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That is not a muttekompass hatch...a traditional one anyways.

It would be on the right side (not left), but same approx. location. And is more oval (see attached). And attached by removable screws. That patch seems riveted in permanently.

But regarding a cameras, they were installed usually mid fuselage and replaced the radio system, not the mutterkompass. I would think a compass would be quite useful to a reconaisance pilot. :-)


If I were to hazard a guess, the large patch is simply an overly large damage patch.