Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R 11 Neptun

White 9 of 1./NJGr. 10, flown by Fanjunker-Oberfeldwebel Günter Migge, Werneuchen/Germany, March 1944

This unit could hardly be characterized as successful since during its 10 months of existence it managed to chalk-up only 18 confirmed victories. The most successful pilots where the Gruppenkommandeur Major Rudolf Schönert and the Staffelkapitän of 1./JGr. 10 Hptm. Friedrich-Karl Müller, both with three victories each. Günter Migge, who achieved his first five abschüssen with JG 300, did not score any more night kills until he moved on to 1./NJG 11, where he was able to score his sixth and final abschuss of the war. Note that while the aircraft wears its original day fighter camou age, Migge's Fw 190 A-8 was also equipped with the FuG 217 J2 Neptun AI radar, with two pairs of antenna diploes arranged horizontally on the left wing and vertically on the right wing that together induced significant drag and impairing the aircraft's performance. As well, it was fitted with an exhaust shroud to avoid night blinding the pilot, and gun shrouds on the engine cowling for the same purpose. The inscription under the Wild Boar emblem reads "Kognak pumpe", Migge's favorite alcohol brand.

This profile and text is from my profile book "Luftwaffe Night Fighters. Profile Book No 5"

 

© Claes Sundin 2017