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Originally Posted by chrisstahl
Nice one.
this paint scheme is one of the Sabres flown after the war by the highest scoring ace of all time, Erich Hartmann. This is easily recognizable by the black "tulip"-pattern on the nose, which he also used to paint on his Me-109's
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Mr. Hartmann was the commander of the new formed Bundesluftwaffe JG 71 Richthofen in 1956. All aircraft including the training aircraft T-33 wear the tulip paintings ... red for the first and yellow for the second wing. Personal aircraft of Mr. Hartmann was JA-111 ...
With lovely greetings
the Wilfried