Schweizerische Flugwaffe’s Bf 109E-3, fuselage code J-350 (J for Jäger/Fighter aircraft), with the colors and the identification markings adopted on early Summer 1940 by the Schweizer Flieger-und Fliegerabwehrtruppen’s Command: large red band over the fuselage affecting also upper and the bottom surface of the same fuselage with the Helvetic white cross; smaller fuselage code (in this case J-350); rudder completely covered by the Helvetic Confederation’s national flag (all red with white cross); bottom wing national emblems (not visible in this picture) inside a large red band. The overall finish is the same applied directly in Germany before the delivery from the aircraft code J-341 until the last (the Swiss Bf 109E was coded from J-311 to J-390): upper surfaces RLM 70, bottom surfaces RLM 65. This colors, used also for the Bf 109D of the first Swiss command (ten D-1), was in effect until half-September 1944 when was adopted the Neutrality bands. Victor Sierra

Wartime colors

Line-up of Schweizerische Flugwaffe’s Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3s (“Emil”) somewhere in Switzerland between Summer 1940 and half-September 1944 (the aircraft has the wartime colors and markings but without the Neutrality bands). Notice behind the J-326 the J-350, the same airplanes of the previous photo. Including few planes seized after non-authorized land in Switzerland, as two Bf 109F-4, the Switzerland has employed a total number of 114 Messerschmitt fighters: ten D-1 (nicknamed “David” by the Swiss); eighty E-3a (“a” for Ausland/Export); eight E-3 built in Switzerland and characterized by a tapered propeller spin; two F-4; thirteen G-6; one G-14. The eighty “Emil” was purchased early 1939, price for each aircraft 300,000 Swiss Francs, and the first batch of thirty aircraft, all built by Messerschmitt AG at Regensburg, was delivered from 7 May to 5 July of the same 1939. All this aircraft was committed at the moment of the Helvetic Confederation’s mobilization on 28 August 1939. The remaining aircraft was delivered from October 1939. All the Swiss “Emil” was armed with two Swiss made 20mm wing cannons FF/K Oerlikon and two 7.45mm machine guns, equally Swiss made, EIDG at Berne, over the engine cowling synchronized with the propeller. Victor Sierra

“Emil” in Switzerland 

Find the nationality of this army. It's not difficoult, I offer a breakfast to the winner ;-D... Pic of spring 1943. DVX