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File:Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. CL1648.jpg

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Lea T (Plt Off), Royal Air Force official photographer
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English: Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945.
The remains of a Messerschmitt Me 262 of 2./KG 5*, shot down over B86/Helmond, Holland, the previous day by a 40mm Bofors gun crew of No. 2875 (Anti-Aircraft) Squadron, RAF Regiment, are inspected by RAF and Army technical officers. *Me 262 A-1a/A-2a, Werk-Nr. 170 122 (c/n 170 122), coded "9K + KL". The Luftwaffe unit is 3./KG 51 (3rd squadron of 51st bomberwing (Kampfgeschwader 51)), Pilot Hauptmann/colonel Rudolf Roesch died, 28 Nov 1944.[1]
Deutsch: Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a/A-2a, Werk-Nr. 170 122, (9K + KL, gelbes K), 3./KG 51 (3. Staffel/Kampfgeschwader 51); Abschuss durch Flak über Holland (Siehe englischer Textabschnitt) am 28. Nov. 1944; Flugzeugführer Hauptmann Rudolf Roesch gefallen.[1] Einsatzfliegerhorste der I./KG 51 waren ab 5. Sept. 1944: Rheine / Hörstel / Hopsten. Am 20. März 1945 wurde für nur 10 Tage auf den Flugplatz Giebelstadt (südlich Würzburg) verlegt. Danach folgte der Standort Leipheim vom 30.03. bis 20.04.1945, sowie Memmingen und München-Riem. Am 30.04.1945 wurde von Riem nach Prag-Rusin (Ruzyně) verlegt (nur 2./KG 51). Am 06.05.1945 velegte die 2./KG 51 letztmalig nach Saaz (Žatec), und wurde dort vermutlich bis zum 8. Mai 1945 aufgelöst. Parallel dazu befand sich der Geschwaderstab des KG 51 vom 20.03. bis 30.03.1945 in Giebelstadt. Am 24.04.1945 erfolgte dessen Auflösung in München-Riem, wobei die wenigen noch einsatzfähigen Me 262 des Stabsschwarms an den dort liegenden JV 44 (Jagdverband 44) abgegeben wurden.[1]
Date between 1943 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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This photograph CL 1648 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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  • Associated people and organisations
    British Army, German Air Force (Third Reich), Royal Air Force, 2nd Tactical Air Force, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Regiment
  • Associated places
    Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands
  • Associated events
    Liberation of the Netherlands 1944-1945, North West Europe, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    German Air Force 1939-1945, North West Europe 1944-1945, Royal Air Force 1939-1945
  • Associated keywords
    Aerial Warfare, Defence, Operations
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  1. ↑ a b c Manfred Jurleit: Strahljäger Me 262 im Einsatz - Alle Geschwader, Gruppen und Kommandos, Transpess Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Berlin, 1993, ISBN 3-344-70778-7

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