Hello all,
I have this plane captionned as Ofw. Richter's one, taken in Neubiberg on 8th of March. That is before JG 53 was disbanded.
But; good to notice (
to follow Gregor comments)
One color profile has been published where we can see that:
- There is a huge painting patch under the White 11, enough to cover a double chevron. (visible on picture too).
- JG 53 emblem has been over painted on cowling.
- There are TWO II Gruppe band: The one we see on picture and another one behind the cross.
I don't know where the designer took all informations to complete it.
But if that so:
Picture has not been taken on 8th of march
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And effectively the plane came from JG 53. Lipfert? I don't know and why not?
Since II./JG 53 as been disbanded at the same period, it's possible, because of the two gruppe bands, and supposing artist view is correct, that plane came from II./JG 53 and not I./JG 53.
Hence, for me, and for the moment, it's still Ofw Richter until further notice. Or Just Ofw. Richter pictured in that plane.
What about "Rosemarie"?
Regards, Franck.