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Originally Posted by Pilot
I know for the Cr.42 and wonder why author state that this planes served in night attack unit?
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It's always wise to have doubts when you read a caption saying a plane is with a Nachtschlacht unit. Most NSG aircraft had exhaust flame suppressors of some kind, so the pilot wasn't blinded and so that flak/fighters could not see the aircraft too easily. It's not a certain indication but the absence of suppressors makes night operation less likely.
Of course some NSG 9's operated quite a lot by day on anti-partisan missions (NSG 2 in Russia, NSG 7 in Yugolsavia).