Hi all, As the New Baby still has not arrived yet I decided I'd do another one... FW.190A-5/U8 'Red 9' Uffz Heinz Erhardt 2/SKG10 landed at RAF Manston 20th May 1943. Still WIP lots more to do.
Thanks to Compans who's skin I'm reworking, and for his permission to upload these. Plus shooter for his great internal and mechanical layer.
Yours stu
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This aircraft was one of a number from SKG 10 which took off from Poix on 19th May 1943 to attack London. The pilot, Uffz.Heinz Erhardt of 2.Staffel, climbed to 7,000-10,000 ft and jettisoned his drop tanks before crossing the English coast. Although he received several vectors from his base, he nevertheless became lost, and when his fuel gauge showed it was time to turn for home, he dropped his bomb through a gap in the cloud and saw it land in the sea. He received several vectors but, as he was crossing what he believed to be the French coast east of Cap Gris-Nez, he thought them to be incorrect. He was however over the north Kent coast. He ignored the vectors, dropped down to 600 ft and fired two flares. A searchlight then directed its beam towards the nearest airfield and Erhardt prepared to land. The engine stalled on landing and he crashed down and shot off to the left. The tailwheel was broken on landing and Erhardt got a shock when he heard someone shout “Hands Up!” He had only 13 gallons of fuel left. His morale was listed as high and had been with I/SKG 10 since March.
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