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  INFO

  Vol 16, May 2017

  SE.5a 1/48 Royal Class

  Fw 190A-8/R2 1/72

  ProPACK

  F6F-3 1/72

  Weekend edition

  ISSUE 83

  price US $ 0.00

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  KITS

  EDITORIAL

  BRASSIN

  PHOTO-ETCHED SETS

  BIGED

  RELEASE

  HISTORY

  BUILT

  ON APPROACH

  May 2017

  Memmingen 18-7-1944

  Fw 190A-8/R2 1/72

  SE.5a 1/48

  Bf 109G-2 1/48

  Bf 109F-2 1/48

  Avia B.534 early series 1/72

  Crusader 1/48

  June 2017

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  CONTENTS

  MAY 2017

  Fw 190A-8/R2 ProPACK 1/72

  SE.5a Royal Class 1/48

  F6F-3 Weekend Edition 1/72

  CRUSADER Limited Edition 1/48

  Issued by Eduard-Model Accessories, spol. s.r.o.

  Mírová 170, Obrnice 435 21

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  and something that you won’t want

  just as boxart, but something worthy

  of display on your wall or monitor. It is

  in this context that we will be releasing

  selected boxart in the EduArt Line.

  The rst ones will be available already

  in May, and you should watch our

  Facebook page for details, as well as

  www.eduard.cz. It should be noted that

  not all examples will strictly illustrate

  a historically accurate scene. Somemes,

  nding and idenfying such a scene is

  beyond being reasonably possible. In

  certain instances, that is how it will be.

  As an example, the new boxart for the

  re-edion of the Fokker Dr.I in 1/48th

  scale.

  We made some good strides at the

  end of April in the modernizaon of

  our workshops. We took delivery of our

  new CNC machine which the technician

  is just in the process of bringing to life,

  and tomorrow we will be conducng

  our rst test work with it under the

  watchful eye of the supplier. Once it is

  fully in service, we expect to cut mould

  producon mes. It’s been a while since

  I’ve elded quesons about the Eduard

  Month, but with this baby, I expect to

  cut it down to some three weeks. It will

  also allow us to improve our producon

  capacity that in turn will promote the

  evoluon of projects for which we lacked

  the producon capability. This will give

  the visitors to this year’s Novemberfest

  something to look forward to, because

  those that have been here will not

  recognize parts of our rm. The changes

  go further than that, as for example,

  a new printer for colour photoetched

  parts should be here this month.

  Let’s turn our aenon to new releases

  for May. The 1/72nd scale Fw 190A-8/

  R2 and its monumental artwork on the

  cover has already been menoned. The

  markings have been chosen to sasfy

  interest in terms of colour and physical

  aracveness as well as in service with

  various units. The Hellcat in the same

  scale has been called recently our best

  1/72nd scale eort. I don’t complpetely

  agree with this assessment, but I have to

  say that I am not parcularly bothered

  by it, either. In May, we are releasing this

  kit as a Weekend Edion kit in its F6F-3

  version. The remaining two kits are both

  in 1/48th. Our last new release is the

  SE.5a with the Wolseley engine and has

  been on sale now for four weeks. May’s

  Royal Class will include two full kits, one

  including each engine, the Viper and the

  Hispano-Suiza, and will also cover a night

  ghter theme. The decals are printed

  by Cartograf, and will cover thirteen

  opons, and masks, photoetching and

  resin details will also be included. There

  is also the usual bonus inclusion with this

  Royal Class boxing that includes a unit

  Dear Friends,

  May is here, and seeing as the First of

  May is a holiday free from work, your

  monthly newsleer has been delayed

  by one day. But the fesvies of this part

  of the world that celebrates this day are

  behind us, and it’s back to work, which

  includes bringing you this info. April was

  a relavely lively month, during which

  we noted some lively discussions on

  modelling forums which was a welcome

  change from the previous few months.

  There was one thing on the internet

  that struck me as being somewhat odd.

  Every me a discussion comes up that

  gets a bit heated but could potenally

  lead to something posive, it seems

  that moderators, among others, work to

  a quick end for the discussion because

  it becomes (apparently) a lile too lively

  for their liking. And it’s true. Some of

  these discussions do get a bit on the

  passionate side. Add to this that more

  oen than not, there is lile willingness

  demonstrated to hear opposing view-

  points. That’s prey normal. We guys,

  especially, tend to have a certain

  amount of vanity wired into us and we

  have a really tough me adming that

  we may be wrong about something,

  especially when it’s as much a maer

  of opinion as anything else. However,

  my experience is that a reasonable man

  will think about his posion, and will

  ulmately modify said posion to suit

  observable reality, and will move on.

  The step forward may not necessarily be

  huge, but it’s a step in the right direcon,

  and that’s what counts. But without

  the discussion, there is no reason to

  evolve. And if the discussion is civilized,

  construcve and argumentave in the

  sense that there is an exchange of ideas,

  then it is in everyone’s best interest to

  take place. There was, as an example,

  a lively discussion about the boxart for

  the 1/72nd scale Fw 190A-8/R2 that for

  some of its parcipants was an unlikely,

  wild depicon. In fact, the scene on the

  cover was meculously researched and

  is based on fact, and the preparatory

  work was passed on to the arst, who is

  in this case Piotr Forkasziewicz. Just what

  happened on July 18, 1944, you can read

  in this info in the arcle by Jan Zdiarsky.

  I highly recommend reading it. It’s one

  of the most riveng historical accounts

  I have ever read.

  The boxart is not just a simple aempt

  to illustrate the harsh realies of war,

  but is also an example of the style and

  aenon we plan on comming to the

  creaon of our boxart. With that, we are

  dispensing with the concept of polical

  correctness of the illustraons. We want

  the boxart on our ProPack kits to depict

  accurate scenes that will not bore or

  promote sleep, but rather something

  that will catch our, as well as your, eye,

  EDITORIAL

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  emblem. I decided to save the Crusader

  for last in this paragraph covering new

  kits. This Limited Edion kit, under the

  simple tle CRUSADER, contains the

  Hasegawa F-8E kit, Cartograf decals,

  photoetching, masks and Brassin

  accessories. The decal sheet design was

  the resposibility of Furball Aerodesign, as

  has become the norm in the packaging

  of kits of American subjects recently. The

  Crusader will be released in a quanty of

  3,000 kits, and I expect to be the main

  aracon for May’s lisng.

  With respect to accessory items, much

  of them are dedicated to kits that we

  are just now releasing ourselves. As

  a result, among photoetched sets you’ll

  nd 48925 F-8E Upgrade Set, and in the

  assortment of Brassins you’ll nd F-8E

  and SE.5a items. Photoetched sets and

  masks for the Fw 190A-8/R2 and the F6F-

  3 have been out for a bit now, and this

  month you’ll nd a decal sheet covering

  the F6F-3 stencil data in 1/72nd scale

  under the Catalogue Number D72014.

  Among the photoetched sets you will

  also then nd the sets for the H8K2

  Emily from Hasegawa (1/72nd) which

  now includes ve photoetched sets and

  one ZOOM set. There is no mask being

  oered for the kit, since it’s already

  included with the model. This is does

  not not hold true for the other 1/72nd

  scale kit we are covering this month, the

  Trumpeter MiG-29UB. We are releasing

  a full PE set, a ZOOM set and masks for

  this item. The same applies for the new

  1/48th scale Zvezda Bf 109G-6, for the

  Su-17M3/M4 from Kiy Hawk in 1/48th

  and for the Mirage IIIE/R in 1/32nd from

  Italeri. Besides a set of photoetching for

  the Su-25UB/UBK in 1/48th (Smer/ex-

  OEZ), we are also releasing a mask set.

