Thursday, January 23, 2025

Erla built Bf109K-4

 

Only one single completed Erla built K-4 has ever been photographed, as far as we know (yet!). W.Nr 570 276 found by US troops in May 1945. For a long time only one single photo was known but another photo has turned up showing the nose and most of the fuselage. This photo shows a scheme in two colours similar to those seen on Erla built G-10's but the nose is different with a more defined mottle. 

 The oil cooler in RLM 76 is interesting as on similar G-10's from Erla it's always in the darker top colour. It really shows that you can never be sure with Luftwaffe aircraft! 

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Anders! Can I find this new photo anywhere on the internet?

Anonymous said...

https://me109.info/display.php?a=e&l=en&fid=4814

KaptenHardcore said...

Anders, numret på fenan är inte det samma som i texten på profilen!
Jag trodde det nya fotot gällde wnr 570 375, men rätta mig om jag har fel, det är alltså även det en bild på 570 276?

Anders said...

Japp, 570 276 ska det vara, minns inte var 570 375 kommer från men det är svårt att läsa numret på fenan, speciellt i lägre upplösning så det är möjligtvis en gammal feltolkning av fotot, antingen av mig eller någon annan.