Late war Bf 109 pictures source - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

FalkeEins · #11 13th June 2012, 18:56

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Originally Posted by Nick Beale

And it looks like it has "62" in small black figures (partly covered by snow) on the wing leading edge. Similar leading-edge markings were seen in the Verbandsführerschule General der Jagdflieger. Unlike other known aircraft of theirs (see Japo's Fw 190 D, Vol. 1), this doesn't seem to be a D-11, lacking that sub-type's outer wing cannon.

This footage is exploited in the Eagle Editions Dora book (Vol II, p187-188) - the aircraft is identified as a D-9 of 1./JG 101 'white 52' or possibly 'chevron white 52'

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