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Offline BigPlay

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Re: An Interesting read from a Fw 190 pilot of JG 300
« Reply #30 on: July 22, 2008, 03:33:31 PM »
The Copypasta says 'full time'. JG300 and JG301 were built from the ground up as RVG units. JG7 barely qualifies, considering it was originally a Kampfgeschwader, even though the entire time it was converted to the Me262 and bore the Jagdgeschwader name it was RVG.

JV44 was not a full geschwader and I'm pretty sure JG400 operated many too few aircraft to be really considered a geschwader (don't remember though).

JG3 was not a 100% RVG geschwader... I'm pretty sure it was in the BoB and I know it was in Russia for a while.

Many units contributed individual gruppen to RVG duties throughout the war, but I'm pretty sure only JG11, JG300, and JG301 were the only full strength jagdgeschwaders dedicated 100% to RVG through their entire existence.


I don't believe at wars end any of these squadrons were up to full strenght. I know Walter Schuck and from what he told me by 1944 they were lucky to get 10 planes up from his squad at one time. The squadrons I mention were based in Germany and defending it at the end of the war. I don't know if JG 300 and 301 were even at full strenght so I don't understand what your point is.

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Re: An Interesting read from a Fw 190 pilot of JG 300
« Reply #31 on: July 22, 2008, 03:40:11 PM »

I don't believe at wars end any of these squadrons were up to full strenght. I know Walter Schuck and from what he told me by 1944 they were lucky to get 10 planes up from his squad at one time. The squadrons I mention were based in Germany and defending it at the end of the war. I don't know if JG 300 and 301 were even at full strenght so I don't understand what your point is.
My point is JV44 and JG400 were never full geschwaders.

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Re: An Interesting read from a Fw 190 pilot of JG 300
« Reply #32 on: July 22, 2008, 03:44:08 PM »
My point is JV44 and JG400 were never full geschwaders.

semantics

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Re: An Interesting read from a Fw 190 pilot of JG 300
« Reply #33 on: July 24, 2008, 11:20:37 AM »
OoB Jan 10 1945

Luftflotte Reich
Unit   Aircraft   Total   Svcble
Stab/JG 300   Fw 190   6   4
I/JG 300   Bf 109   57   37
II (Sturm)/JG 300   Fw 190A   41   28
III/JG 300   Bf 109   44   38
IV/JG 300   53   39
Stab/JG 301   Fw 190   5   5
I/JG 301   38   26
II/JG 301   40   38
III/JG 301   26   20
I/JG 400   Me 163A   46   19

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2072/LWOB45.html

Offline Angus

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Re: An Interesting read from a Fw 190 pilot of JG 300
« Reply #34 on: July 28, 2008, 03:32:12 PM »
LOL, I wish Izzy was here looking at those numbers  :rofl
Well, maybe he's reading  :t
It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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Re: An Interesting read from a Fw 190 pilot of JG 300
« Reply #35 on: July 29, 2008, 02:38:18 PM »
Why?  :huh

I think they have quite a good percentage of serviceable planes.

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Offline BigPlay

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Re: An Interesting read from a Fw 190 pilot of JG 300
« Reply #36 on: July 29, 2008, 05:25:59 PM »
Why?  :huh

I think they have quite a good percentage of serviceable planes.

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pilots to fly them might have been more of an issue than serviceable planes.