 Kg). In the spring '43 the airfields in russia should be full of mud that could posible explain the missing main wheels cover.
Matt i suggest that the model should be a G-2 ( confirmed by archiv doc.) and use a big tail wheel ( from G-4) and with a 4 bombs rack under belly.

This post has been edited by Cantacuzino on September 09, 2005 01:04 am

Quote from 'Bf 109 In Action', Part 2, by John Beaman (p. 23):

Of course, one can occasionally find G-4s with the old spoked wheels, but I believe the norm for a regular G-4 was the new stamped wheels.

Gen. Dénes

This post has been edited by Dénes on September 09, 2005 01:20 am