June, 1943 5./JG11

Two photos taken in June, 1943 in Jever > Around the 5./JG11 Group car (a French Peugeot 202) pilots, actors from "I flew for the fürher". 1 Fw. Hans-Gerd Wennekers, 2 Lt. Kilian, 3 Ofw. Leo-Lothar Barann, 4 Lt. Andreas Trockels, 5 Olt. Heinz Knoke, Staffelkapitän, 6 Uffz. Herbert Biermann, 7 Fw. Erich Fürhrmann, 8 Fw. Hans Raddatz Photos from Heinz Knoke personnal albums

The car of the group: Answer of a connoisseur... ... I know well 202 series, but however without being an eminent specialist of this series. For the identification of this 202, I use various books. But these airmen so cheerful hide a good part of the car and its details. Here is what I can tell about it: -The 202 went out in February, 1938. It is one 6CV in 4 cylinders with air valves in head, front wheels are independent and braking is still with cables until 1946. - First models until spring, 1938 are equipped with rims with 14 alveoli, then with rims with palettes and from 1946 with rims with full veil. On the photo, they are rims with alveoli, so the car is one of first taken out models. - All the flasks of back wheels of the 202 of pre-war years were equipped with a stylized lion. Curiously absent on this car. However, to avoid the identification of the 202, as these motives were riveted, nothing was more easy than to remove these rivets as well as the lion of the calender and the monogram. Maybe by discretion because, at the time, a French vehicle in a German base was not well admitted. I hope that this information will be useful for your works. Goodbye. Hervé Coëffic. - - - Very Special Thanks to Hervé Coëffic for his help - - - - - - Very Special Thanks to Jutta and Dieter for kindness and help - - -