
A Messerschmitt Bf 110 flying low over African palm trees.

Repairs are carried out on a Bf 110 using a simple winch to move the heavy parts. A pair of Junkers Ju 87 Stukas are in the background sitting amid scattered fuel drums.

Desert camouflage in North Africa skies, near the Mediterranean coast. A pair of Messerschmitt Bf 109s.

This pilot gives a mission report, re-enacting key moments of the flight with his hands in the time-honoured fashion.

After landing, these Bf 110 crews discuss their mission over enemy territory.

A group of four fighter aircraft, Messerschmitt Bf 109s, taking off.

Messerschmitt BF 110 kicking up a desert sandstorm.

Messerschmitt Bf 110 with three Ju 52s in the background.

Amid the dust kicked up by the prop backwash, there is a nest of activity with eleven Ju 52s and a single Bf 110. Note the fuel drums being offloaded from the newly landed transport aircraft.