Desert Hurricane Damaged 109

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Another couple of shots from Grandads album, he is in the pith helmet on the wing, also a shot up 109 on a captured airfield in the desert.
 

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Cool stuff, thanks for sharing.
Hmmm, is it possible to figure out which squadron that 109 belonged to, and who flew it, just looking at the photos here?
Could be interesting.
 
Cool stuff, thanks for sharing.
Hmmm, is it possible to figure out which squadron that 109 belonged to, and who flew it, just looking at the photos here?
Could be interesting.

Yes I was wondering the same thing, would be interesting.

These were from same airfield as well
 

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Cool stuff, thanks for sharing.
Hmmm, is it possible to figure out which squadron that 109 belonged to, and who flew it, just looking at the photos here?
Could be interesting.

Maria: Erich, Wojtek or Wayne Little could probably identify the 109. Shame the werk number is missing.

Charles
 
I'm guessing by the 3rd pic - 8./JG 53. I believe they used that vertical bar for the Gruppe and the white wing tips. Early 1943
 
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You could be right there Chris. It's very possible that the aircraft is the same one which has appeared before, in books and other published photos. I'd guess either JG 53 or maybe JG 27.
 
Black 8 is from 8/JG53, a Bf109F-4 Trop, the same 2 photo's appear in the second volume of the History of JG53, doesn't mention a pilot though or W. Nr.

There is reference of a Black 8 in JG 53 Vol 1.

8/5/42 Uffz. Heinrich Becker POW shot down by flak, Luqa/Venezia, pilot bailed out, 100% loss. Bf109F-4 W.Nr.7513...pretty sure this is a different aircraft.
The black 8 in the photo's has not crashed without it's pilot!
 
And from what I'm seeing, that vertical Gruppe bar was used during early '43 - I don't believe late summer '42. Not the same machine.
 

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