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Profile 00: Messerschmitt Bf-110C-4 'L1+DH' of 1./NJG3, North Africa, Summer 1941 This aircraft was finished black overall but with its replacement undercarriage door and tail components still in the day fighter finish of blue 65 with a light mottle of 71 on the tail. The propeller blades were green 70, as were the spinners, which had white tips. The fuselage code was grey 77, and the individual aircraft letter '0' was outlined in white. The badge of 1.jNGJ 3 appeared on both sides of the forward fuselage and only the upper half of a wide white band appeared on the rear fuselage.

Messerschmitt Bf-110C Zerstorer NJG3.1 (L1+DH) Sicily 01

Photo’s 01-02: A particular feature of V.(Z)/LG1, the destroyer Gruppe of the instructional and demonstration unit Lehrgeschwader 1, was that throughout its existence it used Staffelletters corresponding to 1.Gruppe. Similarly, when V.(Z)/LG1 was redesignated in October 1940 to form 1./NJG3, the Gruppe continued to use its old 'L1' code at least until June 1941. These photographs of L1+CH of 1.Staffel were taken sometime between February and May 1941 when 1./NJG3 was based in Sicily The aircraft, a Bf-110C, is finished black overall but with the tips of the spinners and the individual aircraft letter 'C' painted in white, the Staffel color, which was repeated above and below each wingtip. The emblem on the nose only came into existence with the formation of 1./NJG3 and shows an owl perched on a quarter moon. It was normal for German aircraft operating in the Mediterranean area to have a white theatre band around the rear fuselage as a recognition marking, but on this machine it has been applied only to the upper part of the fuselage to avoid compromising its night finish when viewed from below. Note in these photo’s the wheel well areas are black and in later photo’s have been replaced on the port side and haven’t been painted.

Messerschmitt Bf-110C Zerstorer NJG3.1 (L1+DH) Sicily 03-05

Photo’s 03-05: This sequence of photographs showing L1+DH having its weapons harmonised illustrates that the Staffel badge was applied to both sides of the nose.

Messerschmitt Bf-110C Zerstorer NJG3.1 (L1+DH) Benghazi 01

Photo 01: The practice of repeating the aircraft letter under the wing of some machines is seen more clearly in this photograph of L1+DH, another Bf-110C-4 of 1./NJG3.This photograph, however, is thought to have been taken a little later than the one of L1+CH, probably after the Staffel had moved from Sicily to Benghazi where it operated under Fliegerführer Afrika from May to August 1941 and from Derna until October. As the aircraft shown here still carries the unit code 'L1', which was not changed to 'D5' until June 1941, this photograph was almost certainly taken at Benghazi. In this scene, the aircraft is being repaired and although already fitted with replacement undercarriage doors and tail components, these have yet to be camouflaged in black.

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Bf 110C4 'L1+DH' of 1./NJG 3, North Africa, summer 1941

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