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Messerschmitt Bf-109E JG27.9 (Br7+) Gela, Sicily May 1941 01

Photo 01: Between 3 and 24 May 1941, III./JG27 was based at Gela in Sicily for operations against Malta. These photographs show Brown 7, 9 and 10, all of 9./JG27, being loaded with 250kg bombs prior to a Jabo  operation against Malta. Both aircraft have the characteristic ringed spinner of 9.Staffel. Note that the individual aircraft numbers were painted on the original camouflage prior to the yellow paint being applied to the nose leaving a circle of the original finish.