Photo of the week
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This weekends photos.
And some wonderful detailed photos of Junkers Ju 87 D-5's of the German unit 1./SG 3, taken in Finland in 1944.
In June–August 1944, 1./SG 3 formed a core part of Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey (Detachment Kuhlmey), a temporary ad-hoc Luftwaffe unit deployed to the Immola Airfield in Finland during the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War.
While stationed in Finland under the command of Oberstleutnant Kurt Kuhlmey, 1./SG 3 (led by Staffelkapitän Oblt. Hans Törfer) flew hundreds of close-air-support and ground-attack sorties against Soviet forces. -
This weeks extra.
And a nice close up of a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6, probably of 1./SG 3, Finland 1944.
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This midweeks photos.
And a couple of shots taken in Finland of a Focke-Wulf 190 F-8 of the German 1./SG 5, Black 10.
Initially flying the Junkers Ju 87 .
The unit transitioned to Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (F-3/F-8) fighter-bombers in mid-1944. It operated in the northern sector under Luftflotte 5, including notable deployments in Finland (such as Immola and Pori as part of Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey in summer 1944). -
This weekends photos.
And a couple of shots of a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6 belonging to Major Erich Rudorffer, commander of II JG 54,taken during the Continuation War.
Erich Rudorffer (1 November 1917 – 8 April 2016) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace who was one of a handful who served with the Luftwaffe through the whole of World War II. He was one of the most successful fighter pilots in the history of air warfare, with 222 victories claimed. Rudorffer fought in all the major German theaters of war, including the European and Mediterranean Theater of Operations and the Eastern Front. During the war he flew more than 1000 combat missions, engaging in aerial combat over 300 times. Rudorffer was shot down by flak and enemy fighters 16 times and had to take to his parachute nine times.
