US Air Force unit ID

[Naxos]

Any idea what unit these officers belong to?

infront of a Messerschmitt 109

[Guest Rick Research]

From the visor cap badge, an enlisted man.

[Doc]

From the shoulder patch sticking in from the right lower corner, Army Air Corps, but not from one of the numbered air forces. Wish I could read the linear tab under the patch (and the pocket patch on the other guy). Sorry, but nothing else helps identification. Maybe one of the technical intelligence teams? Doc

[Snoopy]

Looks like it could be in the Medeterranian. It's a tropical Bf 109 E or F, with a white campaigne band around the fuselage. Could be north Africa or the south of Italy. Then they would probably belong to the 9th airforce. Correct me if I am wrong.

Snoopy

[Harrier]

Mainland Europe would be my guess, judging from the surroundings, although the aircraft IS in tropical paint. The fuselage band looks like a "Defense of the Reich" stripe. The enlisted aircrew wearing flight jackets seem to indicate the base was being used by multi-engine U.S. aircraft.

[Naxos]

Thanks guys, really appreciate all your input.

Here is a larger image

[Doc]

At least, the guy at lower right is NOT 9th Air Force-- That patch is different. He is wearing USAAF patch, not a numbered AF one. Doc