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Lt. Hans Dortenmann, 2./JG 54, Villacoublay, France, June 1944
On June 10, 1944, 2./JG 54 was withdrawn from the
Eastern Front and deployed to France to join III./JG
54. On June 20, 1944, Hans Dortenmann assumed
command of 2. Staffel JG 54. At that time, he flew
a FW-190A-8 marked “Red 1” which sported the green
heart with the emblem of III. Gruppe under the cockpit on both sides of the fuselage. Vertical band behind the fuselage cross was marking of III. Gruppe,
while there was also emblem of 2. Staffel painted on
the nose. A blue band on the tail was JG 54 Defense
of the Reich marking. On June 24, 1944, Dortenmann
shot down a P-51 near Evreux but two days later he
himself was shot down near Paris. The aircraft was
destroyed but the pilot bailed out and survived.
Ofhr. Walter Köhne, 3./JG 1, Bad Lippspringe, Germany, May 1944
Shortly after the attack on the Soviet Union, Walter Kohne was seriously wounded. On June 4, 1943,
following a long period of recuperation, he was assigned to 2./JG 1, at the time based at Deelen in the
Netherlands. He flew combat missions over the Wes-
tern Europe up to the end of the war, scoring thirty
kills in total, the majority of which were B-17 and
B-24 heavy bombers. The standard camouflage scheme of this Fw 190A-8 is supplemented by Defense of
the Reich JG 1 markings – 900 mm wide red fuselage
band, the JG 1 unit marking, and a personal marking in the form of the name of the dog that was the
3. Staffel mascot.
WNr. 172733, Uffz. Ernst Schröder, 5./JG 300, Löbnitz, Germany, October 1944
In October 1944, the aircraft flown by Ernst Schröder
carried II. Gruppe markings in the form of a horizontal bar in the Staffel color behind the fuselage cross.
The slogan Kölle alaaf with the Cologne Coat of Arms
was carried on the port side of the fuselage, while the
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name of Schröder’s girlfriend Edelgard was painted on
the starboard. In November, the II. Gruppe marking disappeared under the 900 mm wide red fuselage band
on the rear fuselage. At the same time the shadows
were added to the coat of arms and the second part of
the inscription and the exclamation mark was added
as well. The name of the girlfriend was modified to
a fancier appearance.
INFO Eduard
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