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Re: About pilot Uffz. Manfred PAPFKA (JG 54, JG 300) :
Philippe
1) The digit 5 was the aircraft's code number painted on the side and it was in black (schwartz in German). The aircraft came down at Ostryjki. Since the German's (and probably everyone else) had great difficulty in knowing where all these remote places were, the Luftwaffe split the maps they used into small square areas which they called planquadrat (shortform usually PlQu, PlQ or PQ)
2) You can find some details in Prien's et al's Jagdfliegerverbände, but without looking it up, you may only encounter the loss details as given by Matti. Possibly you will find more details in the French Vol 2 of JG 54 (I belive not yet published by Lela Presse)
If "your man" is mentioned in the two volume history of JG 300, I cannot say straight away. However JG 300 was primarily a home defence unit.
Cheers
Stig
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