[ianatheling]

Thanks for the geographical pointers. The photo must then relate to I./JG 51’s period in the region around Staraja Russa. However the environment of the photo does not look like the deep mid-winter conditions of early 1942 during the defence of Cholm and Demyansk. I have also found a pic of the stab.I/JG 51 TO Bf109 (probably the same a/c) from this period which appears to be in winter camouflage…which this picture does not.


Happy New Year
Ian