LUFTWAFFE PLANE MARKINGS

Depending on the period of the war here are some markings
for the Luftwaffe.(As best as ASCII graphics will allow)

Geschwader Kommodore:
<<- + -  ("+" is the national cross, "-" horizontal bar)
<<l +    ("<"=chevron)        ----------------------------
Geschwader Adjutant:          | Geschwader markings were |
<l +     ("l"=vertical bar)   | black with white outline |
Geschwader Operations Officer:----------------------------
<- +
Geschwader Technical Officer:
<lO + ("O" is a large letter "o")
Geschwader Staff Major:
<ll + (Major beim Stab)       ----------------------------
I Gruppe Kammandeur:          | Gruppe markings were in  |
<< +                          | the color of their gruppe|
I Gruppe Adjutant:            | or black and white.      |
< +                           ----------------------------
I Gruppe Techincal Officer:
<O +
II Gruppe Kammandeur:
<< + -
II Gruppe Adjutant:
< + -
II Gruppe Technical Officer:
<O + -
II Gruppe Staffel 6 "Yellow 2" aircraft
2 + - (yellow, except for national cross)
III Gruppe Kommandeur
<< + w or l ("w"=horizontal wavy line; "l"=vertical bar)
III Gruppe Adjutant:
< + w or l
III Gruppe Technical Officer:
<O + w or l
III Gruppe Staffel 7 "White 3" aircraft
3 + w or l (white; except for national cross)
IV Gruppe Kammandeur:
<< + * or + ("*"=large dot; "+"=small cross white outline)
IV Gruppe Adjutant:
< + * or +
IV Gruppe Technical Officer:
<O + * or +
IV Gruppe Staffel 11 "Red 9" aircraft
9 + * or +

These are the official markings used by all Luftwaffe
fighter aircraft. However, Luftwaffe markings for fighter
aircraft that served in the ground attack role differed.
A Fw190G-3 from the one of the Schlacht ("Slaughter") or
ground attack units had the markings like this: S + -
(yellow; except for national cross).
This aircraft was from the II/SG10, 2nd Gruppe of Schlacht
Geschwader 10. Yellow wing tips on the bottom of the wings
was common on the Eastern front.Some Schlacht aircraft used
a yellow "V" on the underside of the port wing tip.This was
for ground identification so they wouldn't be shot at by
their own troops.The top part of the "V" would wrap around
the leading edge and go back over the top of the wing about
1/3 of the way. Individual unit badges, personal markings
and so on had to be approved by the Geschwader Kommodore.
The Abbeville Kids (JG26) had yellow spinners and nose area
on all their 109s. "Expert" Helmut Wick had a white spinner
and nose with a red penant and sword painted on it and a
white rudder.                      Keith Heitmann, GVXV90A

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