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Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik
Thanks again John
That was very interesting. Didn't know that!
It means quite a few aircraft listed in the past in fact could have survived being listed as "destroyed" from 60% and up.
I should try and keep that in mind 
Cheers
Stig |
Hence why you see some aircraft carrying emblems of two totally different units.
I recall seeing a 109 in the Balkans/Med area (1941) with two completely different unit emblems. I used a photo in one of my books of a Bf 110 E with II./ZG 76, and the rear of the sharksmouth emblem is partially covering an Erprobungsgruppe 210 emblem.
Obviously, the repair facilities were not interested in removing emblems - all they seemed to do was repair the aircraft to front-line status, check the next-in-line unit needing the type, and off it goes!