[Wim de Meester]

Hello,

I'm sending this "from the road" on my trip to Europe. After several days in France, I've had a chance to catch up with this discussion. This emblem IS and eagle. Think an American bald eagle with a white head. The head is not in a conventional pose, but the white head is turned at an angle to the left and pointing downward, like the eagle is looking at something below him. I've seen another example of this in Germany that absolutely confirms for me that this is an eagle. I also have many photos of the aircraft of 1./JG 26 during the spring-summer of 1940, and am very familiar with the dating of these photos by markings and camouflage patterns. There are at least three photos of 1./JG26 aircraft carrying this during the French Campaign. I probably have a half dozern photos now of Henrici's aircraft during the May-August, 1940 period, including a good copy of Don Caldwell's photos (thanks Don!).