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Re: Ju 290 without national markings...
The 1. Staffel of KG200 used the Ju.290s ex-FAGr.5 on the Atlantic coast , mainly based at Finow for I.Gruppe. The Staffel had Ju290, Ju252, Fw200, Ju352, Ju52 and Ar232. Flown on long-range transport missions as the Ferneinsatz-Staffel.
There was one Ju290A-O ( J4+CH) at Riga-Spilve airfield in March 1944 but it was camouflaged ( J4 was code for Lufttransportstaffel 5 ). The KG200 Ju290s were usually camouflaged with black undersides. They carried KG200 code A3 eg. A3+OB. Those ex-FAGr5 were coded 9V eg. 9V+FH.
For special missions the national insignia could be painted out but normally codes remained ( sometimes toned down).
Nick
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