Late war Bf 109 pictures source

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Marc-André Haldimann

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2809206...57625536800422 W.Nr. 202 113

This said, no way to be 100% sure... And thanks, Nick, for the lead about the absence/presence of MG 131's. I wasn't aware of that.

Cheers
Marc

My feeling on 202113 is that it would probably have been "red 7", rather than green. When Tom Hitchcock first published that photo and interpreted the colour, he hadn't made the connection with the QMG loss report, so didn't have a unit for the machine. For the record: 13.02.45, 2./NAG 13, Bf 109 G-6 W.Nr. 202113: Bruchlandung inf. Motorstörung, 40%.

When it flew Fw 190s in the south of France (August 1944), 2./NAG 13 used black numbers with a red outline. It returned to action in early October with Bf 109s and, if they dropped the previous practice, I'd see a change to red number/white outline as more likely than green/white outline.

I picked up on the reduced armament from reports of aircraft accepted by France-based units from the Guyancourt workshops. Examples here and here. It didn't apply in every case though.