..taking my lead from Mr Jes 'no model without a photo' Touvdal I have long wanted to add a representation of one of Kommodore Trautloft's G-2s to my collection. But I'm familiar with only a couple of images that give much assistance with depicting the rather unique three-colour scheme that this machine briefly wore during the long summer of 1942....
Thanks to Jes for pointing out that there are 2 colour shots of this a/c in Prien's Jagdfliegerverbände Teil 9/III p. 54-55 which confirm the three-colour camouflage finish. See also the lower photo (bottom) here which shows a better demarcation of the three upper surface colours but with the addition of a theatre band around the fuselage Balkenkreuz so further 'over' painting can not be ruled out..
Two images of 'Double Chevron Bar' with its elaborate Geschwader emblem also appear in the Schiffer edition of Prien and Rodeike's "Bf 109 F/G/K series" while the Crandall painting on the jacket portrays this aircraft in two greens with a fancy white-ringed spinner decoration only seen on this machine in its winter scheme.....
