Belly landed Bf109 Red 3 at Epinoy (?) 1940

[ChrisS]

Hi Franck

Like you I have tried fitting the 7./JG54 'flying clog' over the emblem and I just cannot get it to fit. On the other hand the old boot emblem fits perfectly.

Then there is the issue of the red number which would not be correct for 7./JG54, but the clincher for me is that during this period 7./JG54 would have had their white tactical numbers forward of the cockpit.

Lastly the spinner colour for 7./JG54... surely not a dark colour, from the evidence of other photos 7./JG54 either had totally white or yellow spinner and laterly when yellow noses came in utilised a two tone spinner with a dark front and lighter rear. The image evidence shows that 2./JG77 had dark coloured spinners matching the photo.

I feel the WNr is too blurred for anyone to say anything for certain.

I feel rather conclusive evidence.

All the best

Chris