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Originally Posted by Tom Willis
Hi Nick
The name Leon refers to Leon Walker Jnr of the 734th Field Artillery Battalion. The style/markings are all consistent with late production Re2002s. As the location is Reims it could be a Geschwader Bongart assigned aircraft but cannot say for certain as the Flg.Ziel Geschwader also used this type in large numbers. The MM number is 1283. Hope this helps - Tom
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Hi Tom,
Thanks for the explanation — I just took "Leon" for more dodgy spelling! It certainly appears to have all the Bongart characteristics give or take a fuselage tactical number (which they often had alongside the four-letter code). Thanks also for the MM — 1281 and 1282 served with Bongart incidentally.