Late war Bf 109 pictures source

[Cpt_Farrel]

I'm certain that all the dark colored G-10's were Erla produced but I don't think that the earlier G's in dark camo are from the same origin. I think they might be from recycled airframes from older aircraft, put together at a repairshop and given a quick dark camo to blend the parts in, not by Erla though.

Unique for these dark Erla G-10's is that there was NO RLM 76 on the entire fuselage, the dark colors went all around. The wings were mostly natural metal with only wooden parts painted RLM76. That is totally in line with the latest RLM instructions for camoflage issued during the war. I got to read up on it but as I recall, these instructions included that the two upper colors were to be applied in a cloudy pattern and be taken down the sides directly over natural metal. A good description of my interpretation of these aircraft actually.

Black 1 is a Bf109G-2 flown in the east by JG54 and repainted in their various greens.

EDIT: Rasmussen posted while I wrote so additionally, what's your take on the colors if not 83? What about the more traditionally camoflaged G-10's from Erla, do you believe them to have been 74/75 up to the end?

Cheers! / Anders

[Oberst]

Originally Posted by Cpt_Farrel

EDIT: Rasmussen posted while I wrote so additionally, what's your take on the colors if not 83? What about the more traditionally camoflaged G-10's from Erla, do you believe them to have been 74/75 up to the end?

Cheers! / Anders

Good question thats tough to answer. Kind of like Me109G-10 Wr.N. 130 297 flown by Horst Petzschler. There are big disagreements on whether it was painted RLM 74/75 or RLM 75/82.

[Rasmussen]

Originally Posted by Cpt_Farrel

Rasmussen posted while I wrote so additionally, what's your take on the colors if not 83? What about the more traditionally camoflaged G-10's from Erla, do you believe them to have been 74/75 up to the end?

I know the colour stock of Erla and there wasn't an drop RLM 83.

Regards
Rasmussen

[veltro]

Originally Posted by Rasmussen

I know the colour stock of Erla and there wasn't an drop RLM 83.

Nice to know... now.

Guess that all the so far theorized 75/83 schemes should now be read as "75/82"...