Fw 190D JV44 1154 - Eduard

Fw 190D JV44 1154GERMAN WW II HEAVY FIGHTER1:48 SCALE PLASTIC KITDUAL COMBO!Fw 190D JV 44 - Sachsenberg’s PlatzschutzschwarmJV 44, Jagdverband 44, is, despite its short existence, one of the best known Luftwaffe units. It came about in early 1945 as an attempt to counteract, by anymeans possible, the catastrophic war situation developing for Germany at the time.At the end of 1944, Hermann Göring’s dissatisfaction with the performance of Luftwaffe units and differences of opinion with Adolf Galland resulted in theremoval of the popular CO from his functions as General of Fighters (General der Jagdflieger). There was a plan to transfer Galland to one of the existing fighterunits. However, thanks to support in high places, Galland received the opportunity to form his own unit. Reportedly, by decision of Hitler himself, he was givenaccess to Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe fighters, and he was able to demonstrate that the use of the Me 262 as an interceptor against incoming bombers wasmore effective than using them as fighter-bombers.Galland began to form JV 44 in February, 1945, and chose Brandenburg-Briest as his base, some 50km west of Berlin. Progressively, he was able toaccumulate actual aces of the German air force, among them seventeen Knight’s Cross recipients. These included the likes of Oblt. Heinz Bär (221 victories),Maj. Gerhard Barkhorn (301 v.), Oberst Johaness Steinhoff (176 v.), Hptm. Walter Krupinski (197 v.), Oberst Gunther Lützow (108 v.), and others. Among theadditions were pilots in similar situation as Galland, who had fallen from grace due to philosophical differences with the leadership, and others who jumped at theopportunity to fly the most modern piece of technology in the world. These names however, needed to be complemented by pilots and personnel who inevitablyhad varying levels of expertise, including those that had no experience with jet aircraft at all.After the completion of training, at the beginning of April, the unit moved south to the airport at Munich-Riem. From here, attacks against the USAAF wereconducted, and included combat against heavy bombers and fighters alike. Some success was achieved against the bombers using R4M unguided air-airrockets. Due to its speed, the Me 262 could outfly anything the Allies could make airborn, but thanks to the inability of the rapid application of throttle, the plane wasvulnerable on takeoff and landing, making it an easy target for Allied fighters. The Allies had the Munich airport well in their sights, and the danger that thispresented was very real. The protection of the jet fighters fell on high-performance piston engined fighters - the Fw 190D. This group, the airfield protection flight‘Platzschutzschwarm’, under the leadership of Lt. Heinz Sachsenberg, was formed in mid-April, and had at its disposition five Fw 190D Doras, in D-9 and D-11versions. Members of the unit included Hptm. Waldemar Wübke, Lt. Karl-Heinz Hofmann and Oblt. Klaus Faber. Also among this group was Fw. Bodo Dirschauer,but his role within Platzschutzschwarm carries with it some uncertainties. The role of these men was to take off before the Me 262s, and clean out the air spacearound the airfield. Once the Me 262s formated, and left the local airspace, the Fw 190s were to land. The protection of the Me 262s on landing approach was notmandated.At the end of April, American ground forces were found so near to Munich, that plans to relocate to Austria, at the time a part of the Third Reich, were dropped.The Me 262s moved over to Maxglan airfield near Salzburg, and the Fw 190s to Ainring on April 28th, 1945. At the time JV 44 was commanded by Heinz Bär. At thevery end of the war, on May 3rd, the highest leaders of the Luftwaffe attempted to have the unit move to Prague, and issued an order for the redesignation of theunit to IV./JG 7. Despite high levels of persuasion thrown at Bär, the unit stayed at Maxglan, where the unit capitulated on May 7th, 1945. Over the short duration ofits existence, the unit shot down around sixty aircraft.Airfield Protection Flight of JV 44 appears in literature and references under several different designations - Platzschutzschwarm, Sachsenbergschwarm,Würgerstaffel or Papagei Staffel (Parrot Squadron). In the interest of historical accuracy, the first of these is most accurate. The striking coloring of the bottom ofthe aircraft composed of a red surface with white stripes, was to allow the German anti-aircraft units to identify them as friendlies. This rather pragmatic approachto the problem ensured that JV 44 Doras were the most striking of all, and assured them an unequaled popularity among aviation fans. The Platzschutzschwarmwould meet allied fighters once over Munich - Riem. Klaus Faber would down one, perhaps two, P-47s over Bad Aibling over the first days of May, 1945. Moreinformation can be obtained on JV 44, the Fw 190D-11, and on Heinz Sachsenberg on the internet magazine Eduard INFO from June and November, 2010, atwww.eduard.com.eduardEFw 190D-11, W.Nr.2200??, Red 2, Munich – Riem airport, Bad Aibling,Germany, April - May 1945ÈESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NAwww.eduard.com/info/photos/1154The fifth Dora used by Platzschutzschwarm JV 44 was identified only recently. It was a D-11, Red ‘2', and at the end of the war was found at Bad Aibling airfield. Thereare currently no photographs showing the entire airframe, and as such, it is unknown if this aircraft carried any kind of inscription. The aircraft likely arrived at BadAibling at the end of April, 1945, when JV 44 moved from Munich to Salzburg, where for unknown reasons it remained until the occupation of the airfield. Who flew Red‘2' is unknown. For modelers who wish to build this airplane, we are including red ‘2's on the decal sheet. For more information, please refer to Jerry Crandall’s ‘TheFocke-Wulf Fw 190D Dora’, Volume Two, from Eagle Editions.

