25 June 1944

KV 9720

Orders from Stab to II./JG 11 on 25th. With immediate effect, aircraft to be marked only with spiral on airscrew spinner, cross, tactical number and Gruppe mark (bars).

XL 40

Now known that aircraft marking instructions in KV 9720 apply to all Luftflotte 3 aircraft. Spiral on propeller spinner to be black and white. Additional markings to be retained exclusively for fighters, ground attack and recce aircraft.

14 July 1944

XL 2136

All fighter aircraft going to the West on ops to be provided only with black and white spirals on spinner. All other special identification markings to be discontinued.

Above according to 7. Jagd Division on 14th, reference Luftflotte Reich orders of 5th. (Comment: XL 40 gave similar measures for aircraft in area Luftflotte 3).

20 July 1944

PRO AIR51/94

CSDIC (CMF) Report A.420 (23 August 1944: from German documents captured at Draguignan by F.F.I. member)

Information for Batteries from 242. Inf. Div.

Markings of Friendly Aircraft

With effect from 20 July 1944, the recognition markings of our own aircraft in the area of Western Europe (Germany, France, Italy) will be changed as follows:

1(a) Fighters, ground strafers, twin-engined fighters and reconnaissance aircraft — black and white spiral on spinner.

(b) All other operational aircraft, no special recognition markings.

2 Captured Aircraft

(a) If flown operationally — as under 1.

(b) If not flown operationally — the outside third of the underside of the wing painted yellow.

3 Civil aircraft of all types

The whole of the engine nacelle yellow. The belly of the fuselage and rudder also yellow.

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