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5./SG 77, Cottbus, Germany, early March 1945

This aircraft was photographed at Cottbus airport

in early 1945. It bore a standard camouflage

scheme consisting of the RLM 74 and 75 colors

on the upper surfaces. The lower surfaces were

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sprayed in RLM 76, which was complemented on

the fuselage bottom by a green-blue shade of

the RLM 76. The black horizontal stripe indicates

the aircraft belonged to 5. Staffel SG 77. The

significance of the red flash on the engine cowling

is unknown.

July 2023