Strana 58
W.Nr. 586188, Stab III./SG 10, Hohenmauth (Vysoké Mýto),
Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia, May 1945
W.Nr. 581632, 1./NSGr. 9, Villafranca di Verona, Italy, May 1945
This aircraft was found in Dolní Kamenice (the
then Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia) at
the end of the war after an emergency landing.
It probably belonged to SG 10. Camouflage colors
RLM 74, 75 and 76 are partly overpainted on the
upper surfaces with dark paint, probably RLM 70.
The Yellow V and the band on the engine cover
identified Luftflotte 4 aircraft since September
1944. This identification was introduced due to
the Romanian Air Force, which joined the Allied
forces and used German aircraft. From July
1944 to April 1945 the III./SG 10 was commanded
by Hptm. Horst Steinhardt, former member of
I./JG 2 Richthofen and Sch.G. 1. In the last weeks
of the war, the unit was commanded by Major
Arnulf Blasig. He flew Stuka bombers before
the war and successively served in St.G. 77,
IV.(Stuka)/LG 1 (later I./St.G. 5) and St.G. 51.
He was awarded the Knight's Cross in September
1941 and completed a total of about 200 combat
flights.
The aircraft is painted in colours RLM 74, 75
and 76 with spots of green on the side of
the fuselage. Due to night combat flights, it
was probably equipped with a FuG 25a (IFF).
Nachtschlachtgruppe 9 was formed in Italy at
the end of 1943 and was used for night bombing
missions using aircraft types Ju 87, Fiat Cr.42
and Caproni Ca 314. During 1944 the unit
converted to Stukas completely. The only part
of NSGr. 9, which received the Fw 190F planes
in early 1945, was the 1. Staffel, which used F-8
and F-9 versions. Commander of NSGr. 9 was
Obstlt. Dipl. Ing. Karl Vehmeyer, who previously
led several Gruppen of Lehrgeschwader 1. From
the autumn of 1944, Hptm. Karl-Heinz Kuhle the
former Bf 110 pilot of ZG 26, was commanding
the 1./NSGr. 9.
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INFO Eduard58
March 2026