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ah109_fiel 2024-05-14

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Thread starter Klein
Start date May 14, 2024

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Klein

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May 14, 2024

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ah109_fiel - ah109_fiel

Skin for Aeroplane Heaven's great Me109E, an E4 flown by Oberlieutnant Walter Fiel of 8./JG53, BOB, October 1940.

No additional information concerning Oberlieutnant Fiel was found.

The aircaft has a distinctve "red band" painted around the nose...here's why..

"The Red Band of Shame"

JG53 was noted as the "Pik As" (Ace of Spades) fighter wing, the group proudly displaying the symbol on noses of their me109s. However, in July 1940, Hans Juergen von Cramon-Traubadel,Kommodore of JG53...