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Messerschmitt Bf-109E JG27.8 (B4+~) North Africa 1942 01

Photo 01: White 9 of 4./JG27 on a captured airfield, probably at the end of 1941 or early 1942. Also seen is a Bf-110 from ZG26 (with the unit code 3D), with another belonging to 2.(H)/14 (unit code 5F), and a Bf-109F-4 Trop, Black 4, of 8./JG27 in the background. Aircraft graveyards were a common sight during the desert war as the attrition rate was extremely high due not only to combat damage but also severe maintenance problems.