Bf 109G-2 "Yellow 9" Jan Reznak 13.(Slovak)/Jg 52

[Vraciu]

hehe,..he said "Greebo".

 

Is that considered a promotion or a demotion?   (JK)

[Mister Fork]

I'll take the Greebo bit as an extra compliment. 

I'm not sure of the exact reason for the cowl camouflage. It certainly was not unique to this squadron, but it does seem to be a trait seen with more frequency than in other squadrons. Some cowlings even featured polka-dots in yellow or light blue.

Here a link to some great info on the planes and pilots of 13.(Slovak)/Jg 52:
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/letka-13-also-known-as-13-slow-jg-52.17682/page-3

The fuselage pattern in this case follows closely to the factory specs for a 109 built the the WNF factory. All 109's until mid-late '44 were painted without stencils and the colors and coverage of the mottle will vary from plane to plane, but generally will be close to the examples in the following link.
http://theprofilepaintshop.blogspot.com/2013/10/chosing-correct-wingpattern-for-bf109g-6.html

I would too. 

Thanks for the info - it's interesting to point out that the Luftwaffe had a lot of science behind their camo patterns, except when it came to most allied aircraft, they really didn't do much - most WWII allied fighters had only the required markings and identifiers and were 'paintless'.