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Re: Bf.109G-8 vs Caproni 313(S-16) Swedich
Hello Geoff
yes we had somewhat "off the track" so only a short note of the FiAF study.
Yes, the problem was the white disk, flying personel were aware of that even before the Winter War and in late autumn 1939 many planes had that overpainted but the C-in-C of the FiAF, he had come from Coastal Artillery to the post of the C-in-C and had many good qualities but he was not so well aware of the practicalities of aerial combat, took dim view of that and by the Winter War the markings were “clean”.
In those late 1943 tests clearly saw the white disk a problem and the report recommended a plain white outline swastika. That was too much for the HQ and they ordered another tested marking, which was as before but with grey disc, to be used. In practice the disk was usually painted with light blue-grey matt colour (RLM colour Hellblau 65) because of availability.
Juha
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