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Re: Photo of an Me 262 of KG(J) 54 from a recently expired eBay posting
Gents,
A few additional comments
1. The above machine is the first KG(J) 54 Me 262 that wears the original four character alpha-numeric code and unit (blue/white) karoband. All extant photos of this unit’s Me 262s with the Karobands (four styles documented) show them to have numeric codes. Those without the karoband have full alpha-numeric codes.
2. The two medium and one large style KG(J) 54 karobands appear to be associated with aircraft associated with training pilots. This is especially so with its Bf 109s and Fw 190s. The operational Me 262s wore the small size karoband.
3. Two styles (small and large) are known for KJ(J) 6 (red/black). Only the small size is present on operational Me 262s whereas the four-quartered large size on its Bf 109s.
4. KG(J) 27 (green/white) had no Me 262s and it’s Bf 109s and Fw 190s wore only the large size karoband.
Best,
David
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Last edited by David E. Brown; 20th September 2020 at 01:32.
Reason: Grammar
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