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Old 11th August 2010, 16:18
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Re: Very intereseting Bf109G-10 at e-bay

Anders,

Agreed, this machine is highly interesting. Before reading Ferdinando d'Amico's thread on the peculiarities of Erla's Bf 109 G-14/AS production over at LEMB, I would have concurred with you for an Erla G-10. The mix between the big 56 liters oil tank (higher filling cap), chin bulges on the lower engine cowling, flat canted panel below the windscreen and tall tailwheel strut are all consistent with the points presented by Ferdinando for recognizing Erla produced Bf 109 G-14/AS.

http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/fo...=1&#entry54606

According to the subsequent reply by Jean-Claude Mermet in the same thread, only 135 Bf 109 G-14/AS were produced by Erla in the following WNr batches:
WNr 460322-460371
WNr 460645-461378

As for its camouflage, I think it is much more straightforward then it seems; the lighting conditions make the left underwing very dark, though the edge of the radiator stands out in almost the same hue as the lower cowling RLM 76. As for the fuselage, please look at the dark RLM 81 zone on the top of the fuselage around the cockpit. The fuselage skin underneath seems to be heavily stained by the exhausts, but there is no indication for having been a different colour then RLM 76, also obviously used for the right underwing.

You will finally notice the shining paint zone at the front of the upper engine cowling (where the oil tank filling point is). Could this be consistent with the 1945 style yellow nose band seen on the JG 52 machines operating on the Eastern front?

Cheers
Marc

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