GiampieroSilvestri Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) The recent issue of German magazine Flugzeug Classic number 7/2021 July 2021 has a article about Luftwaffe ace Rudolf Müller.It states that he was shot down by Russian P-39s during an attack on the airport Vaenga 2 near Murmansk on the 19th of April 1943.He made a forced landing on the ice of a small unknown lake circa 8 kilometres east of Molljawr lake.Like many other Luftwaffe pilots before him he tried to get behind German lines using a pair of skies,enough to eat and warm clothes.Did JG5 pilots have this equipement in their aircrafts and where was it placed? Thank you very much Saluti Giampiero+Christian Edited June 24, 2021 by GiampieroSilvestri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 The first few pages of the Kagero book on JG 5 have an account of the trek through the snow of Uffz Dietrich Weinitschke and notes that "Out of the compartment in the fuselage (of the Bf109E-7) he took a knapsack with survival equipment prepared in case of a forced landing." He is also described as opening a tin of meat and heating it on a gas stove he had to assemble himself. If you read the whole book you may find a mention of skis? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimea River Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Walter Schuck, in his book "Luftwaffe Eagle" describes this event and states that "...he had strapped on the short skis that formed part of the emergency pack carried by every Me 109 operating on the Arctic Ocean front....." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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