Image from a photo album relating to II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3: 'Simba', the lion cub mascot of II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3, poses on the nose of the Messerschmitt Bf 109E of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra (Adjutant of 3). Wierre au Bois Airfield, summer 1940.

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Photo credit: © Tim Oliver / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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