Bf-109E JG2.1 (+ Temme France 1940 00
Profile 00:Messerschmitt Bf-109E-4 of Gruppenstab 1./JG2 flown by Oblt. Paul Temme, Gruppenadjutant. The Bf-109E-4 flown by Oblt. Paul Temme of JG2 as it appeared when forced down beside Shoreham airfield early on the morning of 13 August, becoming the first Jagdwaffe casualty of Adlertag. Finished in a scheme of 02 and 71, the fuselage sides show signs of patchy repainting, possibly to cover earlier unit markings or the aircraft Stammkennzeichen, and the Adjutant Chevron was placed higher and further forward than usually seen on Bf-109s of the period. Almost invisible in some photographs, the JG2 shield beneath the windscreen was partially hidden by the paint of the heavily applied mottle on the front of the aircraft. The tip of the spinner was painted red and the undersurface 65 wrapped around the leading edges of the main wings. Three Abschuss bars were painted on the rudder in black, each being surmounted by a small, lighter colored circle.

Bf-109E JG2.1 (+ Temme after being shot down Aug 13 1940 01-03
Photo 01-03: On 13 August, several units failed to receive the order delaying Adlerangriff and took off on their pre-arranged missions. One such unit was JG2 which mounted an early morning freie Jagd sweep. Taking part in this operation, despite the fact the engine of his Bf-109E-4 aircraft had not been running satisfactorily the day before, was the Gruppenadjutant of I./JG2, Oblt. Paul Temme. On the 13th, his engine was again lacking power, and Temme lagged behind the rest of his formation. When he went to the assistance of a straggling Ju-88, Temme was attacked by two or three Spitfires and crash-landed in a field on the southern edge of Shoreham airfield. Although reported to have had a red painted spinner, tonal contrast suggests only the tip was red.

Bf-109E JG2.1 (+ Temme after being shot down Aug 13 1940 04-5
Photo 04-05: Paul Temme's Bf-109E-4 attracts a crowd of interested onlookers while on display in the East London Borough of Hackney during the latter part of August 1940. The newspaper caption refers to the practice of reducing crashed enemy aircraft to scrap and melting down the remains in order to obtain new raw materials.

Pilots JG2.1 Paul Temme pre war summer 1939 01

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Oberleutnant Paul Temme. Taken prisoner on August 13 1940, after being forced down and crashed in the field south of the railway line by Shoreham airport. He was stationed at Beaumont-le-Roger, Normandy with 1/JG2. Thank you for downloading this skin...
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