Gents hi
This is a transcript of the
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LOCATIONS OF ENEMY AIRCRAFT BROUGHT DOWN COMPILED FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING THE 24 HOURS ENDED 0600 HOURS …
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CONFIRMATION OF ENEMY AIRCRAFT BROUGHT DOWN
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I copied both of these from the actual logs ( Air 22/266) held at the Public Records Office (PRO) in Kew.
The entry for Von Werra, first the location report, and then the follow up crashsite visit report.
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21.4
5:9:40
1010
MARDEN (KENT)
(180’ MAIDSTONE 7M)
me109
Pilot Prisoner
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21/4
Me.109
Force landed at Love’s Farm, Marden, Kent on 5/9. Markings -+< black outlined in white. Crest: Shield U-shaped, outlined in red, divided into 8 segments coloured black and white. Wing tips and rudder painted white. Camouflage all blue. Fuselage all blue. Spinner divided into alternate black and white sectors. Fitted with DB601A engines made by Mercedes Benz werk nr.10598. Aircraft force landed following fighter action. Condition reported to be very good. Standard armament 2 20mm. cannon and 2 MG17s. No head piece armament for pilot who was taken prisoner. Starboard wing shows many .303 strikes.
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There is an interesting article by Paul Lucas in Sept04 issue of Model Aircraft Monthly, in which he looks at this report and others. Suggestions are made that Von Werra's aircraft could have been painted using
Fliegerblaugrau (Airforce Blue-Grey) RAL 840R 7016 (very similar in colour to the Royal Navy's Battleship Grey) which was used for painting Luftwaffe vehicles and equipment, and so likely to have been widely available at that time.
Lucas suggests this paint could have been mixed with white to produce a lighter blue-grey which would enable a splinter scheme to be painted. Also mentioned but stated as unlikley option was RLM 24 Dunkelblau which was normally used for markings.
There is an interesting and attractive set of profiles of Von Werra's aircraft in a blue splinter scheme within the article along with alternative schemes for another 5 Me109s including Perez's which may not have worn the standard schemes of that time.
HTH
Pete