  There is also a unique set of masks for

  the an-glare panels of the B-17G in

  1/72nd from Airx, and to keep it from

  being too simple, it covers these aircra

  built by Boeing and Douglas. In May, we

  will be releasing the rst two of eight sets

  for the 1/200 trumpeter HMS HOOD.

  I would also like to draw your aenon

  to the Big Ed releases, and of course, the

  BIG SIN for the Bf 109F in 1/48th scale.

  That is for our own kit. This leads me

  to the Brassin accessories. Besides the

  already menoned items for the F-8E

  and the SE.5a, you’ll nd a cockpit set

  for the Spiire Mk.VIII in 1/72nd scale,

  also for the Eduard kit, two sets for the

  sll new Ki-61 from Tamiya in 1/48th,

  and three weapons sets, the Sniper ATP

  as well as TER and MER racks in 1/32nd.

  Those familiar with the TER and the MER

  will recognise their value and potenal.

  That’ll be it from me for now. More

  informaon, as usual, can be gleaned

  from the pages of this newsleer. In

  May, we will be represented at Kit Show

  in Koprivnice, though we will not be

  selling there, only introducing new items

  through a special display. You can sll

  purchase items through the event via

  our Aerparty on our e-shop at www.

  eduard.cz and take advantage of the

  deals oered. I wish you a good read, as

  usual, of our current newsleer.

  Vladimir Sulc

  New CNC machine.

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  Fw 190A-8/R2 1/72

  73033 Fw 190A-8 seatbelts SUPERFABRIC (PE-Set)

  672081 Fw 190A-8 cockpit (Brassin)

  672084 Fw 190A-8 MG 131 mount (Brassin)

  672082 Fw 190A-8 engine (Brassin)

  672086 Fw 190A propeller (Brassin)

  672085 Fw 190A exhaust stacks (Brassin)

  1/72, Cat. No. 70112

  plastic parts Eduard

  photo-etch set

  painting mask

  decals Eduard

  5 markings

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  672082

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  KITS 05/2017

  W. Nr. 682989, 5./JG301, Germany, May 1945

  Hptm. W. Moritz, CO of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3, Memmingen, Germany, July 1944

  W. Nr. 682958, U󰀨z. P. Lixfeld, 6.(Sturm)/JG 300, Löbnitz,

  Germany, December 1944

  W. Nr. 681424, Oberstlt. H. - G. von Kornatzki, CO of II./JG 4,

  Welzow, Germany, September 1944

  W. Nr. 682204, Lt. K. Bretschneider, 5./JG 300, Löbnitz, Germany, December 1944

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  48925 F-8E upgrade set 1/48 Eduard (PE-Set)

  648301 Crusader air intakes (Brassin)

  648302 Crusader exhaust nozzle (Brassin)

  1/48, Cat. No. 11110

  plastic parts Hasegawa

  photo-etch set

  painting mask

  Brassin: ejection seat and wheels

  decals Cartograf

  5 markings

  RECOMMENDED:

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  Product Page

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  KITS 05/2017

  BuNo. 150326, VF-191 „Satan´s Kittens“, USS Ticonderoga, 1967

  BuNo. 150909, VF-194 „Red Lightnings“, USS Ticonderoga, 1966

  BuNo. 149190, VMF(AW)-235, „Death Angel´s“, Da Nang Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, 1968

  BuNo. 149159, VF-162 „The Hunters“, USS Oriskany, September 1966

  BuNo. 149150, VF-211 „Fighting Checkmates“, NAS Miramar, August 1967

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  KITS 05/2017

  Product Page

  plastic parts Eduard

  photo-etch set

  painting mask

  decals Cartograf

  13 markings

  Vintage RFC style

  stainles steel

  whiskey ask (210 ml)

  Cat. No. R0015

  Eduard Brassin guns and ame dampers

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  KITS 05/2017

  C1803, Capt. C. J. Truran,

  No. 143 Squadron, Detling,

  Great Britain, May 1918

  B189, Capt. J. H. Tudhope,

  No. 40 Squadron, Bruay, France,

  April 1918

  B4863, Capt. J. T. B. McCudden,

  No. 56 Squadron, Estrée Blanche,

  France, September 1917

  C1904, Maj. W. A. Bishop,

  No. 85 Squadron, Petit Synthe,

  France, June 1918

  F9029, No. 1 Squadron Canadian Air

  Force, Shoreham, Great Britain, 1919

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  KITS 05/2017

  B603, Training Unit,

  Great Britain, 1918

  B525, Lt. A. P. F. Rhys - Davids,

  No. 56 Squadron, Estrée Blanche,

  France, October 1917

  B507, 2/Lt J. J. Fitzgerald,

  No. 60 Squadron, Sainte-Marie-Cappel,

  beginning of October 1917

  D362, 5th and 6th Training Squadron,

  Australian Flying Force,

  Minchinhampton, Great Britain, 1918/1919

  D278, Capt. E. Mannock,

  No. 74 Squadron, Clairmarais North,

  France, April 1918

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  KITS 05/2017

  A2-24, F/O F. C. Even,

  No. 3 Squadron Australian Air Force,

  Canberra, Australia,

  beginning of May 1927

  F5687, Lt. J. A. Roth,

  No. 60 Squadron, Quiévy, France,

  November 1918

  648298

  648319

  648320

  F8005, Capt. R. G. Landis, CO of 25th

  Aero Squadron, Collombey-les-Belles,

  France, November 1918

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  48915 SE.5a stretchers (PE-Set)

  648296 SE.5a propeller two-blade (left rotating) (Brassin)

  648297 SE.5a propeller two-blade (right rotating) (Brassin)

  648298 SE.5a radiator - Wolseley Viper (Brassin)

  648318 SE.5a propeller four-blade (Brassin)

  648319 SE.5a radiator - Hispano Suiza for 4blade prop (Brassin)

  648320 SE.5a radiator - Hispano Suiza for 2blade prop (Brassin)

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  KITS 05/2017

  1/72, Cat. No. 7441

  2 markings

  decals Eduard

  F6F-3

  Product Page

  F6F-3, Lt. Lochridge, VF-38,

  Guadalcanal, late 1943

  F6F-3, LTJG Arthur Singer,

  VF-15, USS Essex,

  October 24-25, 1944

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  F6F-3, Lt. Lochridge, VF-38,

  Guadalcanal, late 1943

  It doesn’t occur very often that art destined for the box of a model kit evokes such strong emotions even before the kit itself

  is released. But this is the case with the boxart painting by Piotr Forkasiewicz for the 1/72nd scale Fw 190A-8/R2 Sturmbock.

  Because the depicted scene has a strong resemblance to actual history, which is something I tend to occupy my time with, I was

  very pleased to be able to be involved in the preparation of the references involved, and to have had the opportunity to collabo-

  rate with Piotr on the overall feeling and details of the art.

