John's comment about the lack of preserved markings on the wreckage of Bartels' Bf 109G-10 reminded me that his fighters also carried his wife's name (Margo) over his cockpit area under the canopy.
During a Google search for more information on Bartels, I found the following Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Bartels
I usually don't rely on Wikipedia for historical information, but this entry is interesting as it includes a photograph purported to be of Bartels' parachute on display at the Technik Museum in Berlin. I could not find another independent source for this photograph or a similar image, but the photo looked plausible enough to be of some interest.
Kenneth
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Originally Posted by John Beaman
As stated, his remains were in the cockpit and confirmed by his wedding ring with his wife's name on it. The markings were not id'ed positively as only some scraps of yellow paint were present. It is assumed that it was 13+~. 13 was his favorite number and this was listed as that in the VLM record. The machine was a G-10 as built by Mtt which means it had the small wheels and wing bulges. The WNr. was 130359. He was credited with 99 Abschusse.
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