Looking for picture : Bf 109G-14/AS Croatian AF

[Boris Ciglic]

Sorry for being late in the tread. Unfortunately, so far no photos of 'Black 3' or 'Black 5' have emerged - except the one mentioned previously by Richard. This photo was first discovered by Danijel Frka in the 'Museum of Revolution of the People of Herzegovina' in Mostar. By the time when Josip Helebrant and Vinko Tatarević switched sides and defected to Mostar with these planes in April 1945, the old Croat AF serials ('2103' and '2105') have been overpainted (they should have been - there were orders for their removal and existing photos of Croat AF Bf 109s from that time prove that the orders were carried out).

Regarding the profiles of both aircraft which appeared in some publications, including the one which I co-authored back in 2002, they were not based on photographs but rather on presumptions. At that time, when I provided instructions to John Weal, I was told that Danijel found a second, side shot of 'Black 3' and that his drawing was mainly based on it. However, I learned some time later from Danijel that this wasn't the case.



Cheers,

Boris