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Originally Posted by Falcon
Marc, it don't must be an E-3. You can see the hatch for the MG 17 access on the wing. In combination with the early canopy I think an E-1 is more possible in my opinion. 
The picture don't looks like a Photoshop manipulation. There are no typical artefacts around the emblem... very clean photo.
Btw, the Stab/St.G. 77 got Bf 109's from 31.3.41 to 6.41... source:
http://www.ww2.dk/air/attack/stg77.htm |
Hi, guys!
I believe Michael Holm (or maybe a Luftwaffe clerk) made an error when the list of aircraft in Stab/SG 77 was written up.
In the unit strength returns there are no trace of Bf 109s - the only foreign birds being Bf 110s. The old ticker skipped a beat when a yellow square appeared in the strength report for 6./77 for the reporting date of June 7th 1941 - this indicates an aircraft ready for operations but of a model not assigned to the unit - sadly it is marked as being a Bf 110.
The unit had the following Soll for the period:
Stab St.G. 77:
3 Ju 87 B/R
6 Bf 110
I./St.G. 77:
3 + 27 + 9 Ju 87 B/R in Stab (3), Staffeln (27 + 9)
II./St.G. 77:
3 + 27 + 9 Ju 87 B/R in Stab (3), Staffeln (27 + 9)
III./St.G. 77:
3 + 27 + 9 Ju 87 B/R in Stab (3), Staffeln (27 + 9)
It is a fact that during this period the Ergänzungsgruppe do have a few Bf 109s, and it is not totally impossible that an instructor with a past in the II./St.G.77 decided to paint this emblem on the aircraft.
I find it unlikely that the aircraft was really operated by the 6./St.G.77, but it would be a find if it was the case!
Regards,
Andreas B