[RacerRich]

Hi Rabe, thank you for the reply.

I think I know the photo to which you refer, and although I broadly agree with your sentiment, I feel that particular photo is not good enough to determine the exact shades in question. The big difference between that photo and the F models similarly painted is that assuming the "E" IS 71/02, which I probably agree for the wing upper surfaces, the photo's of the F's in Russia I have access to seem to show darker colours, maybe still the 74/75, or maybe one of those colours and 71, thats the prob- it doesnt really conclusively follow. If I were going to the trouble of totally repainting a complete group of brand new aircraft, I would probably do them in a scheme suitable for ground concealment, so would use a scheme similar to the later JG54 green/brown. So now we have possible use of brown, but still not ONE colour photo...

Although I have a healthy interest in Luftwaffe aircraft and colours, it is not my discipline or absolute passion, so I dont have boxes of original unpublished photo's etc etc. But maybe someone reading this post does, lets hope so!

Regards

Rich