An exceptional picture, courtesy of Richey4Real, over on LEMB:
http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/fo...opic=16327&hl=
It does show a gaggle of late-war Bf 109's, listed as follows, from left to the right:
- Bf 109 G-10 or G-14/AS WNr. unknown, "Schwarze 19", II./JG unknown. As the camouflage points, after a closer look, it is a Mtt-Regensburg produced machine. This is also confirmed, if one looks closely, by the last four digits of its WNr. repeated just above the II Gruppe bar. Try as I wish, I can't read them... But this makes me think we might have in fact a Bf109G-14/AS here instead of one of the handfuls Mtt built Bf109 G-10's...
- Bf 109 K-4 WNr. and unit unknown. This is the machine which the front part of the fuselage and the right wing, with the expanded wing bulge, can be seen behind "Schwarze 19"
- Fw 190 A or Fw 190 F WNr. unknown "Schwarze 11", unit unknown.
- Bf 109 G-6 or Bf 109 G-14, no other details to be seen. This is the plane we see pointed towards the photographer. Note the old style cowling bulges on the engine cowling dumped on the ground near its port wing.
- Bf 109 G-14 WNr. unknown "Weisse 12", 1./ JG unknown. The camouflage speaks for a Mtt-Regensburg built Bf09 G-14 in the 780000 - 785000 WNr. range. There are two RV color bands; only the one in front is to be fully seen; its dark color, combined with the medium get tone to be seen on the picture can match with JG5 (black and yellow). No Staffel of this unit is known to have been based anywhere else but Norway in 1945, so this is a tough nut to verify... That is unless the colors are those of JG 7, for which no known Bf109G has been documented so far.
- Bf109 G-10 WNr. 150.67, unit unknown. We see only the mutilated tail and the fortunately almost intact rudder which still sports five of the 6 WNr. digit.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2809206...in/photostream
Any idea about the BF 109 G-14 "Weisse 12" unit? I do see the RV two bands as black/yellow (JG 5) or Blue/Red (JG 7)...both would be a real surprise.
Cheers
Marc