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WNr. 332529, Stab JG 52, Deutsch Brod, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, May 1945
At the end of the war, at least three Bf 109s
with a tulip pattern on the nose were found at
the Deutsch Brod base (Havlíčkův Brod today).
The surviving engine cowling bears a grey paint
and red tulip marking. These were apparently
the machines of the Stab JG 52, commanded by
Kommodore Hermann Graf, who had the same
markings in 1943 with JG 50. When Oberst
Graf became CO of JG 52 in October 1944,
he introduced the same markings to his Stab
planes, including the green fuselage numbers.
Graf brought two wingmen to his Stab,
Lt. Anton Resch and Oblt. Heinrich Füllgrabe
(67 victories; KC holder), who was killed in
January 1945 on the “green 2”. By the end of the
war, Resch had scored most of the victories
of Stab JG 52, so it is possible that he also
flew 332529. He was awarded the Knight’s
Cross in early April 1945 and achieved a total
of 91 victories during 210 combat sorties. The
fuselage number was probably green, but the
decal also offers a black variant. Fuselage was
painted in RLM 74 and RLM 75 with yellow-grey
version of RLM 76. Vertical tail was painted in
darker version of RLM 74 and 75, the RLM 74
had a tinge of green. Wing was painted with
lighter shade of colors RLM 74, 75 and 76.
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