[Jochen Prien]

Gentlemen,

I'm a little confused by the way this thread developed so I think it might not do any harm if I put in some facts.

First, there is no doubt concerning the WerkNr. 110 064 as this can be clearly seen in a number of photos, one of which is published in our JG 1/ 11 history, Vol. 2, p. 843, photo no. 689.

Next - this series of photos was taken on or around April 8th, 1944, on the occasion of the award of the Knights Cross to Günther Specht. On the rudder of the a/c one can see 30 victory bars - Specht claimed his 29th and 30th victory on February 22nd, 1944, while his 31st followed on September 11th, 1944.

There is a private 8 mm colour movie film showing this a/c from an elevated position, which, blurred as it is, leaves no doubt, that there are no white or any other stripes on the upper wing surfaces; instead it shows quite clearly that this a/c had two strongly contrasting colours on the upper surfaces with rather wavy demarcation lines.

As to the exact colours used on this a/c I will completely refrain from any speculation.

Hope this helps to clarify some points.

Regards

Jochen Prien