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Larry,

I have a photo of a Bf109D-1 with the penguin with umbrella emblem. Since the aircraft is photographed in a hangar, it is likely that the photo was taken in the winter time. However, whether that was the winter 1938-39 or 1939-40, is unfortunately not possible to tell. Although the aforementioned photo is not exactly a close up of the emblem, it looks to me that the emblem does not look much different, if different at all, from the version sported on Arado Ar68 aircraft. Based on the limited photographic evidence, it is possible that the emblem design change occurred at the time of the Gruppe's transition to the Bf110 aircraft.

Regards,
Sinisa