In the morning of September 30th, the air-base at Quotaifiya, the base of JG 27, was covered with thick fog, blown from the sea by the strong wind. Soon after the dawn, ground crews started to prepare the airplanes of 3.Staffel for the takeoff. The airplanes were brand new Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2, and they were replacing Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4 currently being used by German fighter pilots in Africa. The new airplanes had better performance, and outclassed more commonly used by the British Spitfire Mk.Vs. The weak point of Bf I09G-2 was inadequate cooling system for Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1 engines...