Official Bf-109G-6 (late) skin name change

[Nr.1_Bf-109_Enjoyer]

Greetings all. 

I would like to suggest a name change for the official skin "Serbanescu" of the Bf-109G-6 late within Il-2 Great Battles. 

 

This is because I believe the information to be incorrect. The current name & info seems to be based on the website Asisbiz, which as other have said on these forums, is a great source for pictures but the captions and info tend to be quite inaccurate. 

Alexandru Serbanescu was flying a Bf-109G-6 in the Summer of 1944. However, his personal mount was "Yellow 1", not Black Chevron. It can be seen here in the background in Spring 1944.

 

Source: Romanian Fighter Colours of WW2 1941-1945 by Dan Melinte & Teodor Liviu-Murosanu, p. 156 (MMP Books).

He seems to have still been flying Yellow 1 by the end of August when he was shot down by US fighters and killed.

Source: Romanian Fighter Colours of WW2 1941-1945 by Dan Melinte & Teodor Liviu-Murosanu, p. 134

Source: Rumanian Air Force: The Prime Decade 1939-1947 by Denes Bernad, p. 28 (Squadron/Signal Publications)

I find it thus highly unlikely that Serbanescu, the country's leading ace, would switch aircraft between Spring and August 1944 to a different G-6 as long as his previous aircraft was not shot down. 

Instead, according to information I found online, the aircraft depicted in Il-2, Black Chevron, seems to have belonged to Ernst Stengl, a Luftwaffe pilot who was appointed in January 1944 as a liaison pilot with the Romanian Air Force and fought alongside the 9th Fighter Group. I have two separate websites saying that the Bf-109G-6 "Black Chevron" with romanian markings painted directly over the german ones was flown by Stengl. I also saw a FB comment saying the plane was donated by the Germans but the Romanians didn't want to fly a plane with german markings, so the germans applied the romanian markings directly over the german ones. Obviously hard to tell whether that is true or not. 

Pictures of the real plane:

Spoiler

 

Websites: 

https://www.holland.ro/o-noua-fotografie-de-pe-aerodromul-budacu-budak-1944/ 

"He flew here with a Bf 109G-6, “Chevron”, with the unique, combined German and Romanian marking."

Flickr

"Bf 109 G-6 W.Nr. 44. ... "Schwarzer Winkel", Adj. Stengl, Grupul 9 Vanatoare, location unknown, Tecuci, Romania, 18 July 1944"

https://www.bernd-barbas.de/ernst-stengl.html

 

What I suggest:

Name of the skin in the skin selection menu -> "Stengl"

Description -> "Bf-109G-6 (late) flown by Feldwebel Ernst Stengl, 9th Fighter Group, Royal Romanian Air Force, July 1944. Stengl was a German pilot who in January 1944 was appointed as a liaison pilot to Romania and joined the 9th Fighter Group. During his time in Romania, he allegedly shot down three heavy bombers, however the victories were not confirmed. Following the coup of 23rd August 1944, he returned to JG52 and survived the war."  

Thank you for reading.