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ndicki

ndicki

Charter Member 2016
I've looked for a photo of this particular aircraft. I had one in a magazine which I lost, but remembered it and have been looking ever since. Now I've got it again in a new book - and there are one or two others like it.

I can just hear you all saying that there's honestly nothing special about this one, but there is - keep looking. The camouflage on the wings and tailplanes has been painted with a jagged edge. What's really odd is that this has been done in the factory, as shown by the fact that the flaps and ailerons, which are fitted AFTER painting, have been done conventionally. And what's odder still is that the only aircraft I've ever seen painted this way all belong to I./JG 53, in Italy in late 1943. As this is a factory job, you'd expect to find them cropping up here and there, but that doesn't appear to be the case...
 
I have a photo of that aircraft , I think the caption was saying it was a reconnaisance aircraft. :salute:
 
Sorry - it wasn't. It was with 3./JG 53, and the W.Nr 210112 indicates it was a G-6. There may well have been G-8s painted like this, though - it's often difficult to tell the difference.
 
The first G-6s to enter service went to the Mediterranean, JG 53 being among the first - but not the first - units to receive it. G-6 trop versions were produced by Mtt GmbH (two batches, 338 examples and approximately 744 examples) and Erla, 277 examples. Perhaps the beginning of one of those series was painted in such a way?

One thing though - WNr 210112 apparently doesn't exist! WNr 20112 does, however. And it's not a trop so there goes that theory.
 
Ah... My book is wrong, then. (Jagdwaffe Vol.4 Sect.4 The Mediterranean 1943-1945) It clearly says 210112. Another aircraft similarly painted is 76520 of Stab I./JG 53. I don't think they are Trops - while Jagdwaffe shows only the starboard side, the previous photo I'd seen showed the port side, and as far as I can remember (...) they didn't have the filter. May be mistaken.

Well, I'd better go and use the edit feature. Jaycee, if you read this...
 
Something's wrong now, that's for sure. My book says that WNr 76520 doesn't exist either. WNr 16520 does, a G-6 Trop actually, but no 76520 regardless of the version. Coincidences or something else considering that this book has been pretty waterproof until now?

And it's not just these exact numbers, there were no Bf 109s between 34100 - 91001 or 202120 - 230100. Weird.
 
It is interesting... Your books has been unbeaten so far, but the Jagdwaffe people have a hell of a reputation too. Well, the short-term solution is that when I do the Stab one, I simply paint over the W.Nr.

Those who download my aeroplanes might be amused to know that where insignia or technical markings have been painted over, they really have been painted over...

Meanwhile, I've found that apparently G-6s were deployed to Tunisia! that's new to me. It mentions W.Nr.16531 Yellow 14/Squiggle of 9./JG 27 at Tunis, in May 1943. Any thoughts your side?
 
ndicki said:
It mentions W.Nr.16531 Yellow 14/Squiggle of 9./JG 27 at Tunis, in May 1943. Any thoughts your side?
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Agreed to be extremely plausible, the aircraft in question would be a G-6 Trop built by Mtt GmbH in March or April 1943.

The WNr thing is very interesting. Where to get a third reference?
 
Unfortunately, the aircraft in question were finished in 74/75/76 rather than 78/79/80. Pity - can't have everything, I suppose!
 
The picture I have has it crashed in italy , although it does have that camouflage ,I do not know if its the- exact- same plane. I dont have it handy . Its packed away as we are moving.It mentioned that it( jagged edge camouflage) was put on reconnaisonce aircraft.:wavey:
 
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