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In the spring of 1941, II./ZG 76 was transferred from northern France to the Mediterranean aera to support the attacks on Crete. The typical sharkmouth of II./ZG 76 was complemented by yellow cowlings and rudders that characterized aircraft in this area. The topside of the front remained its original white. In the summer of 1941 6./ZG 76 was redesignated 9./NJG 3 and undertook night fighting duties. The shown aircraft was flown by Staffelkapitän Hans-Joachim Jabs. He was the rare case of a pilot who found success in two distinctly different forms of aerial combat. He was one of the few pilots to obtain Experte while flying a heavy daytime fighter. Surviving the Battle of Britain, he later became one of most successful pilots in the night fighter force. The skill sets for the two operations were completely different. Through 510 combat missions he was credited with 50 victories, 31 of them achieved at night. Following the war he became a successful businessman in the field of heavy agricultural equipment.

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