LoRes Messerschmitt Bf109G-6 "Udet IIJG3" for Emil's ETO 9th.USAAF.& 2nd.TAF Campaign

This Bf109G-6 (circa: September 1943) skin is based on an aircraft of the GAF Stab of II/JG3, stationed at Schipol Airbase, Holland during the autumn of 1943. When JG3 transferred from the Eastern Front they received a new batch of high-altitude Bf109G-5 and G-6 Messerschmitts. Now, classified as the Geschwader's 'leichtr' (light) Gruppe, their official task was to provide top cover for other anti-bomber Gruppen....

To complete this project I gave the Messerschmitt a dappled Grey-on-Grey camouflage paint scheme with national markings attempting to be as accurate as possible and dded more structural detail to enhance the aircraft's operational look. At this time II/JG2 'white' painted rudder and 'yellow' engine cowl underside served as the Gruppe operational identification scheme....
This skin carriers the (outline only) command "Double Chevron' insignia of the Gruppenkommandeur Major Kurt Brandle and II Gruppen horizontal bar. Mjr.Brandle, with a total 180 kills scored on the Eastern Front, lost his life in this aircraft in November of 1943....

The aircraft's colour scheme and markings where derived from a coloured aircraft profile plate found in the 1999 Osprey Aircraft of The Aces #29 Publication "Bf109F/G/K Aces of the Western Front" series by John Weal and the French publication Histoire & Collections "Messerscmitt Me109 Volumn2 From 1942 to 1945". All operational reference material came also from these same publications.... 

The base skin/model was the work of Flying Sheep which was provided in Emil's ETO-TAF Skin Pack. The cockpit looks to be the work of Migge and the GAF Gunsight by PapaRomeo... 

Special thanks to Shawn Griffin for his excellent LoRes Batch File Converter Utility...    

The download includes all *.tpc, *.3dz and *.pcx files. The latter begin included so you can review how the graphic techniques were done....
To install simple copy all the *.tpc and *.3dz files into your EAW main directory or as required by 'Stab' or 'Skins & More'....  

Enjoy and watch your six .... Skylark 