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26th October 2007, 05:22
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Three color band on Storch
Can someone tell me anything about the three color band on the motor hood of this Storch?
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...m=290173393246 Thanks, Ed 
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26th October 2007, 09:20
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Re: Three color band on Storch
I read the backside inscription - Sütterlin - as follows:
"Unser Fieseler Storch mit General Sommer" "Our Fieseler Storch with General Sommer" the reading of the last two letters is doubtful - could be read as "Sommel" likewise - but definitely not as "Rommel" Regards Roland
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26th October 2007, 14:49
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Re: Three color band on Storch
Since the Stammkennzeichen starts with 'I', it was actually 'adapted' from the original civilian marking, i.e., D-IDK_
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Dénes Last edited by Dénes Bernád; 27th October 2007 at 13:58.
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26th October 2007, 18:04
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Re: Three color band on Storch
I agree with Denes reasoning. I have a Fi 156 WL-IDKL in 1939. On 01. Jan 1939 it was ordered the all Kennzeichen change from the civilian D-XXXX to the military WL-XXXX for military aircraft. the WL- was later dropped and the code ID+KL remained. Since this particular aircraft was manufactured in 1939 this is indeed a plausible explanation.
Reagrds, Norbert
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26th October 2007, 21:52
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Re: Three color band on Storch
Hello Norbert,
I encountered also such codes, just noted that they are quite unusual, maybe at the beginning of the changing period from WL-XXXX TO XX+XX Rémi Further many of these codes turned in fact to be 1.+.., as many IH+..
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26th October 2007, 22:00
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Re: Three color band on Storch
Hi,
Just to get this back on track and get an answer to the question, what are the stripes at the back of the engine cowling for? Regards, David
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27th October 2007, 00:09
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Re: Three color band on Storch
Gents,
I know about a photo of a Ju 88 C from KG 76 (only F1+... is visible) in Russia with an identical narrow band in white-yellow-red around the aft fuselage. But I still have no idea about the meaning, maybe a marking for a Gruppen- or Staffelstab? Regards, Heuser
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27th October 2007, 01:39
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Re: Three color band on Storch
Hi All,
it is also of interest that the codes D-IAAA to D-IZZZ were reserved for experimental future military aircraft before the aknowledgement of the existance of the Luftwaffe. Regards, Norbert
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