Re: Alfred Miksch' black 5, 13 and 20
 

Could be true, I don't know... The rudder has to be the same, and I also thought that there were similarities when looking at the wing and tail camouflage patterns of black 5 and 20. However, there are no signs on the fuselage of black 20 that show a previous '5'.
I think that the pictures of the men painting on the rudder (on which you can see the WerkNr. '15429') and the picture Martin just added are both of black 5 Werknummer 15429. The picture of Miksch standing in front of (the rear of) black 20 could be another plane, since there is no Werknummer readable on the tail. This would prove the theory, although I still tend to believe that the camouflage on the tail is exactly the same as on black 5 15429, so that black 5 was indeed repainted as 20.

Re: Alfred Miksch' black 5, 13 and 20
 

For me it is sure that the tail is from Black "20", the same as the picture where Miksch is standing in front of. The camo pattern is identical.

Martin

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Re: Alfred Miksch' black 5, 13 and 20
 

I agree, Martin. Here is the picture of black 5. I added the camouflage spots that you highlighted (in the same colours you used). I also marked the similarities I could find in the camouflage of black 5 and 20. For me, 15429 was black 5 and after that repainted as black 20.

Re: Alfred Miksch' black 5, 13 and 20
 

This picture is shown in magazine "Der Adler" dated from 14. September 1943.