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Desert Victory
Nicolas Trudgians painting Desert Victory recreates all the atmosphere of the
North African desert war with a stunning portrayal of the Me109s of 3./JG-27.
The wing is depicted being led by Staffelkapitan Gerhard Homuth as they escort
Afrikakorps armor heading for the front line at Gazala, Libya, on February 21,
1942. Flying alongside Homuth, the great Luftwaffe Ace Joachim Marseille scored
his 49th and 50th victories on this day, earning his Knights Cross. Below, the
crew of an SdKfz 10 light half-track stop to investigate a crashed P-40
Kittyhawk belonging to No 112 Squadron RAF, brought down during an earlier
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