KITS 02/2023

Fw. Adalbert Koch, 6./JG 300, Löbnitz, Germany, fall 1944

JG 300 was initially tasked with nighttime interception

of Allied bombers headed to targets in occupied Europe

as was the case with her sister unit JG 301 as well. However, at the beginning of 1944, attention shifted to daylight operations. The II. Gruppe of the unit was formed in

July 1943 and equipped with heavily armed and armored

Fw 190A-8/R2s or R8s in the summer of 1944. It was also

designated as a Sturmgruppe. One of the unit’s pilots was

Fw. Adalbert Koch, who in the fall of 1944 flew an aircraft

with the “yellow 15” code. The armor plating on the sides of the fuselage carried the inscription “Titi Wau Wau”.

The Defense of the Reich marking for JG 300 consisted of

a red fuselage band. By this time, very few of these aircraft retained their armored glass on the sliding portion

of the canopy. The pilots generally had these removed because of condensation, which formed between the glass

surfaces at high altitude, compromising visibility of the

pilot.

Recommended:

for Fw 190A-8/R2 1/72

72611

Fw 190A-8 (PE-Set)

72612

Fw 190A-8 landing flaps (PE-Set)

SS557

Fw 190A-8/R2 Weekend (PE-Set)

672080

Fw 190A wheels late (Brassin)

672081

Fw 190A-8 cockpit (Brassin)

672085

Fw 190A exhaust stacks (Brassin)

672086

Fw 190A propeller (Brassin)

D72018

Fw 190A-8/R2 national insignia (Decal Set)

Cat. No. 672086

Cat. No. 672085

Cat. No. 672081

February 2023

INFO Eduard

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