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Originally Posted by Marc-André Haldimann
Bf 109 G-6 or G-14 W.Nr. unknown "Rote 10", III./JG 3, France, Summer 1944.
Any addition s to when and where most welcome;-))
Cheers
Marc
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More likely it's a Bf 109 G-6 of IV./JG 3 in Italy in late 1943.
Most of the Bf 109s with the red spot and “double wave” marking were found in Lecce/San Donato but another in Cassano (probably Punta Cassano, SE of Lecce) also carried the emblem of JG 3 “Udet.” The only JG 3
Gruppe to see service in the Italian campaign (as far as I remember) was the IV. The red spot is mentioned on aircraft with black tactical numbers—i.e. those of 11./JG 3—but not the ones with white or yellow numbers (10. and 12. Staffeln).
The machine at Cassano was Bf 109 G-6/trop. W.Nr. 18724, Black 13 + red spot on white band. It carried the JG 3 Crest and its St.Kz. was CN+VA.
Other aircraft are described as having the red spot on the white band and then the "wave" Gruppe marking. I don't currently have a matching wreck report for black 10, only a "10" (no colour stated) dismantled and looted at Foggia, this was 18645 and carried the wave marking but no mention of a band, crest or red spot.