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LUFTWAFFE
Eagles
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LU F T WA F F E E AG L E S
B AT T L E F O R B R I TA I N
S P E C I A L E D I T I O N
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HIGH COMMANDERS STUKA SLAUGHTER
SAMARITANS OR SPIES? MYTH OF THE Bf 110
MASTERS OF THE Bf 109 RICHTHOFEN’S LEGACY
TURNING POINT - SEPTEMBER 15, 1940
FICTICIOUS FIGHTERS - He 113s
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hoosing a colour scheme
for a warbird takes lots of
consideration. It should evoke
the heritage of the subject and turn
heads. Shaun Patrick has achieved
both with P-51D Mustang N167F,
and its debut on the European
airshow circuit will be one of this
season’s highlights.
Ferried to the UK from Sweden
on August 31, 2012 the Mustang
was initially based at Shoreham.
It was overhauled and a lot of
work was carried out in
SHARK
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Richard Paver
captures a well-known Mustang in its
new and striking colours
on its first Curtiss Kittyhawks, in
turn Mk.Is, IIIs and IVs, which
were also adorned with shark
mouths.
The unit moved to Sicily in July
1943 and crossed to mainland
Italy in September. In June 1944
the Kittyhawks were replaced by
Mustang IIIs (the RAF equivalent
of the USAAF’s P-51B and ’C) and
from February 1945 upgraded to
Mk.IVs (P-51Ds) and Mk.IVAs
(P-51Ks).
Settling for a Mustang of 112
Squadron, Shaun chose Mk.IVA
KH774, coded ‘GA-S’. This
machine was flown on ground
attack sorties over the Balkans and
along the Adriatic coast by 2nd Lt
E F Blatchford.
In January 2015 the Mustang was flown from Bournemouth to Duxford for
some engineering work and the first air-to-air photos of this aircraft
in its new colours were taken. Lars Ness was flying the Mustang
during the sortie.
ALL PHOTOS BY RICHARD PAVER
order to gain a
British Permit
to Fly. Meanwhile Shaun set about
selecting the colours that the P-51
would wear.
He settled on 112 Squadron RAF,
made famous from its nickname,
the ‘Shark Squadron’. The unit
adopted the distinctive ‘shark
mouth’ for its Curtiss Tomahawk
IIbs in North Africa’s Western
Desert in the summer of 1941.
Aces Clive Caldwell, Billy Drake
and Neville Duke served with 112
during 1941 and 1942. In late
1941 the squadron took
112’s last ‘op’
Detailed research into the new
scheme was carried out for Shaun
by Steve Atkin of Warbird Colour
Services. This revealed that
Blatchford’s 44-11602 was built
at North American Aviation’s
Dallas plant in 1944 as a P-51K-
5-NT and delivered to the RAF as
Mustang IVA KH774. It is believed
that basic RAF roundels and
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LUFTWAFFE EAGLES
Today, the Bf 109E-3 flown by Horst Perez on August
30, 1940 is positioned inside the Battle of Britain
exhibition to illustrate its dramatic ‘arrival’ in a
Sussex field.
WWW.IWM.ORG.UK
Uffz Horst Perez, piloting a Messerschmitt
Bf 109E-3 of 4/JG 26, tried his best to shake off
Sgt Don Kingaby of 92 Squadron, in a Supermarine
Spitfire I, during a low-level chase along the Sussex
coast on August 30, 1940. At about 5.30pm, Horst
force-landed his Bf 109 in a field near Eastbourne
and was captured. Don was awarded a ‘damaged’ to
add to his fast-building tally of victories. ‘Cliff-top
Chase’ is one of a series of limited edition prints
from Geoff Nutkins.
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CONTENTS
6 HIGH COMMAND
Much has been written about the
RAF’s commanders in the Battle
of Britain, but what about their
Luftwaffe counterparts? Chris
Goss examines their careers.
Andy Thomas explains how a
brilliantly executed pre-emptive
strike in the early hours of May
10, 1940 sealed the fate of the
Belgian Air Force.
Aviation artist Geoff Nutkins
recreated a shoot down that
occurred close to his home.
When it was found that
the Luftwaffe air-sea rescue
service was also engaged in
reconnaissance missions, its
lumbering floatplanes became
authorised targets. Andrew
Thomas explains.
34 JUST ANOTHER DAY
16 BLITZED!
Tasked with destroying RAF
Fighter Command’s airfields, on
August 26 the Luftwaffe turned
its attentions to southeast
England. Chris Goss relates the
action.
Andrew Thomas on how
Herman Göring’s concept of
the heavy fighter was crushed
during the Battle of Britain.
During the summer of 1940
RAF pilots regularly reported
combats with a German fighter
that did not exist. Tom Spencer
explains.
54 BLOODY SUNDAY
Until the middle of August,
English skies seemed full of Ju
87s; then they were gone for good.
Craig David describes the day the
Stuka force admitted defeat.
Three pilots pause for a photo
alongside a Bf 109. From this,
Chris Goss uncovered the
background and fates of three
Luftwaffe warriors.
38 DESTROYING A MYTH
56 THE THREE MUSKETEERS
18 DOWN ON THE FARM
40 HOOK, LINE AND SINKER
64 MADE IT!
22 SAMARITANS OR SPIES?
Chris Goss reveals that many
Luftwaffe aircraft that managed
to return to the Continent were
wrecked in force landings, often
never to return to the fight.
46 ON THE RUN
Graham Pitchfork describes
three of the first ‘Home
Runners’, evading the enemy to
return to the fight.
70 RICHTHOFEN
KAMERADEN
Chris Goss profiles the
fortunes of Battle of Britain
pilots of the elite JG 2 – the
Richthofengeschwader.
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Luftwaffe
Eagles
LUFTWAFFE EAGLES
ABBREVIATIONS / GLOSSARY
To help readers, details of Luftwaffe ranks, unit structure and prefixes – used
throughout this magazine – can be found on pages 6 and 17.
76 TWICE DEAD
During 1940 the men and
machines of 82 Squadron were
decimated twice. Graham
Pitchfork tells of the unit that
refused to die.
Daniel Ford outlines Italy’s brief
part in the Battle of Britain and
the pedigree of Hendon’s Fiat.
Chris Goss highlights three
German aircraft shot down
during the crucial afternoon of
September 15, 1940.
Christmas Day went wrong
for a German crew, as Andy
Thomas reveals.
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84 TOKEN EFFORT
86 TURNING POINT
94 ORKNEY WEIHNACHTEN
Cover:
Specially-commissioned artwork
from Adam Tooby: Major Adolf Galland,
Geschwader Kommodore of Stab/JG 26
leading Bf 109E-4s across the Channel, late
1940. For more on Adam’s work see page 98.
ADAM TOOBY – WWW.ADAMTOOBY.COM
96 RECYCLED
Repair and Salvage Units made
sure that shot down Luftwaffe
aircraft were put to good use.
These pages:
‘Somewhere in France’,
Messerschmitt Bf 109s of JG 26 in the Pas
de Calais, August 1940 – a painting by Geoff
Nutkins. For more on Geoff’s work, take a
look at page 18.
COURTESY GEOFF NUTKINS –
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