  The chosen markings for the boxart were the older of the two known Sturmbocks of the CO of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3, Hptm. Wilhelm

  Mortiz. My choice of specic event to be depicted was that of July 18, 1944, which is somewhat overshadowed by the bloodier

  events that unfolded in the Moritz story on July 7, 1944. During my ever deepening research into the events that unfolded on

  July 18, 1944, it became clear that the things that occurred on that day were of incredible proportions. It had little to do with

  the actual size of the Sturmbock attacks, with this one being able to be considered on a somewhat smaller scale, but, certainly,

  in terms of the fates of its participants...

  NORTHWARD

  Early in the morning of July 18, 1944, German radar screens moni-

  toring the skies of southern Germany discovered signs of a formation

  of 15th USAAF bombers. It was possible to extrapolate their course as

  heading towards the Alps, with a safe assumption of their continuing

  on into the southern part of the Fatherland. Schweinfurt? Nuremburg?

  Regensburg?

  Five hundred four engined heavy bombers were heading northward

  from Italian bases. Their ight plan took them across the Adriatic, over

  a small section of northern Italy and the Alps, during which they had

  strict orders to not cross the Swiss border. Over Germany, each wing

  was to individually continue on to their specic waypoints.

  Further to the theme of the Fw 190A-8/R2 and the evolution of

  Sturmbock tactics against Allied bombers, I would recommend two

  of our earlier articles,

  Info 07/2010 - Sturmbock: Panzerglass, Panzerplatte and the Whites

  of the Tail Gunner’s Eyes

  Info 04/2015 - Pauke! Pauke!

  Title boxart: Piotr Forkasiewicz

  Hptm. Wilhelm Moritz portrait: Petr Štěpánek, sr.

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  The 47th Bombardment Wing (BW), composed of four bomb groups

  of B-24s, was too raid the air base at Friedrichschafen-Lowenthal.

  The 55th BW, equipped in a similar manner, was headed to the ren-

  ery of synthetic gasoline at Ober-Raderach and another four groups of

  B-24s from the 304th BW targeted the factory for aircraft engines at

  Raybach. A smaller force from the 49th BW of three groups of B-24s was

  to attack Dornierwerke in Manzell. All of the targets for the Liberators

  were in a small area of Friedrichschafen. Liberators should arrive over

  their targets between 10:40 and 11:10 hrs

  The force of bombers was led by six groups of B-17s from the 5th

  BW that would then attack the eld at Memmingen, a target some-

  what further away, where it was reported were some 70-75 Luft-

  wae aircraft, including Bf 110s and Me 410s that were apparently

  ‘not well dispersed’. More importantly, though, the base served as

  a high level repair depot and assembly plant for new aircraft. Weather

  or not the Allies knew that Memmingen housed armoured Fw 190s of

  IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 is not indicated within the reports. And they certainly

  could not have been aware of the role that these actors would play

  in a few, short hours.

  The reports did give some indication of the potential opposition to

  be encountered from the Defence of the Reich. They suggested that in

  the case of good weather conditions during the course of this mission,

  the bombers could expect 125 single engined and 115 twin engined

  ghters to meet them. There could also be an additional thirty to forty

  enemy ghters coming up from bases in northern Italy.

  The bombers were escorted by seven ghter groups with P-38s and

  P-51s. Four of these were to cover Liberators to Friedrichschafen and

  back, while the remaining three covered the 5th BW B-17s to Mem-

  mingen.

  B-17G element of the 301st BG led by a PFF ship over Alps.

  [NARA]

  Track of 483th BG to target. 18 July 1944. [map: Google Earth]

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  The assembly of specic Groups was planned so that they would be

  over their bases between 7:29 and 7:41 hrs. They then proceeded to

  the Wing assembly area over Caprara Island, which was to be executed

  between 7:47 and 7:53 hrs. The 483rd BG which was leading the entire

  bomber stream, had to y a total of 1026 miles to target and back. Most

  of the route was proceeded over an 8-10/10 overcast sky with cloud

  cover at 18000 feet, but North of Alps, the cloud cover scattered and

  the visibility was CAVU. It was later seen that it had a great impact on

  the results of bombing.

  German expectations of a dangerously eventful morning were soon

  realized, when a string of bombers approached northern Italy and

  headed over the Alps. The expectations proved to be correct! Opposing

  the bombers and their escorts was to be the task of JG 300 (I. and II.

  Gruppe) with Bf 109Gs and Fw 190A (Note 4), II./JG 27, I./JG 302 and

  2./JG 51 (Note 3) with Bf 109Gs and IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 with Fw 190A-8/

  R2s. The basis of the German defence was an intercept by heavily armed

  Fw 190A-8/R2s and standard Fw 190A-8s covered by three Gruppe of Bf

  109Gs.

  At around 10:00 hrs, they took o from the Wells base. At around the

  same time, 19 Bf 110Gs of II./ZG 1, and also 19 Me 410 of II./ZG 76 from

  Seyring, took to the air. Both Zerstörer units returned to their bases two

  hours later without contact with the enemy.

  First encounter of that day developed over Treviso and Udine area,

  when some 30 Bf 109s and Fw 190s tried to attack the last wave of the

  bomber stream. Soon were dismissed by US ghter escort.

  The last leg of the 483rd BG track to the target and the arrival of

  IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 (marked on the original map chart assigned to the

  453rd BG loss report).

  Liberators of the 461st BG over Alps. The Dornier factory in Manzell

  was their assigned target for 18 July 1944.

  [NARA]

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  Regular B-17G combat box of unidentied 15th USAAF Bomb Group. Lead squadron in Center (A), high squadron over (B) and low squadron (C).

  Eventual rear squadron “D” should y whilst trailing the Lead, and slightly lower due to dense contrails. [NARA]

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  THE ATTACK

  Around 0900h, the Fw 190 pilots of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 at Memmingen

  were scrambled and they took of by 0930h. Wilhelm Moritz, the unit CO,

  organized 45 of his Sturmbocks with black cowlings into formation. Ac-

  cording to estimates, 42 of these continued on to perform the intercep-

  tion. On a southward leg of the ight, when it was anticipated that the

  bomber formation would be contacted, he spotted the sun’s reections

  o of the silver fuselages of the targets.

  The 483rd Bombardment Group (BG) found herself without escort

  ghters past the Alps, since they were unable to make the predeter-

  mined rendezvous. The Group was approaching its Initial Point (Note 1),

  which was the town of Kempten, and began to change from its combat

  box formation to a bombing one, with individual squadrons coming in

  one after the other.

  A representative of the unit CO, Lt.Col. William Sperry, later stat-

  ed in his report: ‘As the Initial point was approached, approximately

  75 enemy ghters swept by the group formation on the right making

  a wide turn at the rear in a preparation for a tail attack...’

  After having failed gaining the target to within a useful ring range,

  Hptm. Moritz led his formation around the 483rd BG, turned 180°

  to the north, and not only set himself up for an attack from the rear

  of the bombers, but also put him into the sun from the point of view

  of the gunners in the B-17Gs. Missing the rst opportunity eliminated

  the element of surprise, but other advantages of the Sturmjagers were

  in tact. To top it o, there was no sign of escort ghters (Note 2). It ap-

  peared that the success gained by the Gruppe eleven days earlier over

  Merseburg might be repeated.

