Battle of Britain Bf109E found in India a few years ago?

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Also an intresting noting which has been mentioned at :-

http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/walkaround/4034/4034.htm

That said, however, there's been much speculation that this may in fact be the machine of Fw. Xavier Ray of 8./JG53, Bf109E-1/b W.Nr. 4034. There are several items which seem to point to this, and we'll begin by quoting directly from the Crashed Enemy Aircraft Report (CEAR) kindly transcribed by Dave Wadman:

Report No.3/139 Me 109 crashed on 2/11/40 at 0905hrs near Lower Hardres. Map reference R.5601. Markings 6+I. All in black outlined white. Camouflage yellow dappled green grey all over. Vertical red band 10" wide round centre of engine cowling. Spinner red without usual hole at the tip. Airframe made by Focke-Wulf, Bremen in 1939. Works number 4034. Engine D.B.601 Work number 10256. Made by D.B. Genshagen. Cause of crash of this aircraft is not known but pilot made very good belly landing and aircraft is practically intact. No trace of bullet strikes or engine overheating but cause of landing may have been engine failure. Armament, 4 M.G. 17s; no ammunition used. Armour: fuselage cross bulkhead fitted and head protection with curved head shield. Pilot prisoner.

Now it states "Vertical red band 10" wide round centre of engine cowling"

Which also is identical to what has been mentioned at :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JG_53

While JG 53 was making a reputation for itself during the Battle of Britain, according to RAF Air Ministry intelligence summary no 60, Reichsmarshall Hermann Göring was informed that Major Jurgen von Cramon-Taubadel's wife was Jewish. Göring then ordered the whole of Stab/JG 53 to remove the "Pik As" emblem from their planes, and replace it with a red stripe around the engine cowling as punishment. All of Stab./JG 53's planes immediately were stripped of their "Pik As" insignia, and soon after the whole of the Stab./JG 53 had also stripped the swastikas off the tails of their planes in protest. During this phase of the Battle of Britain, Stab.JG 53's planes were easily recognizable because of the red band and the absence of a swastika on the tail of their Bf-109's.

On 30 September Major Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn became Kommodore and the Stab.JG53 was allowed to paint the "Pik As" back on their Bf-109's, removing the red band from their cowlings.

So is there any remains of the "red stripe around the engine cowling" ?

Regards

Sujoy