Thank you Peter for the response. JG 27 had expanded to four Gruppe in May 1943 , but still good information.
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Gerhard, thank you for this insight. Have followed your lead and came up with the following:
Have used white fuselage number, as it seems JG 53 did the same thing with their Jabo assigned unit. Your graphic on the white theater band, I can't quite make out what is just above the the African continent - a white bomb surrounded by more bombs, or is that some writing there?
regards,
Jack