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Maj. Garth B. Jared, CO of 309th FS, 31st FG, 12th AF, Pomigliano/Castel Volturno base,

Italy, 1943/1944

Major Garth B. Jared assumed command of the 309th

Fighter Squadron on November 9, 1943 and remained

at that post until his death on April 18, 1944. He was

killed in the cockpit of a P-51B Mustang near Trieste.

Jared's Spitfire is shown here in the form as it was

during late 1943 and early 1944 period. The camouf-

lage paint was made up of the standard colors of

the Day Fighter Scheme, i.e., Dark Green, Ocean Grey

and Medium Sea Grey. The original British insignia

on the wing were painted over with a fresh shade of

camouflage paint. Jared used his right to place his

initials on the fuselage as a code. A pair of swasti-

kas under the cockpit suggest that the aircraft as

depicted here was flown between December 7, 1943,

when Jared scored his first two confirmed kills (Bf

109), and February 16, 1944, when he scored his third

confirmed kill (Fw 190). The nose of the aircraft sported the unit emblem.

Recommended:

for Spitfire Mk.IXc 1/48

648109

Spitfire 500lb bomb set (Brassin)

48766

Spitfire Mk.IXc landing flaps (PE-Set)

Spitfire Mk.IX surface panels (PE-Set)

648112

Spitfire Mk.IX engine (Brassin)

49639

Spitfire Mk.IXc (PE-Set)

648113

Spitfire Mk.IX gun bay (Brassin)

FE840

Spitfire Mk.IX seatbelts STEEL (PE-Set)

648119

Spitfire wheels - 5 spoke, smooth tire (Brassin)

644008

Spitfire Mk.IX late LööK (Brassin)

648120

Spitfire - radio compartment (Brassin)

48765

644067

Spitfire Mk.I late LööKplus (Brassin)

648124

Spitfire undercarriage legs BRONZE (Brassin)

648099

Spitfire exhaust stacks fishtail (Brassin)

648306

Spitfire Mk.IX top cowl late (Brassin)

648100

Spitfire Mk.IX cockpit (Brassin)

Cat. No. 648100

Cat. No. 648124

March 2022

INFO Eduard

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