I'm not much of an expert at all on German WW II fighters.
In this photo of a model ... I was just curious ... protruding below the left wing ... and cranked forward. Is that an antenna ?
Chris
Indeed it is. It is the antenna for the FuG-16ZY VHF radio. The antenna is uasually referred to as the Morane mast.
It is indeed a whip radio antenna supplementing the radio mast antenna.
This antenna seems to have been introduced sometime in the 109G-14 production run and appears to have been standard on the Bf 109K models.
Cheers,
That's the same one sticking out of the top of the Me-163B rocket fighter, isn't it?
Pat
Thx guys. Interesting.
Chris
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