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AFw 190D-9, W.Nr. 600424, Lt. Heinz Sachsenberg, Munich - Riem airport,Germany, April - May 1945Lt. Heinz Sachsenberg (104 victories) was the Co of Platzschutzschwarm. The aircraft assigned to Sachsenberg carried the inscription ‘Verkaaft’s mei Gwand, I foahr inhimmel’, which is a Bavarian proverb ‘sell my shroud, I am leaving for Heaven’ The font was Schwab, which was popular at the time. Sachsenberg, holder of the Knight’sCross, came from an aviation family. His uncle Gotthard flew in the First World War and shot down 31 aircraft, and was awarded the Pour le Merite. Heinz’s brother, alsonamed Gotthard, flew a night fighter with NJG 3. He shot down two British bombers and fell on March 8th, 1943. The aircraft was found at the end of the war at Munich -Riem, where it remained after the departure of JV 44 to Austria at the end of April, 1945.Recommommended sources:JaPo: Focke-Wulf Fw 190D camouflage and markings, Part I. and II. by M. Deboeck, E. Lager, T. PorubaEagle Editions: The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Dora by Jerry Crandall, Vol. I., vol. IIÈESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NAwww.eduard.com/info/photos/1154H44H1233H423123H422122H423 H4227 8 22 15 123 122H4211211416 ? 21H33H414414H417117H33H33H423123H422122H423 H422H4231 1123 122123H422122H423123H414414H1162H33H33H423123H423123H422122H4221225 5H33H33H421121H422122H4231231522H422122H423123H1233H4416 ? 21H331412REDRLM 81H33H421121H417117BLACKRLM 82H1233H422122RLM23RLM 76H414414H417117YELLOWWHITEH44H1162RLM 83H423123H414414eduard

