JGr 101 Demon in the Clouds Emblem

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All,

With reference Prien, Stemmer and others JFV der Deutschen LW 1934-45, Part II, Sitzkrieg, there are a number of photos of the Bf 109 E-1/E-3 aircraft in the 1939 style RLM 70/71/65 camouflage, showing the emblem being sported on the 2./JGr 101 aircraft with the red numerals.

The attached photo is somewhat different, source: an expired eBay auction, - it shows the JGr 101 aircraft with the 1940 style RLM 71/02/65 style camouflage in the winter of 1939-40. The demon in the clouds emblem has been retained, but the aircraft numerals seem to be either just outlined in black, or perhaps even either white or yellow outlined in black.

The above assessment brings two distinct possibilities - either the Staffel changed the colour of its identification numerals with the change of the aircraft camouflage scheme, which happened with some other Gruppen, or the emblem was promoted to perhaps the Gruppe emblem level.

Any comments will be much appreciated.

Regards,
Sinisa