ME262's of the KG(J) Units - Aircraft #2
Username: Wayne Little
First name: Wayne
Category: Judge – Non competing
Scale: 1/48
Kit : Tamiya Me262A-2a (Using 4 Gun A-1a Cover)
Extras : Eagle Editions Decals Me262A's KG(J) Units
Eduard me262 Cockpit Set…probably!
Me262A-1a Yellow 3 9/KG(J) 54
This "Yellow 3" was found and photographed at Munchen-Reim airfield in Germany in May 1945.
As quoted in the other thread, The KG(J) designation comes from KampfGeschwader (KG) - Bomber Unit and adding the (J) representing Jagd or Fighter. As the KG units were disbanded, the Bomber pilots were re-trained to fly the Me262 as fighters.
The aircraft of the KG(J) units were identified by the use of a "Checkerband" pattern in 2 colours, taking the Primary Colour of the original Fighter units and adding the white, in this case KG(J)54 used BLUE/WHITE, JG54 having been assigned BLUE as their RVD colour.
This KG(J) aircraft "Yellow 3" belonged to the 9th Staffel of KG(J)54 and thus used a yellow Number and Vertical III Gruppe Bar along with the aforementioned BLUE/WHITE Checkerband pattern, in this case a rather Broad band extending back beneath the tail plane, as compared to those found on KG(J)6 Me262's and another identified 3rd Staffel, KG(J)54 machine "Yellow 2".
It also retained the Totenkopf or 'Deaths Head' emblem from the former Kampfgeschwader unit, however a previous Yellow diagonal stripe was overpainted below the cockpit.
Initially these Me262's carried Bomber style codes and in some cases the coloured diagonal stripe, these markings were simply painted over in favour of the new directives for the fighter style numbers.
The upper surface is commonly attributed to being a light application of RLM 83 Dark Green as the puttied panel lines show through beneath the camouflage, there are photo's of other Me262's that also appear to have a ONE colour application and I will run with this concensus, however it is also quite possible this aircraft carried the RLM81/82 colours as none of the photo's show conclusively just whether 1 or 2 colours were applied.
Image Source : Tom Tullis Profile Title to be confirmed
Username: Wayne Little
First name: Wayne
Category: Judge – Non competing
Scale: 1/48
Kit : Tamiya Me262A-2a (Using 4 Gun A-1a Cover)
Extras : Eagle Editions Decals Me262A's KG(J) Units
Eduard me262 Cockpit Set…probably!
Me262A-1a Yellow 3 9/KG(J) 54
This "Yellow 3" was found and photographed at Munchen-Reim airfield in Germany in May 1945.
As quoted in the other thread, The KG(J) designation comes from KampfGeschwader (KG) - Bomber Unit and adding the (J) representing Jagd or Fighter. As the KG units were disbanded, the Bomber pilots were re-trained to fly the Me262 as fighters.
The aircraft of the KG(J) units were identified by the use of a "Checkerband" pattern in 2 colours, taking the Primary Colour of the original Fighter units and adding the white, in this case KG(J)54 used BLUE/WHITE, JG54 having been assigned BLUE as their RVD colour.
This KG(J) aircraft "Yellow 3" belonged to the 9th Staffel of KG(J)54 and thus used a yellow Number and Vertical III Gruppe Bar along with the aforementioned BLUE/WHITE Checkerband pattern, in this case a rather Broad band extending back beneath the tail plane, as compared to those found on KG(J)6 Me262's and another identified 3rd Staffel, KG(J)54 machine "Yellow 2".
It also retained the Totenkopf or 'Deaths Head' emblem from the former Kampfgeschwader unit, however a previous Yellow diagonal stripe was overpainted below the cockpit.
Initially these Me262's carried Bomber style codes and in some cases the coloured diagonal stripe, these markings were simply painted over in favour of the new directives for the fighter style numbers.
The upper surface is commonly attributed to being a light application of RLM 83 Dark Green as the puttied panel lines show through beneath the camouflage, there are photo's of other Me262's that also appear to have a ONE colour application and I will run with this concensus, however it is also quite possible this aircraft carried the RLM81/82 colours as none of the photo's show conclusively just whether 1 or 2 colours were applied.
Image Source : Tom Tullis Profile Title to be confirmed
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