What kind of plane? German or captured?

[Gran Sasso]

Got that foto in, anyone recognize the plane?

[Br. James]

Looks to me like an FW-190 with an early engine cowling...IMHO!

Br. James

[JeremyJ]

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From the cowling it looks more likely to be Italian possibly a varient of the Breda BA. 65 or possibly Macchi ground attack a/c.



Jeremy

[randy@treadways]

I don't know.... doesn't look to me like a prototype Fw-190 cowling *or* canopy, especially with that through-the-canopy gunsight.

I was thinking maybe a captured French Curtiss P-36 Hawk.... but the landing gear are totally different on a P-36 (they retracted outboard on a P-36 instead of inboard like this photo and the Fw-190.)

[Ron P]

I think it is a French Bloch MB 152-153.

[bsmith56]

I also think it is a early French Bloch MB.151/152 that has the cap removed from the prop.

Here are 3 nice pictures to verify!

http://www.traditions-air.fr/unit_en/avion/avionsbloch.htm

http://www.haf.gr/en/mission/weapons...loch_MB151.asp

[randy@treadways]

Well, I got the French part of the I.D. right...

[JeremyJ]

I think it is a French Bloch MB 152-153.

Yup I think you nailed it!

[Gran Sasso]

I also think it is a early French Bloch MB.151/152 that has the cap removed from the prop.

Here are 3 nice pictures to verify!

http://www.traditions-air.fr/unit_en/avion/avionsbloch.htm

http://www.haf.gr/en/mission/weapons...loch_MB151.asp

Great, thanks for ID! - The 1st link makes perfect sense, as the foto was in a lot of the JG51:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=602745

[WEISNER]

Yes for sure a Bloch 152, there are photos of one in Jerry Crandall's excellent book titled "Hans "Assi" Hahn, The Man and His Machines" showing an abandoned Bloch captured by JG2.

Kevin