  The rst attack focused on the last of the four squadrons, which

  were swept from the sky within a half a minute. In very short order, the

  The interpretations of the only known photograph of Moritz’s older Sturmbock (eg Peter Rodeike; Focke Wulf Jagdugzeug Fw 190 A Fw 190 „Dora“ Ta 152

  H; German edition, pg. 344) are not uniform. The controversial issues are the JG 3 marking on the engine cowl, the method of covering the openings after gun

  removal, as well as the colour of the armour plates on the side of the fuselage. The armour plates are in the factory colour (assumed to be a light grey) without

  a subsequent camouage coating. It cannot be ruled out that the only lighter area was the armoured triangular piece by the windscreen. Black ‘Adlerügel’ was

  likely applied over the armour plates. Applying the JG 3 emblem on the cowl (where the interpretations of the photo most often dier)

  is the easiest to model - use or do not use the decal at your own discretion. The boxart depicts the emblem as being carried. For the large-format print EduArt

  Edition (available from mid-May 2017), the emblem will be omitted. In the case of the 13 mm machine gun openings above the engine being fared over, we are

  inclined to agree with Peter Rodeike’s interpretation, who concluded that the troughs were rotated to form the covering, which was sometimes practised by Sturm /

  JG 3. In any case, the kit again oers both solutions.

  Fw 190A-8/R2, Hptm. Wilhelm Moritz, Gruppenkommandeur

  IV.(Sturm)/JG 3, Memmingen, July 1944

  [prole: Karel Vorlíček]

  aircraft at the rear of the forma-

  tion were lit up with well placed

  20 and 30mm re. American air-

  crew reports often describe hits

  from 20mm ammunition, but in

  reality, the 30mm rounds would

  be much more destructive. Their

  explosive ‘Minnengeschoss’ am-

  munition were sometimes iden-

  tied as rockets by the bomber

  crews. They would rip apart and

  light up everything in their path.

  Many of the bomber crews

  were killed or very seriously

  wounded in the rst wave of at

  Tight B-17 formation of 99th BG, 15th USAAF

  [NARA]

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  Flying in compact tight formations was not easy for B-17 pilots. A permanent concentration was necessary and there was also increased danger

  in case of a bomber being hit by ak. On the other hand though, it provided better protection while under ghter attack. [NARA]

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  tack. Reports by crews who survived the raid or after having come

  back from capture described the horror that played out on board the

  B-17Gs.

  Again, from Lt.Col. Sperry, 483rd BG: ...’seven airplanes of the 816th

  Bombardment Squadron made up the number four box and the entire

  enemy ghter strength made a concentrated attack on these seven air-

  planes. Three B-17´s were shot to pieces while in level ight and while

  maintaining their positions in formation. A fourth went down, appar-

  ently shot out of control, and broke apart as soon as the ship went into

  a spin. The three remaining airplanes of the 816th Squadron drifted

  out of formation and appeared to be out of control, two of which be-

  gan to burn. Several occasional parachutes were seen...’

  The ghter attack was executed in waves of 5 and 6 ships in close

  javelin formation closing directly and on a level with the tail of each

  B-17.The ghter waves concentrated on 2 or 3 ships on an attack, and

  red only on the rearmost airplanes...!’

  After destroying the rear (fourth) box, the ghters switched their

  attention to the third box, and in a similar fashion dispatched another

  ve aircraft.

  As can be gleaned from the operational report of the 483rd BG, not

  all of the Sturmbocks ew through their formation during the attacks:

  ‘... The methods of the enemy attack enabled the bomber gunners to

  bring only a minimum number of guns to bear upon them at any one

  time. The Germans came in very close, throttled back, maintaining

  almost the same ying speed as the formation, made a very precise

  attack, then rolling over, dove down and away from the formation.’

  Claims by the IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 pilots, as the main strength of the

  Luftwae on that day with respect to place and time, are consistent

  with the reported losses of the 483rd BG. According to German records,

  the rst B-17Gs began to fall earthward at between 10:49 and 10:50 hrs.

  By 10:55, it was all over. Some of Moritz’s pilots gained their rst kills,

  and some their second immediately thereafter. Hptm. Moritz himself

  got ‘his’ B-17G over Kempten at 10:50 and took his personal score to

  41 kills. The most successful of them on that day was Lt. Oskar Romm,

  who downed two conrmed B-17Gs and a P-51B.

  Historians dealing with the 15th USAAF, often paraphrase the nickname of the 8th USAAF ‘Mighty Eighth’ and the 15th USAAF as the ‘Forgotten Fif-

  teen’. It is surprising how little historical material exists for the 15th as compared to the 8th and how few veteran associations and researchers really

  deal with its history. This also applies to the traceability of information regarding specic 483rd BG aircraft lost on July 18, 1944. Their reconstruc-

  tions are based on the known details of their production block coupled with their standard unit markings. The question of when the 483rd BG began

  to colour their rudders red could not be answered reliably by the time of boxing. We have chosen an unpainted variant. Later, Slovak historian Peter

  Kaššák

  expressed the notion that the red colour appeared in July 1944. The uncertainty demanded a closer study at some German materials concerning

  the downed machines. Reporting on the crash of one of the B-17Gs mentioned in this article, the red colour of the rudders is explicitly mentioned.

  The Boxart failed to capture this fact, but EduArt’s edition (available from mid-May) will take this into account.

  Report regarding the battle over Kempten, by Lt. Col. Willard S. Sperry

  [NARA]

  B-17G 44-6267, Pilot Capt. James D. Clark, 817th BS, 483rd Bomb Group

  crashed 10 km NE of Kempten, 1 KIA, 10 POW

  B-17G 42-107170, Pilot Lt. James R. Haley, 817th BS, 483rd Bomb Group,

  crashed at Altmanshofen/Wengen, 1 KIA, 9 POW

  [proles: Jan Zdiarský]

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  A BAD GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE

  The formation of the 483rd BG fell like a house of cards under the

  strain of the Sturmbocks. The Group lost fourteen aircraft in a short

  few minutes, with several others being damaged.

  The destruction of B-17G 42-102927 ‘Bunky’ was described by three

  crewmembers in their reports:

  Lt. Paul E. Ray, pilot of 42-32077: ‘Ship No. 927 was hit by 20 mm

  in No. 3 main gas tank, opening a large hole from which re poured.

  The pilot reeled the ship out of formation and was observed to make

  several spiral turns and explode.’

  S/Sgt. James R. Bullock, Starboard Waist Gunner on 42-107081:

  ‘I saw the ghter hit the number one engine on ship No. 927, and it

  caught re. Then it levelled o and went on it´s left wing and then

  inverted ight. The tail gunner bailed out, no others were seen to get

  out. It exploded quite a ways after inverted ight.’

  Lt. Henry R. Gajda, Co-pilot 42-32044: ‘I saw Lt. VandenDries´ Ship

  No. 927 as it was sliding out of box in a two o´clock direction, drop-

  ping very fast but seemingly under control in a gliding attitude. Flames

  were very evident beneath the fuselage and No. 3 engine. It got out my

  eld of view when our right wing obscured my vision. He was dropping

  down rather fast and F.W. 190´s were making passes at him. I didn´t

  see anymore.’

  Out of the ten member crew under Lt. William P. Vanden Dries, ve

  were saved. Gunner Sgt.W.H. Barlow, who was on his rst mission, was

  killed by a ghter in the rst attack. Sgt. Robert K. Bell attempted

  to help his good friend Sgt. Allard, who was seriously wounded and

  perhaps already killed, and refused to leave the aircraft. Both were

  later found in the wreck. The drama unfolded in the front of the plane

  as well. Navigator Lt. Wojciechowski was hit by shrapnel and received

  bits of glass to the face, costing him an eye. Bombardier Lt. Herbert F.

