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1940
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APRIL 18, 1940 GERMAN MARKINCS Some Typical Insignia from Enemy Fighters, Bombers and Seaplanes JUST as squadrons of-the Royal Air Force have theirown crests, units of the German Luftwaffe adorntheir aircraft with distinctive markings, though these are not usually based on heraldic motifs. They follow, in fact, the style favoured in the U.S. Army Air Corps and Navy and are often of a humorous character or are inspired by some personage in the news. (In this con- nection it is not to be supposed that No. (8) represents any figure in modern Germany.) The drawings—by Mr. J. H. Stroud—are faithful copies of typical German markings. No. 1—the Eagle— has been seen on Dornier Do 17 and Heinkel He 111K bombers; the '' Neville Crying'' (2) has been used on Messerschmitt Me 109 single-seater fighters; the Sun- flower (No. 3) was applied to some of the earlier Do 175 with B.M.W. Via engines; No. 4—the Bow and Arrow —is the marking of a Me 109 squadron; the Sea Horse (No. 5) has been adopted for the Arado floatplanes which <i operate from the German pocket battleships ; No. 6—the Cat—has been seen on some of the latest Me 109s; No. 7 is a peculiar arrangement used on some Heinkels (the Mercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz) trade mark may be seen in the centre); the Pig (No. 8) is the insignia of a Junkers Ju 87 dive-bomber squadron,; in No. 9—from a Ju 88 which took part in the Scapa Raid—Mr. Chamberlain's umbrella is eclipsed by a gun sight; and No. 10—the Lion—appears in red and green on Heinkel He 111K bombers. (3) U) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
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