[sirbob]

This photo appears on page 30 of “Bf 109 Aces of North Africa and the Mediterranean” by Jerry Scutts, in the Osprey Aircraft Of The Aces series. The caption says the aircraft in the foreground is a Bf 109F flown by the adjutant of III./JG 27.

Can anyone please shed any light on the very dark colour of the lower fuselage and upper wing ?

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...09GIIIJG27.jpg