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Even before the first flight of the Fw 190 V1, BMW was bench testing a larger, more powerful 14-cylinder two-row radial engine, the BMW 801.This engine introduced a pioneering example of an engine management system called the Kommandogerät (command-device): in effect, an electro-mechanical computer which set mixture, propeller pitch (for the constant speed propeller), boost, and magneto timing.
Jagdgeschwader 105 (JG 105) 25 February-31 August 1943 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) 7 June-5 September 1944 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A KG 55 and KG 27 took part in the Battle of Britain ; AFG 14 was a photoreconnaissance organization; JFS 5 was a training unit for Bf 109 pilots; JG 105 and JG 54 were day interceptor units against ...
The Wing held its first Open House on 16 June 1962. A crowd of 150,000 visitors attended from the Münster region, acknowledging the achievements of the wing personnel during the build-up phase. In 1965 JG 36 received Lockheed F-104G Starfighters. On 4 February 1975, the Wing Commander Oberst Winfried Schwenke would bring the first assigned F ...
Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) "Richthofen" was a German fighter wing during World War II. JG 2 operated the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 single-seat, single-engine interceptor aircraft. Named after the famed World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, the origins of the wing can be traced to 1934.
Jagdgeschwader (JG) – single-engine fighter wing/group, literally hunting squadron. Jagdpanzer – "hunting tank"; armoured casemate -style self-propelled tank destroyer . Jagd-Kommando – "hunting commando"; generally refers to a commando outfit that remained behind enemy lines when an area was overrun and would carry out sabotage and other ...
Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1) "Oesau" was a German World War II fighter wing created in 1939. Between 1940 and 1942, JG 1 operated primarily over the Western Front and northern occupied Europe.
A sett or set is a badger's den. It usually consists of a network of tunnels and numerous entrances. It usually consists of a network of tunnels and numerous entrances. The largest setts are spacious enough to accommodate 15 or more animals with up to 300 metres (1,000 ft) of tunnels and as many as 40 openings.
JG 2 under the command of Erich Mix. JG 27 provided withdrawal cover. It was the largest raid yet sent against a British target. Within a minute from 10:04, 145, 152, 87, 213 and 238 Squadrons were scrambled to support the two airborne Squadrons. [23] [24] JG 27 were involved in combat as they covered the raid's withdrawal.