Yellow Nosed Bf109s

[Smudger Smith]

Gents,


I’ve commissioned an oil painting by the aviation artist Keith Aspinal depicting an encounter on December 12th 1944 between Avro Lancaster’s of No.31 Base and a number of Bf109’s and FW190’s over Witten.

My question, a number of crew reports and Combat Reports state that the formation was attack by a number of yellow nosed Me109’s. Using Tony Woods excellent site I can confirm that the following Luftwaffe units were involved.

I./JG 3
2./JG 3
3./JG 3
4./JG 3
10./JG 3

4./JG 27
13./JG 27
16./JG 27

Stab IV./JG 27


All of the above units made claims for this encounter, did any have a yellow nose, or spinner.

Any help most welcome.