Need German translation for KB Photo

[Remy Spezzano]

It would be greatly appreciated if one of the German Forum members could help translate the hand written script into English.

The photo was taken by a WSS Kriegsberichter during the Battle of Kursk, July 1943.

[D. Löwenhamn]

Don't cannibalize, will be repaired!!! Mind our words!

Best regards/ Daniel

[Frank Heukemes]

Almost:

Don´t cannibalize, will be repaired!!! Think of our west!

[D. Löwenhamn]

Frank, I also thought it could be West but that doesn't make any sense to me. What do they mean by that?

Best regards/ Daniel

[Frank Heukemes]

Dear Daniel,

It is a bit strange, but that is 100% what it says. I would interpret it that way: They were generalizing the bad East against the good West. "Do not completely destroy this, it will be repaired to defend our beloved West", something along the lines of that.

[Alexander Zöller]

Agree on the translation but it's more than just a bit strange! Is this a proper PK photograph? If yes, could we see a scan of the description tag on the back?

[Remy Spezzano]

The photo is one of several taken by SS-KB Max Buschel of the SSLAH.
There is no caption for the image. I only have the original contact sheet.
I will post a few more shots so you can have a better idea of what's going on.

Remy <><

[Remy Spezzano]

Here is a shot of the whole plane with some SS Grenadiers inspecting the wreckage.

[Remy Spezzano]

Another photo taken from the same sequence. Hope this helps to get a better perspective of why the soldier would have written what he did on the tail of the plane.