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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On June 10, 1944, 2./JG 54 was withdrawn from the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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