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"Mensura wambu"
Hallo!
Has the meaning (and perhaps correct spelling?) ever been solved? I mean the inscription on a JG 77 Bf 109, see for example https://pwm.org.pl/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6595 for photos. Today Youtube suggested me video about Mensur! Quick googling provided information that mensur is academic fencing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_fencing At least for me a new avenue of thought. But what is "wambu" (spelling?). Is there vocabulary for mensur? Edit https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rec...Germanic/wambu Cheers, Kari |
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Re: "Mensura wambu"
Hi Kari. The first word is actually "Memsura"; I don't know the relevance here but it's a female name in Croatia meaning "victorious". Maybe something to do with Widowitz being born in Austria? "Wambu" is even more obscure, one meaning is a former Kingdom in Angola. Hope you find something.
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Re: "Mensura wambu"
Strange font that is used btw. Anybody knows wich this is.?
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Re: "Mensura wambu"
I'm sure it's not a standard font (note 2 different "M"s), it would be his individual style; the name "Inge" on his Me109F was also in script. There were other examples of different presentation eg. Fw190 "Pipimann" (JG2), Fw190 "Uschi" (JG1) or Me109 "Karaya" (JG52). There were several in JG300, most differing in style.
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Re: "Mensura wambu"
Looking up Wambu as a name shows it is of African origin , any chance its the dog's name ?
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