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[Snautzer01]

Stab/JG2. Rhein-Main airfield, Frankfurt, summer 1946

 

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[Snautzer01]

10./JG 54 shot down during Operation Bodenplatte 12+

 

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[Airframes]

That's the one I modelled for the forum's very first Group Build.

 

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[stona]

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

 

[Airframes]

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 !

 

[stona]

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

 

[Airframes]

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.

 

[Wayne Little]

Top stuff Guys!

 

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[michaelmaltby]

beautiful brute ...

 

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[Old Wizard]

 

[Snautzer01]

Soviet

 

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[Crimea_River]

Great!

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Snautzer01]

W. Nr. 500570, 8. JG6, Fürth - Atzenhof, 8 May 1945. -+12

together with Bf109G-14 of 2.NAGr 14