BFw 190D-9, W.Nr. 600?69, Hptm. Waldemar Wübke, Ainring airbase,Austria, May 1945The port side of this Dora carries the inscription ‘Im Auftrage der Reichsbahn’ (‘In order of the State Railways’), which Wübke carried on at least two other aircraft he flew,109s, from when he served with JG 54. The slogan can be traced back to the Battle of Britain years when Wübke, in a rather irritated state, noted that as a fighter, he oftencarried a bomb under his fuselage. Another version of the story has this down as a reference to the several times that Wübke was shot down and ended back at his unitvia the railway. Wübke (15 victories) flew with JV 44 from April 16, 1945 and initially flew the Me 262. As indicated by the serial number, this aircraft was built by GerhardFieseler Werke.Recommommended sources:JaPo: Focke-Wulf Fw 190D camouflage and markings, Part I. and II. by M. Deboeck, E. Lager, T. PorubaEagle Editions: The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Dora by Jerry Crandall, Vol. I., vol. IIÈESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NAwww.eduard.com/info/photos/1154H44H1233H423123H4227 2 18 15 122H4211212417 ? 20H33H414414H417117H33H33H423123H422122H423 H422H423 H4231 1123 122123 123H422122H414414H1162H33H33H423123H423123H422122H42212215 15H33H33H421121H4221221518H423123H1233H442417 ? 20H33H421121REDRLM 81H33H421121H417117BLACKRLM 82H1233H422122RLM23RLM 76H414414H417117YELLOWWHITEH44H1162RLM 83H423123H414414eduard13

CFw 190D-11, W.Nr.2200??, Lt. Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Munich – Riem airport,Germany, April - May 1945This aircraft was first used by Verbandsführerschule des General der Jagdflieger in March and April, 1945, a unit that supplied specialized training to fighter unit COs andwas based at Bad Wörishofen, near Munich. At the end of the war, the aircraft came to JV 44. Red ‘4' carried the inscription ‘Der nachste Herr Diesselbe Dame’ (‘NextMan, the same Woman’), and was assigned to Lt. Karl-Heinz Hofmann probably. After the unit moved to Austria, this aircraft remained at the Munich airfield.Recommommended sources:JaPo: Focke-Wulf Fw 190D camouflage and markings, Part I. and II. by M. Deboeck, E. Lager, T. PorubaEagle Editions: The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Dora by Jerry Crandall, Vol. I., vol. IIÈESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NAwww.eduard.com/info/photos/1154H44H1233H423123H4227 3 9 10 6 122H421121H4231231217 ? 20H33H414414SM018H417117H423123H422122H423 H422H423 H4231 1123 122123 123H422122H33H33SM018H414414H1162H33H33H422122H422122H423123H42312315 15H33H33H42312312H421121H42212269H423123H423123H1233H4417 ? 21H33H42112114REDRLM 81H33H421121H417117SUPER CHROME SM018RLM 82H422122SM018BLACKRLM 76H1233H417117RLM23WHITEH414414H1162YELLOWRLM 83H44H423123H414414eduard

DFw 190D-9, W.Nr. 210240, Oblt. Klaus Faber, Ainring airbase,Austria, May 1945This aircraft also carried a slogan on the port side with a light hearted connotation to it, ‘Rein Muss er, und wenn wir beide weinen’ (‘he must go in, even if we both cry’).Faber stated that on the 2nd or 3rd of May, 1945, he shot down one, prehaps two, P-47s near Bad Aibling. In all probability, he was flying this airplane at the time. Togetherwith Wübke’s Red ‘3', Red ‘13' fell into the hands of the Allies at Ainring.The black-white-red emblem on the port side of the fuselage under the cockpit designates Headquarters (black and white checkerboard) protected by the flight of redaircraft (red circle).Recommommended sources:JaPo: Focke-Wulf Fw 190D camouflage and markings, Part I. and II. by M. Deboeck, E. Lager, T. PorubaEagle Editions: The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Dora by Jerry Crandall, Vol. I., vol. IIÈESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NAwww.eduard.com/info/photos/1154H44H1233H423123H422122H423123H4227 4 11a 6 122H4211211317 ? 20H33H414414H417117H33H33H423123H422122H423 H422H423 H4231 1123 122123 123H422122H423123H414414H1162H33H33H423123H423123H422122H42212215 15H33H33H421121H422122611bH423123H422122H423123H1233H441317 ? 20H33REDRLM 81H33H421121H417117BLACKRLM 82H1233H422122RLM23RLM 76H414414H417117YELLOWWHITEH44H1162RLM 83H423123H414414eduard15

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