Konig Tiger Aerial Recon Flag

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Hey all,

i’m in the final stages of building my Tamiya Konig Tiger 1/35 for the Ardennes front. i was just wondering if the germans used any aerial recognition panels or flags on the King Tigers in this area and time. i’ve never seen a picture of a King Tiger with such a flag, but is it possible?

thank you all,

best regards,

joe

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Possible? Sure, but the Luftwaffe was almost nonexistant by Dec. '44 so it would be very unlikely.
The only ones they would be recognized by were Typhoons, Thunderbolts, Mustangs etc. Not a good proposition.

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I know they did very early in the war when their blitzkriegs were happening. Like Derek said, their airforce was more defensive at that point. I never have seen a Kingtiger with any flag either.

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thanks guys,

yeah i’ve never seen it either. i poured through several books i had, and a few websites and nada. i was just curious.

thanks again,

joe

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I think the only flag by then would be a bullseye.