History: I/NJG 3 was transferred to North Africa in August 1941 to counter British night bombing raids on Rommel's ports of supply, and were the first night fighters in the theater. Based at Derna, they flew mostly convoy escort and strafing missions before being recalled back to Germany at the end of October to counter the rising number of RAF Bomber Command raids against German cities.

Colors:

This Me-110D was finished in black overall, the paint having a slight gloss to it, in contrast to usual matte finish of Luftwaffe camouflage paints. This aircraft was unusual in that its tail surfaces were in day fighter colors. It is possible that this was a replacement unit. The white rear band, a theater marking for the Mediterranean area, extended only over the top of the fuselage.

References:
Bryan Philpott, German Fighters Over the Med (Aztec/1981)
Werner Held & Holger Naurroth, The Defense of the Reich (Arco Publishing/1982)
Christopher Shores & Hans Ring, Fighters Over the Desert (Arco Publishing/1969)

Thanks to James Grimes for permission to do repaints for his excellent Messerschmitt bf-110C Zestorer. The original model can be downloaded from: Virtual RLM for Combat Flight Simulator 2.

Copyright Info: This repaint is released as freeware, for all to use and enjoy. The repainted textures may not be used in any commercial package or project, nor may they be sold or altered for any purpose without the express permission of the author. This is my blood and sweat, if I'm not going to make any money off it, nobody else is either!

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