Hi
Does anyone know whether there is a primary source that states that this personal emblem of Wick's actually depicted a Kingfisher? I notice that it has been coloured as Blue/Red/White in several previously published sources but also is there a source for the colours used or have they been guesstimated from Black White photography.
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Ok, in "Major Helmut Wick" by Herbert Ringsleiter, Motorbuch Verlag, page 152.
It states:
Wick's personal emblem. The bird was apparently a kingfisher bird but the background is not clearly stated. It is said here that this bird is known as good in "aerobatics" and a good hunter. It is also known to bring luck. The exact colours of the bird emblem is apparently not fully known.
Do any other sources mention it?
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