German reconnaissance plane Focke-Wulf Fw-189 ("Rama") after an emergency landing on its belly. 



Wheels up landing

Rot 5 (Red Five), WNr 1256, an Italian-built Reggiane Re.2002 of the Luftwaffe’s Geschwader Bongart, hit by the French partisans and crashed on Amboiras, 30 km SE Limoges. The fuselage of this aircraft is today exposed inside the Musée de la Resistance at Limoges. For the complete history of this aircraft and of the Geschwader Bongart see http://www.ww2incolor.com/d/661496-3/RE2002LW. Victor Sierra

Red Five down

This Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4/Tropicalized (note the anti-sand filter), WNr.10124, Stammkennzeichen CD+LR, isn’t obviously in a North African environment, but rather in Germany. And also the finish isn’t a North African livery. According the LEMB Stammkennzeichen Database Project this aircraft was allocated to Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG5) which was never deployed in North Africa, but in Northern Europe. The glider in background is seemingly a single seat Göppingen Gö 3 Minimoa. Victor Sierra