  Roso was hit by re which would later cost him his left leg that had to

  be amputated above the knee. The aircraft was in ames, Roso saw

  Wojciechowski bail out, and attempted to do the same. At that moment,

  the aircraft became completely uncontrollable, which forced him back

  to the front, where he lost consciousness. The B-17 exploded, and

  Lt. Roso was thrown out of the plane by the explosion, and in free fall

  he regained consciousness and was able to open his chute.....

  The fuselage of 42-102422 ‘Old Shillelagh’ broke into two pieces af-

  ter the attack by the defending ghters. Out of the ten man crew com-

  manded by Lt. Timothy A. Gunn, the only survivor was gunner Sgt. Ste-

  phen Jaski. After the ghters drove home their attack, he attempted

  to care for the heavily wounded Sgt. Nicholas and to open the cover of

  the lower turret. The aircraft exploded, and he was ejected. On hitting

  the ground, the bombs went o in the front half of the machine and the

  resulting explosion scattered the bodies in the section throughout the

  immediate vicinity. The rear part of the airplane fell nearby.

  Lt. M. P. Hildreth, pilot of another downed aircraft, 42-107008:

  ‘I saw the following ships blow up or go down immediately prior to my

  leaving the ship: own by Timothy A. Gunn, Eugene A. Jackson, Hans B.

  Gussarson, Richard F. Coombs, John M. Hommel and Howard B. Smith-

  ers... After I was captured by German civilians near where I went down,

  I was taken to a small village (name not known) here I was forced to

  pick up the remains of the bodies of the crew of Timothy A. Gunn´s

  ship, the last three numbers of the ship were 422, the crew mem-

  bers were taken from the rear section of the ship, which was in-tact,

  Ball-turret operator, tail gunner, left waist gunner, radio operator.

  It looked as if the front section blew up, I did pick up small pieces of

  bodies over about 2 acres of eld and place them in a wagon. I talked

  to an enlisted man who said that he was the right waist gunner, he said

  he was thrown from the ship and knew nothing of what happened to

  the remainder of the crew’

  Of the eleven-man crew of the radar equipped (PFF) aircraft,

  42-97584, ve were lost, including pilot Lt. John M Hommel. Co-pilot

  Lt. Garden C. Ball later after the war recalled: ‘After the rst pass we

  were the only ship left in the squadron. It was then that we slipped the

  ship down to the right trying to put the re in the right wing out, but

  to no avail. After levelling the ship, we found that the left wing was

  also on re and the ghters were continuing their attacks. It was then

  John gave the order to bail out.

  Pat Rooney left the ship rst, then Fitzgibbons, Peterson, Herbie

  and myself, all leaving from the front hatch. We were never able to

  drop our bombs. Just before leaving the ship I reached up and gave

  John a pull on the leg as he was still in the seat. He gave me the go

  ahead sign, but never made an attempt to leave the seat. The cockpit

  of the ship was pretty well shot up, but neither John nor myself were

  hit. In my opinion John knew that there was a wounded man, Trevor,

  on board and for that reason he would not leave the ship.’

  The above mentioned Lt. Thomas A. Trevor was radar equipped

  ‘Mickey’ ‘s navigator who’s position was in the radio room, where he

  was hit be a round in the rst attack. T/Sgt W.L. Leukering tried to save

  Lt. Trevor, but neither man would survive the impending explosion.

  Memories on the pilot, Lt. Hommel, were expressed by bombardier

  Lt. Herbert P. Leblanc: ‘He had often said that should our ship ever

  catch re, his one hope was to have the presence of mind and fortitude

  to handle his plane and enable the crew to get out of the ship. I can

  honestly say that he was not lacking and I believe that such heroism

  should not go unrewarded.’

  S/Sgt. Owen C. Hurst was the only survivor from the eleven-man

  crew commanded by Lt. Hans B. Gussarson. Their B-17G 42-97671 was

  hit by ghters and corkscrewed into the ground.

  Similarly, out of the ten-man crew of 44-6174 (pilot Lt. Eugene A.

  Jackson), the only survivor was upper gunner Sgt. Erickson.

  Lt. John M. Hommel

  was recommended by

  the 483rd BG HQ for

  the Silver Star medal

  on the 23rd July 1944,

  although the command

  had no knowledge

  about tragedy on

  board Hommel´s ship.

  His personal heroism

  was described by his

  surviving crewmates

  after the war.

  B-17G 42-97584, PFF, Pilot Lt. John M. Hommel, 816th BS, 483rd Bomb Group,

  crashed at Memholz/Kempten, 5 KIA, 6 POW

  [prole: Jan Zdiarský]

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  Greater luck was met by the entire crew of 42-107008 ‘Flack O

  Limits’, that on the orders of the pilot, Lt.Major P. Hildreth exited the

  aircraft and took to their chutes.

  Only two members of the crew of 42-107172, under the command

  of Lt. Richard R. Combs, were saved. Upper gunner Wright W. McGee

  was preparing to exit the aircraft via the lower side doors, by which

  he found the unconscious gunner Sgt. Russel E Becker. He pushed him

  out the door and followed closely behind. Both were saved but were

  taken prisoner.

  Although all members of the crew of 42-107179, commanded by

  Lt. Howard B. Smith, were able to exit their aircraft, one crewman did

  not survive. According to the crew, the parachute of S/Sgt. Thompson,

  who was able to egress the aircraft unscathed, burned up.

  Sgt. R.D. Jamieson, a gunner, was lost out of the crew commanded

  by Russel M. Ward, ying B-17G 44-6177 ‘Dry Run’.

  Waist gunner on 42-107081, Sgt. Melvin H. Sinqueeld said during his

  debrief ‘Lt. Ward´s ship No. 177 was hit in the left wing in the Tokyo

  tank. It rolled over on to the left wing and lost about 500 feet. Three

  men bailed out at this time. The R.W. gunner stayed aboard and shot

  down an F.W. 190. It was now completely on re. Three more men

  bailed out. About 1500 feet below the formation it exploded...’

  T/Sgt. L. P. Studnicka, upper gunner on 42-32044: ‘During the at-

  tack, Lt. Ward´s ship No 177 climbed up alongside of our box and ral-

  lied left with No 3 and 4 engines on re. A few seconds later I saw

  3 chutes open, and almost right after that 3 more chutes opened...’

  Just what went on inside the aircraft was described by waist gun-

  ner Sgt. Durham. Himself wounded, he assisted the other injured waist

  gunner, Sgt. Alfano, when out of the bottom turret appeared a dazed

  and bleeding from the head veteran of over 40 missions, Sgt. Jamieson.

  He strapped on his chute and sat beside the turret. Right after the two

  waist gunners jumped, the aircraft exploded.

  Uncertainty is brought in by Lt. Isham O. Teasley, pilot of 42-107081:

  ‘...ship No. 177 was completely on re, including the left and right

  wing and cockpit. I saw one chute which was on re. The ship turned

  over its back and I think it was impossible for any other persons to get

  out.’

  After a repeated attack by the ghters from the rear, the right

  side of the wing of B-17G 42-102382 ‘Virgin’s Virgin’ was set ablaze.

  The aircraft rolled on its back and exploded in mid-air.

