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Title: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: Scherf on January 21, 2009, 06:09:22 AM

You recognise any of these folks?

From another board, supposed to have been taken in 1942 in Varna or Tschaika or Constanza by someone from SAGR 125.

(http://www.users.bigpond.com/MSN/mhuxtable/iar80.jpg)

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: Obie303 on January 21, 2009, 07:59:34 AM

Very difficult to tell.  It almost looks like a Romanian aircraft in the back judging from the nose cowling.

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff186/obie303/profile_romanian_06.jpg)

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IAR-80
Grupul 8
lt. Micu Ion
Summer 1941

The IAR-80 was the only indigenous Romanian fighter of the era.  It was an outstanding technical achievement of the Brasov works, especially considering the scarce resources at hand. The construction utilized rear fuselage and tail from the licence-built PZL P.24 and the wing of SM 79 bomber reduced in size to 50%. It proved a successful an modern design. In 1940, it was a good match for the Bf 109E, being only about 20 km/h slower and equal in climb and manoeuvrability. During the entire war, Romanian IAR-80s in all variants scored over 500 aerial victories.

As far as who the pilots are, I'm waiting for Treize to show up. :D

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: Treize69 on January 21, 2009, 10:01:43 AM

Yeah, thats an IAR in the background. I'm not good at recognizing people from pics though, I'll have to take a better look at it later when I have a more time though, I'm just popping in for a minute right now. Some of them do look familiar, but I'm drawing blanks on the names. :salute

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: Treize69 on January 21, 2009, 10:22:14 AM

I recognise a few, but still drawing a blank on the names. The middle one of the three with their backs to the camera is a German Officer, as might the one in the dark sunglasses be, but the rest appear to all be Rumanian.

Do you have any more info on it? Is it scanned from the original or found on the 'net?

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: DarkglamJG52 on January 21, 2009, 11:15:11 AM

Hans Philipp and Dietrich Hrabak of JG54, Treize?

(http://pilotosdelaluftwaffe.tripod.com/pil/hrabakphil.jpg)

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: Scherf on January 21, 2009, 04:12:06 PM

I believe it's scanned, but I don't know any more than I posed above.

thx

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: Angus on January 22, 2009, 03:57:25 AM

Darkglam's avatar looks familiar. Probably a Romanian  :D

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: mipoikel on January 22, 2009, 02:36:20 PM

Quote from: Angus on January 22, 2009, 03:57:25 AM

Darkglam's avatar looks familiar. Probably a Romanian  :D

It is a vampire. Dracula!  :aok

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: Angus on January 22, 2009, 03:32:14 PM

Vlad Tepek....

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: TonyJoey on January 22, 2009, 03:33:14 PM

Quote from: Angus on January 22, 2009, 03:57:25 AM

Darkglam's avatar looks familiar. Probably a Romanian  :D

Vlad the Impaler aka Dracula!

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: DarkglamJG52 on January 22, 2009, 03:43:51 PM

Prince of Wallachia and great humanist.

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: Treize69 on January 22, 2009, 04:03:06 PM

This is Dracula.

(http://www.draculas.info/_img/gallery/bela_lugosi_aka_dracula__15.jpg)

This is Vlad Dracul.

(http://www.netsnake.com/wallachs/photos/vlad_tepes.gif)

Big difference.

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: Treize69 on January 31, 2009, 09:37:24 AM

According to the professional help I called in, it looks like the Rumanian pilots in the picture are the pilots and crews of a bombers. Note the heavy flight gear on the guy centered in the pic. It looks like a propaganda or posed picture to show the cooperation of the two air forces, there wer a lot of them done for the newspapers.

Title: Re: Treize (pronounced 'Trays')
Post by: Scherf on January 31, 2009, 11:32:37 PM

Thanks Treize, will pass that along.

 :salute

IAR 80 to AH!