Flyer Command Iraq was a unit of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) dispatched to Iraq in May 1941 as part of a German mission to support the regime of Rashid Ali during the Anglo-Iraqi War. The mission was part of a larger effort to gain support in the Middle East for the Axis Powers against the United Kingdom and its allies during the World War II.
While the German markings were over-painted with Iraqi symbols, many Messerschmitt Bf 110s in Iraq still featured "shark teeth" markings of 4/ZG 76 on the nose.
Werner Junck was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II and commander of Fliegerführer Irak. He claimed five aerial victories during World War I.
Werner Junck