Messerschmitt Bf-109 E Units in the Battle of Britain Part 3 - JG53, JG54, JG77, LG2 and EprGr210

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E units in the Battle of Britain, part 3 — JG 53, JG 54, JG 77, LG 2 and EprGr 210

A photographic publication, volume 9 of the numbered Wingleader Photo Archive series from the British publisher Wingleader, and at the same time the closing one of three parts on the Bf 109 E units in the Battle of Britain. Against the first part (JG 2, JG 3, JG 26) and the second (JG 27, JG 51, JG 52) it also takes in two units that were not ordinary fighter wings: Lehrgeschwader 2 and Erprobungsgruppe 210.

JG 53 was recognized by the ace of spades on the nose and JG 54 by the green heart. Erprobungsgruppe 210 was a trials unit that was proving out precision bombing by fighter aircraft and attacked, among other things, British radar stations, so its machines carry non-standard equipment and markings. Lehrgeschwader 2 used some of its Emils in the fighter-bomber role with a bomb under the fuselage. Technically these were the same E-3, E-4 and E-7 as with the other wings, but the form and the purpose differ, and that is exactly what makes this the most varied of the three parts.

What the book contains

• Period photographs of the machines of JG 53, JG 54 and JG 77.
• The units LG 2 and EprGr 210, which were not ordinary fighter wings.
• Color profiles drawn for the individual volumes of the series.
• The scope of the part: part 3 of three, divided by unit.

Who it is for

For modelers who want to build an Emil outside the usual forms, particularly a fighter-bomber or a machine of a trials unit, and for anyone interested in the Battle of Britain. The publication is picture reference, not a kit.

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