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Messerschmitt Bf-109F JG53.9 (Y9+I) W.Nr 12564 North Africa 1942 01
Photo 01: The III./JG53 achieved little in North Africa before withdrawing to Sicily. All its equipment was left behind and its aircraft were either destroyed on the ground to prevent them falling intact into enemy hands or were handed over to JG27. Little is known of this Bf-109, 'Yellow 9' found abandoned in North Africa, but on the original print a WNr., possibly 12564, appears on the tail and the machine is believed to have been flown by 9./JG53. Of particular interest is the 74/75 European camouflage which has been modified with the addition of a third, much darker color, around the wing root.
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