  The team commanded by Lt. Donald W. Bentzen consisted of men

  from ve dierent crews. In the wreckage lay tail gunner Sgt. Daven-

  port, who was last spotted bent over his guns soaked in blood. Accord-

  ing to accounts given by the waist gunners, the rear of the airplane was

  shot up to the point where it would not have been possible to survive

  the attack. After the crew took to their chutes, the aircraft exploded.

  Hits made by the Sturmbocks also served as a trigger on B-17G

  42-107862, piloted by Lt. Don R. Maclin. Radio operator Sgt. Ricciardo

  was spotted laying on the oor of the radio compartment, the pilot

  slumped over his seat, and the lower gunner Sgt. Barney left the tur-

  ret and although was seen approaching the exit doors, was not found

  among the survivors. Sgt. Travis G. Keeling was heavily wounded in the

  legs. He managed to exit the aircraft, but during that night had one of

  his legs amputated at the hospital in Kempten. His other leg, despite

  its injuries, was saved.

  Nearby aircraft reported seeing ames coming out of engine no.2

  which spread to the entire aircraft. Five of the ten crewmembers per-

  ished.

  The same ratio befell the crew commanded by Lt. Stan M. Rickert

  ying B-17G 42-102923, nicknamed ‘Baraz Twins II’.

  From the reportof T.Sgt. James W. Schoeld, radio operator of Crew

  703: ‘Lt. Ricket ship No. 923, went over the top of our ship with all

  engines on re. He was ying Number seven position. All engines were

  still running and the ship seemed to be under control. No chutes were

  observed.’

  B-17G s/n 42-107172, was delivered to the USAAF on Tulsa, OK AB on 13 March 1944. Photo shows this ship before its assignment

  to the 483rd BG and application of group markings.

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  Shortly before that, crew replacement Sgt. John H. Huntley report-

  ed ghters from the rear turret at 7 o’clock high. This was followed by

  a report that his weapons had received a hit, and that he was leaving

  the turret. He was not heard from again.

  When radio operator Sgt. Andrew R. Greeny attempted to egress the

  his burning airplane, he came across the bodies of the waist gunners

  and a shot up rear section.

  Neither the electrical nor hydraulic systems were functioning, and

  in the front of the aircraft, the co-pilot was wrestling with the emer-

  gency escape hatch that would not open....

  Lt. Frederic A. Hicks (Navigator): ‘Our plane was shot down about

  30 seconds to a minute after the battle started. We had no time

  to see what damage the ship had sustained, but I believe it went into

  a spin just before I bailed out. The co-pilot bailed out before me – the

  bombardier followed me. The radio operator told me he bailed out

  of the top hatch in the radio room. And the pilot said the ship was at

  about 5000´when he bailed. It happened somewhere near Kempten,

  Germany.’

  After the crew that could left the aircraft, it split apart and crashed

  into the mountains about 10km from Kempten.

  One of the ve survivors, bombardier Lt. John W. Galt: ‘The Ger-

  mans took me up to the plane and told me there were 3 bodies in it.

  Then they bought out the opened parachute of Sgt. Wertembergerand,

  covered in blood. Later, during an interrogation, I noticed his crash

  bracelet lying with other personal belongings and it was covered with

  dry blood.’

  The ghters also took apart B-17G 42-107170 commanded by

  Lt, James R. Haley. The bottom turret received a direct hit, killing

  gunner Sgt. Jack C. Burns. Are broke out in the radio room and took

  out the intercom. The right wing was in ames. The plane dropped out

  of formation and exploded before hitting the ground. Despite all that,

  the remaining crew was able to bail out. Not all chutes were observed

  Lt. Haley crew on Sterparone base, Italy: standing (L-R) J. J. Blanchard, C. H. Dreps, R. S. Yarnell, C. W. Kleinknecht, and V. J. Rosczewski.

  Kneeling (L-R) P. W. Moewe, E. J. Laerty, J. C. Burns (KIA), J. R. Haley, D. J. Lionette. [Clint E. Daniel Collection]

  Even the stress and fright experienced by these young men doesn’t stop

  them looking back on that event with a black humour, as evidenced on

  this painting by Lt. Parke W. Moewe, co-pilot of B-17G 42-107170, whilst

  created in the Stalag Luft I POW camp. [Clint E. Daniel Collection]

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  from the ground. leading to some pretty detective reasoning expressed

  by the Gendamerie major in Wangen:

  ‘On 18 July 1944, near 11:00 o´clock 5 minutes, a four engined

  bomber was shot down in aerial combat over the boundary between

  Haeberlings/Lanberg, Community of Altmanshofen, District Wangen

  1. A. The machine was torn to pieces in the air. Lt. James Haley,

  0-807840 was stopped by the peasant Geiger and was captured by me.

  One man of the crew was found dead, He was in a condition beyond

  identication. He had a dark complexion and had black curly hair.

  His identication tag could not be found. The dead was buried in the

  Cemetery in Seibranz. Lieutnant Haley reported that ten men were

  in the bomber. Geiger saw ve parachutes. The crew members must

  have escaped. I saw one man ee. Only ve were seen to parachute,

  and one body was recovered, the other four must still lie under the

  machine. The main part of the machine lies buried in the ground where

  it crashed and could only be recovered by crow-bar. the air force com-

  mander in Memmingen was informed and the bomber was inspected.

  A day was taken for the salvage since the machine was far in the

  woods and the country was swampy. Several hundred meters away in

  Seibrans the trapped crew members were buried.An identication tag

  was found. On two pieces of uniform was found the name John T. Blan-

  chard and on a notebook which was sent to the council. The other

  was the name of Carl Kleinnecht. The notebook is of American origin.

  It is very evident that they were the trapped crew members. So far

  in connection with the salvage of the Bomber of the dead will follow

  an additional report with designation of the dead.“

  Randel,

  Major of the Gendamerie”

  The ten-member crewcommanded by Capt. James D. Clark also suf-

  fered heavy loss of life. The destruction of their B-17G 44-6267 is sup-

  ported, among others, by Lt. Hugh M. Row, Jr., pilot in 817 Sq.: ‘On

  Tuesday, 18th July, 1944, on a mission to Air-Drome in Germany, I wit-

  nessed Captain Clark´s ship going down. Ship No. 267. At the beginning

  of the intense ghter attack, 2 mm shells were bursting 20 to 50 feet

  ahead of the ship. The bursts worked their way back until they were

  exploding all around him. First, the rudder was shot away and the tail

  gunner ceased ring. Then his elevators, right and left ailerons were

  shot away. There were holes in the vertical stabilizer. His wings caught

  re. As I pulled away he was listing to the right.’

  Fighter re concentrated on the rear of the bomber killed rear gun-

  ner S/Sgt. Pat Dadson. His body fell out of the resulting disintegration

  of the rear section.

  On reaching the ground by parachute, waist gunner Sgt. Kidwell dis-

  covered the body of Pat Dadson, took his ID tags, and covered the body

  with branches.

  Sgt. J. C. Catherine added: ‘I was the last to leave the aircraft and

  when I went through the waist, the entire rear section of the plane

  was destroyed to the best of my memory... when we found our tail gun-

  ner Pat J. Dadson ASN 17127805 . He was found dead, with practically

  every bone broken in his body, due to the fall from 23000 feet with no

  chute. He must have been blown completely clear of the aircraft when

  enemy ghters red into our ship.

