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W. Nr. 1501, Oblt. Walter Nowotny, CO of 1./ JG 54, Orel, Soviet Union, Summer 1943

A German fighter pilot of Austrian decent and a native of Gmünd situated near the border with Czechoslovakia,

Walter ‚Nowi‘ Nowotny was a holder of the Knight‘s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, and shot down

258 enemy aircraft over the course of 442 combat sorties. He was killed in an Me 262 Schwalbe in combat with

American escort fighters near an airfield at Hesepe on November 8th, 1944.

”Nowi’s“ aircraft got a non-standard camouflage consisting of two shades of dark green, most likely RLM 70

and its combination with another colour. The yellow wingtips of the undersides and yellow band round the fuselage

identified the aircraft flying in the Eastern Front. The JG 54 aircraft bore yellow band on the fuselage, underneath

the fuselage crosses, and bottom part of the rudder was painted yellow as well. The front part of the propeller

spinner bore, most likely, yellow spiral. Underneath the cockpit there was a private symbol of the pilot.

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