JG 301 or ... JG 5 ?

[Kjetil Aakra]

Nice analysis, Menu, but I think you should have gone to bed sooner!

"Chevron4" is not from JG5, despite your lengthy analysis. I can give you are lot of reasons, but here are the simple ones.

1. Marking style not known from JG5
2. Geschwader ID band is not black-yellow
3. Americans are in picturee, they were not at Herdl a

That's enough to dispell your notion, believe me!

"Blue 9" is not from JG 5 bcause

1. First fuselage band is not black, see my photo! These were freshly painted on JG 5 (applied very late) and very, very black.

2. The photo is from same series as "Chevron 4" and thus not at Herdla.

Anf finally, common to both photos:

THE PHOTOS ARE NOT TAKEN AT HERDLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...where all Fw 190s from JG5 were at the end of the war!

So, to be absolutely clear, these photos do not show JG 5 machines!

Ruy, I think you misunderstood my post. I meant to say that the forward band IS black!

Regards,

Kjetil