  We of the crew hope that he was killed before his great fall because

  of the horrible death (Imagine falling 23000 feet to your death).’

  Pilots of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 were credited with the destruction of 27

  B-17s and 11 HSS. Additionally, in the same vicinity and at around the

  same time, claims were made by pilots of JG 27, JG 51 and both Gruppe

  of JG 300. All together, the claims amounted to the downing, conrmed

  by the OKL, of 38 B-17s and 13 knocked out of formation (HSS). In real-

  ity, the 5th BW lost ‘a mere’ sixteen aircraft.

  Much to the chagrin of the pilots of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 and II.(Sturm)/

  JG 300, claims of downed B-17s were also made by pilots ying Messer-

  schmitts with I./JG 51, who dove on the bombers despite their assigned

  role of covering both Sturmgruppe and keeping American ghters from

  getting under their skin.

  As I./JG 300 approached the bombers, they were observed by

  US escort ghters. Part of I./JG 300 nished their pass on bombers,

  irrespective of the ghters. Then, some minutes after the combat with

  IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 and the 483rd BG, several dog ghts broke out between

  Bf 109Gs of I./JG 300 and II./JG 27, and P-51s of the 332nd, and also

  part of the 31st Fighter Group, which was originally assigned to escort

  Liberators to Friedrichshafen area. This combat took place in the same

  area and at various altitude levels. Involved US Fighter Groups lost

  6 P-51s (three planes each).

  Memorandum of Lt.Col Barton,

  CO of the 483rd BG, from 19 July

  1944 to his men, shocked by the

  unit’s loss a day before. [483rd BG

  records, via Peter Kaššák].

  Post-war photo of Paul J. Barton

  in the rank of Brigadier General.

  [USAF]

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  HEAVY TAX

  Despite the exaggerated claims of July 18, 1944 over Kempten,

  IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 achieved another signicant success. But it certainly

  wasn’t without expense. Defensive gunners were credited with many

  of the attackers.

  At the time of the nal attacks by IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 on the decimated

  483rd BG, the escort ghters nally arrived, forcing the pilots of the

  Sturmbocks to search for some salvation at lower altitudes.

  Although the numbers claimed by the defensive gunners of the

  bombers (keeping in mind that these didn’t even include claims by

  those gunners that did not make it back to base) were in any case

  overestimated (a total of 53), they were the ones that caused the most

  damage to the Sturmgruppe. This was conrmed by the Sturmbock pi-

  lots themselves, who reported that their biggest source of losses was

  from the bomber defensive re.

  Moritz lost 12 Fw 190A-8/R2 aircraft out of 45 that took o, seven

  pilots being killed, with at least ve being seriously wounded. This was

  for the downing of a conrmed fourteen Flying Fortresses.

  One of the unit’s best pilots, Oblt. Hans Weik, was hit by defensive

  re emanating from the bomber formation, just as he got his 36th kill.

  Seriously wounded hands would keep him from ying again. Command

  of 10th Stael was passed on to Ltn. Walter Hagenah, who on that day

  also claimed the destruction of a B-17G. Wounded Willi Unger of the

  11th Stael had to forced land at Memmingen (some sources claiming

  he bailed out of his aircraft). Gefr. Erich Erck of the 11th Stael died

  after gaining his rst victory. A similar fate befell Uz. Hans Scheu of

  the same Stael. he managed to bail out and take to his chute, but suc-

  cumbed to his injuries later that day. The 12th Stael lost four pilots,

  who were credited with kills in the same battle: Fw. Hubert Borowski

  (rst victory), Fw. Otfried Baisch (second victory), Fw. Helmut Starke

  (rst), and Ogefr. Alfred Schwarz (rst and second kills). Lt. Karl-Dieter

  Hecker of the 12th Stael was hit by defensive re from the bombers

  having claimed a B-17G just prior.

  On the 18th July 1944, Gerhard Vivroux of 11. Stael achieved his 7th victory over Kempton, for

  which he claimed a HSS of a B-17G. The photo below, with the Fw 190A-6, was taken during his

  service with Sturmstael 1. On 6 October 1944, Gerhard Vivroux received severe injuries which

  later,

  on 25 October 1944, resulted in his death. He died at Lazaret, Teupitz. In addition to his other

  medals, he received the Deutches Kreuz in Gold, Ehrenpokal Luftwae, Frontug-Spange für

  Jäger in Bronze, and lastly the Verwundetabzeichen in Gold for the injury that 19 days later

  caused his death.

  [Both photos and document: Archive of Jagdgeschwader 4 & Sturmsta󰀨el 1 / Museum of Air Battle over the Ore

  Mountains on September 11th, 1944]

  Oskar Romm of

  12. Stael became the

  most successful ghter

  pilot of the battle on 18

  July 1944. He claimed

  two victories over B-

  17s and one

  P-51. Later on in the

  war Oskar Romm

  became the CO of

  IV(Sturm)/JG 3.

  [photo: Erich Brown]

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  Both photos above: Willy Unger was one of

  most successful Sturmjägers. The downing

  a B-17 in Kempten was his 12th victory.

  [photo: Erich Brown]

  Oskar Bösch of 11. Stael claimed

  the downing of a B-17 during an

  initial attack at 10:50. That day he

  increased his score to 5 victories.

  [photo: Archive of Jagdgeschwader 4

  & Sturmsta󰀨el 1 / Museum of Air Battle

  over the Ore Mountains on September

  11th, 1944]

  Right: Walter Hagenah of 10. Stael

  claimed a victory over a B-17G at 10:50, in

  the Kempten area

  [photo: Erich Brown]

  Below right: On the 18th July 1944, Hans Weik

  of 10. Stael achieved his 36th and last victory.

  During an attack on a bomber formation, he

  received return re from bomber gunners. This

  injury disqualied him from operational ying

  until end of the war. [photo: Erich Brown]

  Group photo of pilots from Sturmstael 1, on the front of a Fw 190A-7/R2, April 1944. Some of

  these men later served together with IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 and participated in the combat of 18 July

  1944. These victories, some doubled, were claimed by Werner Gerth (6 from left – 15th and 16th

  victory), Kurt Roehrich (7th from left – 12th and 13th victory), Willi Maximowitz (4th from right

  – 9th victory) and Oskar Bösch (2nd from right – 5 victories). In the center, wearing a leather

  overcoat, is Sturmstael 1 CO, Maj. Hans-Günter von Kornatzki. From fteen Sturmjägers on

  the picture, only three survived the war...

  [photo: Archive of Jagdgeschwader 4 & Sturmsta󰀨el 1 /

  Museum of Air Battle over the Ore Mountains on September 11th, 1944]

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  Fw 190A-8/R2, Uz. Willi Maximowitz 11./IV.(Sturm)/JG 3, Dreux, 06/1944

  [photo: Archive of Jagdgeschwader 4 & Sturmsta󰀨el 1 / Museum of Air Battle over the Ore Mountains]

  Willi Maximowitz and Gerhard Vivroux were already close friends during their service with Sturmstael 1 (on photo).

  They later served together at IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 and participated in the combat of 18. 7. 1944. None of these two big

  friends survived. Vivroux died of his injuries on October 25th, 1944. Maximowitz perished on 20 April 1945.

  [photo: Archive of Jagdgeschwader 4 & Sturmsta󰀨el 1 / Museum of Air Battle over the Ore Mountains

  on September 11th, 1944]

  [prole: Petr Štěpánek sr.]

