German "Ich schmeiss mein Geld weg!" inscription decal

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Hi, I’ve always liked the inscription decals and I’d like to see more of them.

I stumbled across this one, which I liked the curved shape and wording of.

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“Ich schmeiss mein Geld weg!” is German for “I’m throwing my money away!”

It was painted on a Bf 109 from the JG 2 “Richthofen” Wing (hence the R insignia). The plane flew in the Battle of Britain in 1940 and from what I’ve been able to find it belonged to a Karl Ebert of 8/JG2 (Staffel 8, Jagdgeschwader 2).

I do not know what the fate of the pilot or the plane was. Apart from the video linked below I have not found any other photos of this inscription (but I’m sure they exist in some archive).

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The image is taken from 0:17 in this video showing Luftwaffe aircraft during the Battle of Britain in 1940:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu98kPZudNQ&t=17s

Here’s an old forum post attributing the slogan Uffz. Karl Ebert from 8/JG2:

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Always a fan of funny vehicle tags. +1

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That is hilarious, i want one now! lol

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A must have for War Thunder

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Schould be an in-game title… ^^

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yeah you buy something in war thunder you should get it as a achievement.

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