Luftwaffe planes photos

[humble collector]

Here's a rather nice mix of original photos.

[humble collector]

The FW 190 appears to be the short nosed variant. The crated planes look like ME 109s

[humble collector]

I was wondering from the photo of the gun if it is a 30mm. Looks too small to be a 37mm anti tank Stuka gun

[humble collector]

Thanks CBH. Otherwise a dead thread.

[Anderson]

Are the photos from the same album?

[kradman]

The rounds look like 2cm to me , looks to be a Aircraft cannon ground mounted for trials use

[humble collector]

The rounds look like 2cm to me , looks to be a Aircraft cannon ground mounted for trials use

Gotcha. I was thinking 20 mm or better. It's a beast of a gun! Looks like it is a plane mounted weapon it has the flutes on the side of the barrel

[humble collector]

Are the photos from the same album?

I think they are for I noticed the same developer stamp ever so lightly stamped on the photos reverse.

[CBH]

I believe the Luftwaffe would sometimes mount aircraft weapons for air defence, this one might have been used to defend train from air attack.

[Anderson]

The two dismantled aircraft in the train car; the left one appears to be a FW 190, I say that as it clearly would have a sliding canopy (not fitted) and the exposed tail section is rectangularish, rather than ovalish for a ME109. That said I agree the right hand aircraft is a ME 109. Interesting that they are not in camo and no national insigna yet applied. Presumably that and squadron numbers were applied after delivery.