A 'new' Fw 190A-4 of II./JG 54 alongside a Bf 109G at Siverskaya early in 1943. The hinged fuselage fairing has been cranked back to allow the rugged up 'black men' access to the aircraft's twin 7.9 mm MG 17 machine guns sandwiched between the BMW engine and the cockpit. Despite having been at the frontline only a matter of weeks, the aircraft's whitewash finish is already severely weathered, particularly around the cowling and the exhaust pipes.
'Like a bullfrog on water-skis' -two Fw 190s plough through the slush brought on by the spring thaw in early 1943. Devoid of any distinguishing Stuffel or Gruppe markings, it is difficult to ascertain exactly who these Fw190A-4s belong to - if they are JG 51 machines then the photographs were taken at Orel, but if they hail from JG 54 then this site is probably Krasnogvardeisk.
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'Like a bullfrog on water-skis' -two Fw 190s plough through the slush brought on by the spring thaw in early 1943. Devoid of any distinguishing Stuffel or Gruppe markings, it is difficult to ascertain exactly who these Fw190A-4s belong to - if they are JG 51 machines then the photographs were taken at Orel, but if they hail from JG 54 then this site is probably Krasnogvardeisk.
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