[harrison987]

Hi Steve,

But...very few aircraft flew with that style of swastika. And NO German aicraft had a dark green interior, NOR had swastikas painted in 2 halves. They did have templates, but they were full templates, not a "half" swastika.

Late-war aircraft, did not have interior primer as of 1943 (date I am not 100%). It was left as bare aluminum to speed production time. All late Me109, fw190, me262, etc. were not painted. And certainly not in a Dark Green. RLM02 was a light grey...so even if this had oxidized due to age, it certainly would not have turned to a very dark green.

One of the other problems is the seller lied about where he got it from. I just spoke to someone who was interested in this panel last year, when it was owned by someone else. This "someone else" was NOT a vet as the new owner is claiming. it was an other dealer.

So...made up story of who he got it from does not look good. Also, if this was 100% original...why cut the thing in half? surely anyone who buys a 100% original tail section, with vet history, is not going to chop it in half.

I suspect he knew it was fake...and wanting to get his money back, chopped it into 2 pieces.