Seeking photos of I./KG1 He111E with white nose band circa 9.39

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

In working up the profile packages for the EoE Project, I've confirmed that the He111Es of both 2. (red) and 3./KG1 (yellow) a/c carried thin bands entirely around the forward fuselage just in front of the cockpit windshield. For Stab. I./KG1 a/c, the presence of this band, presumably in medium green, is ambiguous, but possibly present.

From the ECPA Collection, I have a number of photos of 1./KG1 a/c from that general time period, but none appear to carry that band. However, the main series of photos from 1. Staffel could be pre-war and the band may not yet have been applied. Does anyone have a photo of a known 1./KG1 He111E, preferably from the 9.39 PC period, showing an a/c carrying a white nose band? The fuselage code would read V4+_H. All of the unit's He111Es from that period carried the von Hindenburg family crest on both sides of the nose.

Also, any photos that would confirm the presence of a medium green nose band on Stab I./KG1 a/c would also be much appreciated.

Who can help

Regards,

Larry Hickey
EoE Project Coordinator