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10./JG 54 shot down during Operation Bodenplatte

Photos taken in the UK.

Those who believe that this aircraft had a yellow rudder (not mentioned in the detailed CEAR) when it encountered a partridge have to explain away that second photograph by saying that for some bizarre and unexplained reason the British washed the yellow off

Cheers

Steve
 
Yep, I agree Steve !
I spent a long time studying all the photos of 'Black 12', including the 'in situ' crash photos, before committing paint to plastic, and reached the conclusion that there was neither a yellow rudder or, as some sources state, a yellow bottom cowling panel.
If my memory is correct (without digging-out the info), the RAF crash report didn't mention any yellow-painted areas either, as you also stated regarding the CEAR.
I'm guessing that, somewhere along the line, some authors/profile artists, made an incorrect photo analysis !
 
It stems from the profile in the otherwise excellent JaPo book. I think they got this one wrong! When I did a model of this aircraft I leaned on Jerry Crandall's profile and my own interpretation of the numerous photographs. I ended up with something very similar to you



Cheers

Steve
 
Nice one Steve, And I see you also got the number '2' correctly positioned slightly off the vertical, something quite often missed on some models I've seen.
 
W. Nr. 500570, 8. JG6, Fürth - Atzenhof, 8 May 1945. -+12





together with Bf109G-14 of 2.NAGr 14

 
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