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MT-463, HLeLv 31, Utti, Finland, Summer 1948

The end of the fights with the Soviet Union brought a ceasefire from September 5th, 1944. One of the conditions of the ceasefire was a

change in the marking of the Finnish aircraft – the blue swastika was substituted by cockade bearing Finnish national colours, i.e. blue and

white. Lentolaivue 24, whose pilots of Messerschmitts Bf 109G reached the total of 304 victories in air fights, kept these fighters also during

the period of peace duty. From December 4th, 1944 the planes served with HLeLv 31, which is still active today. The pilots of this squadron

fly F-18C Hornets at present time.

The aircraft concerned is the same as the one portrayed in the previous paint, though, used in the post-war service – this is proved by the

national insignia in Finnish national colours introduced from April 1st, 1945. The marking of the aircraft is accompanied by the painting of

the bat placed on the blue cloud and the moon – marking of the HLeLv 31 night fighters. The moon used to be white or yellow; MT-463 has

white moon. The rudder was repainted most likely with the Finnish olive green colour.

Recommended for Bf 109G-6/AS

48885 Bf 109G-6 1/48 (PE-Set)

FE1142 Bf 109G-6/AS Weekend 1/48 (PE-Set)

644003 Bf 109G-6 LööK 1/48 (Brassin)

648261 Bf 109G-6 wheels 1/48 (Brassin)

648239 Bf 109G-6 radio compartment 1/48 (Brassin)

648240 Bf 109G-6 cockpit 1/48 (Brassin)

648247 Bf 109G exhaust stacks 1/48 (Brassin)

648309 Bf 109G undercarriage legs BRONZE 1/48 (Brassin)

648265 Bf 109G external fuel tanks (Brassin)

EX512 Bf 109G spinner spirals 1/48 (Mask)

EX524 Bf 109G-6 Erla canopy 1/48 (Mask)

EX581 Bf 109G Erla canopy TFace 1/48 (Mask)

Cat. No. 644003

Cat. No. 648240

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