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Re: JG53 Markings during The Battle of Britain
Hello,
in september 1940 Jg53 me109s had a red ring painted on the cowling... and they had no "pikAss" emplem... this is wath I can tell after having a look to an album with many photos taken at La Tourquet airfield from june to september 1940...
I don't know if they ever flew without swastika... I can only tell you that in one photo showing Von Cramon's Me109 " -+> " taken the 1st of sept 1940 at Le Tourquet... this plane has a swastika painted on his rudder... probably it was obliterated on the vertical stabilizer...
The Geschwader Kommodore of Jg53 had a jewish wife... and I reed elsewhere that this was the reason cause he was the only Geschwader Kommodore who didn't get awarded with the Knight Cross for the performance of his unit during the BOB...
I hope it helps :-)
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