Black or Red?!

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by 5./JG27.Farber

Thanks, kinda puts some more pieces to the puzzle. I think your last statment nailed it best.

It's really a bloody mess e.g. when in 5/43 the IV.Jagdgeschwader 27 was formed their 11./JG 27 became the Staffelcolor Red, but regarding to my posted Picture 2 the color should have been black as the 11./JG 27 was the respective second Staffel of the IV. Gruppe.
And this goes on and on and on thru the whole Luftwaffe.
The only sure thing about Luftwaffe Colors and Markings is: Nothing was impossible.