German Air Force

Me-109 Africa Camoflauge

A plane’s camouflage well integrate with the surrounding environment. The plane, marked by a well-designed Desert type camouflage, is a German fighter Messerschmitt Bf 109 of the Luftwaffe’s Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG27) in flight over the Libyan desert, Spring 1942. On April 1942 three Gruppen of the JG27 (.I/.II/.III) plus a Stab were based at Martuba, Libya, under the command of the Fliegerführer Afrika. Victor Sierra