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Post by tcoat on Jun 22, 2023 5:46:21 GMT -5
That is almost the same picture I posted earlier. It was Bernhardt’s plane. Your pic is just a little different. There is no paint on the ailerons and flaps. Also the horizontal stabs are all yellow. This one has the just the elevators painted. And the spinners are different. I want to thank you for getting me going in the right direction. It is really hard to judge without real pictures. Many of these drawings are based upon RAF crash or contact reports so are open to interpretation as to what the actual paint and markings were. Without photos of the actual airframe it is much more of a "it's close" game. The two pictures we have could be the same aircraft interpreted differently by the artist, the same at different points in time, two completely different ones or even one or both are completely wrong. It is fun looking for info no matter what though!
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 22, 2023 6:23:24 GMT -5
Your pic is just a little different. There is no paint on the ailerons and flaps. Also the horizontal stabs are all yellow. This one has the just the elevators painted. And the spinners are different. I want to thank you for getting me going in the right direction. It is really hard to judge without real pictures. Many of these drawings are based upon RAF crash or contact reports so are open to interpretation as to what the actual paint and markings were. Without photos of the actual airframe it is much more of a "it's close" game. The two pictures we have could be the same aircraft interpreted differently by the artist, the same at different points in time, two completely different ones or even one or both are completely wrong. It is fun looking for info no matter what though! It seems to be that way for Luftwaffe aircraft in particular. Not only do we have the artist interpretation, we also have the fact that many of the Luftwaffe's camo schemes were done in the field. Just crazy how many different types of schemes were come up with. lol As you mentioned though, it's always fun looking / researching as we tend to learn.....ALOT.
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Post by tcoat on Jun 22, 2023 7:07:32 GMT -5
The aircraft might be of his replacement, as from what I read, I.LG-2 came under the operational command of JG-52 in late 1940, which would explain the JG-52 badge under the cockpit. That’s the stumper here. There was a similarly marked aircraft from I/JG-52, but they also carried the I/JG-52 emblem aft of the fuselage cross. I’ve been doing a bit of reading to ID this aircraft as well. Bingo. It is 100% Herbert Ihlefeld. It was a later version of the markings for Hungary in '41 not the Battle of Briton. There are pictures of his BoB aircraft without the extra yellow.
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Post by stikpusher on Jun 22, 2023 10:05:44 GMT -5
Ihlefed LG-2 marked 109, Russia 1941 this might be it in Hungary 1941… but no forward half markings visible… Bingo!!! (But a poor resolution photo…)
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Post by tcoat on Jun 22, 2023 10:11:24 GMT -5
Ihlefed LG-2 marked 109, Russia 1941 this might be it in Hungary 1941… but no forward half markings visible… You can really see where the yellow was over sprayed for Russia.
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Post by TJ on Jun 22, 2023 17:12:03 GMT -5
This is so cool. I'm glad I asked about this
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Post by stikpusher on Jun 22, 2023 18:58:29 GMT -5
This is so cool. I'm glad I asked about this You’re welcome… I tend to enjoy such searches 🤔
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