  Uz. Willi Maximowitz

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  Fw 190A-8/R2, Lt. Werner Gerth, IV.(Sturm)/JG 3,

  Memmingen, 07/1944

  [prole: Petr Štěpánek sr.]

  Werner Gerth of 11. Stael achieved his 15th victory, downing a B-17G in the area SE of Kempten

  during the rst attack at 10:50. Two minutes later he claimed another one. Gerth was killed

  on 2 November 1944 with a score of 27 victories. 22 of them were for four-engined bombers.

  He himself was shot down at least twelve times.

  [photo: Archive of Jagdgeschwader 4 & Sturmsta󰀨el 1 / Museum of Air Battle over the Ore Mountains

  on September 11th, 1944]

  IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 pilots claims for 18 July 1944

  [Tony Woods, O.K.L. Fighter Claims Chef für Ausz. und Dizsiplin Luftwaen-Personalamt L.P. , Reich, West & Südfront May-July 1944]

  Name   Stafel  Type  Area    Time

  Fw. Josef Brandt: 5 10./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.600 m. 10.50

  Fw. Otto Erhardt: 10 1 0./JG 3 B-17 HSS -

  Fw. Otto Erhardt: 11 (verv.) 10./JG 3 B-17 HSS -

  Gefr. Günther Heinig: 1 10./JG 3 B-17 50 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.600 m. 10.50

  Gefr. Günther Heinig: 3 10./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.700 m. 10.50

  Ltn. Walter Hagenah: 13 10./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.500 m. 10.50

  Oblt. Hans Weik: 36 (verv.) 10./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.600 m. 10.50

  Uz. Hubert Drdla: 2 10./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.600 m. 10.50

  Uz. Hubert Drdla: 3 10./JG 3 B-17 50 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.600 m. 10.50

  Fw. Gerhard Vivroux: 7 11./JG 3 B-17 HSS -

  Fw. Kurt Roehrich: 12 11./JG 3 B-17 S.E. Kempten at 7.000 m. 10.52

  Fw. Kurt Roehrich: 13 11./JG 3 B-17 HSS -

  Fw. Willi Maximowitz: 9 11./JG 3 B-17 S.E. Kempten: 7.000 m. 10.50

  Gefr. Erich Erck: 1 (+) 11./JG 3 B-17 S.E. Kempten: 7.000 m. 10.50

  Ltn. Werner Gerth: 15 11./JG 3 B-17 S.E. Kempten: 7.000 m. 10.50

  Ltn. Werner Gerth: 16 11./JG 3 B-17 S.E. Kempten at 7.600 m. 10.52

  Obgefr. Erich Erck: 2 11./JG 3 B-17 HSS S.E. Kempten at 7.000 m. 10.52

  Uz. Friedrich Essig: 2 11./JG 3 B-17 HSS -

  Uz. Hans Scheu: 1 (+) 11./JG 3 B-17 HSS -

  Uz. Helmut Keune: 2 11./JG 3 B-17 HSS -

  Uz. Oskar Bösch: 5 11./JG 3 B-17 S.E. Kempten: 7.000 m. 10.50

  Uz. Wolfgang Engel: 2 11./JG 3 B-17 S.E. Kempten: 6.500-7.000 m. 10.47

  Uz. Wolfgang Engel: 3 11./JG 3 B-17 S.E. Kempten: 7.000 m. 10.50

  Fhj.Fw. Heinz Angres: 1 12./JG 3 B-17 HSS -

  Fhj.Fw. Heinz Angres: 2 12./JG 3 B-17 HSS -

  Fw. Helmut Starke: 1 (+) 12./JG 3 B-17 40 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.500 m. 10.50

  Fw. Helmut Wichmann: 3 12./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.500 m. 10.50

  Fw. Hubert Borowski: 1 (+) 12./JG 3 B-17 HSS -

  Fw. Otfried Baisch: 2 (+) 12./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.500 m. 10.50

  Fw. Willi Unger: 12 (verv.) 12./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.500 m. 10.50

  Ltn. Karl-Dieter Hecker: 5 12./JG 3 B-17 20 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.500 m. 10.50

  Ltn. Oskar Romm: 78 12./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.500 m. 10.50

  Ltn. Oskar Romm: 79 12./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.800 m. 10.50

  Ltn. Oskar Romm: 80 12./JG 3 P-51 bei Kempten: 7.500 m. [Bayern] 10.55

  Obgefr. Alfred Schwarz: 1 12./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.500 m. 10.49

  Obgefr. Alfred Schwarz: 2 (+) 12./JG 3 P-51 3 km. S.E. Kempten: tieug 10.50

  Uz. Hans-Joachim Scholz: 3 12./JG 3 B-17 30 km. S.E. Memmingen: 7.500 m. 10.50

  Uz. Heinz Jeworrek: 6 12./JG 3 B-17 40 km. S.E. Memmingen: 200 m. 10.55

  Uz. Reinhold Homann: 3 12./JG 3 B-17 Raum Memmingen: 7.000 m. 10.55

  Hptm. Wilhelm Moritz: 41 Stab IV./JG 3 B-17 Raum Kempten: 7.600 m. 10.50

  Claims of 483rd BG on

  18 July 11944

  [483rd BG records,

  via Peter Kaššák]

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  OVER MEMMINGEN

  After the Sturmbock attacks subsided, the remnants of the 483rd BG

  continued on to their targets, followed by the other Groups of the 5th

  BW - the 2nd, 97th, 99th, 301st and 463rd BG. Some Bomb Groups ying

  in this formation were sporadically attacked.

  B-17G 42-102943 of the 301st BG was over target area by 11:04 hrs.

  It was hit by ghters and crashed during an attempt to return alone

  whilst over Bolzano, Italy. The tail gunner was killed by the ghter at-

  tack, and the rest of Lt. Wilson’s crew became POWs.

  One loss was from the 2nd BG. Their B-17G 42-31889 had severe

  problems with engine temperature, and whilst already over Alps, it was

  unable to stay in formation. Even the jettisoning of bombs didn´t helps,

  so ten minutes before IP, the crew abandoned the journey and turned

  towards neutral Switzerland. After crash-landing in Dübendorf, it was

  discovered by Swiss technicians that there was sand in the oil tanks.

  Lt. Pedig’s entire crew was interned.

  Twelve surviving B-17s of the 483rd BG reached their assigned target

  at 10:55 hrs, and dropped their 36-ton load of bombs with excellent

  results, hitting the aim point. After their attack, another group of the

  5th BW followed.

  The bombing under conditions of excellent visibility caused exten-

  sive damage. Several hangars were destroyed, the landing strip was

  damaged and many aircraft dispersed around the eld and in the hang-

  ars were destroyed. The cost of life was also high, with some 200 mili-

  tary personnel being killed and another 100 injured. IV.(Sturm)/JG 3

  lost at least twelve ground personnel.

  Based on the INTOPS Summary of MTO Strategic Air Force, No. 362

  was the target bombed by 79 B-17s (from 167 which were dispatched

  for the mission), collectively dropping 203.5 tons of bombs. The bomb-

  ing results are mentioned in the document as thus: „Bomb strike photos

  show 118 E/A present (40 S/E, 77 T/E and 1 Multi-Engine). Claims are

  14-4-14. A heavy concentration of strike covers entire installation area

  of the North side of the A/D. Two and possibly three of very large

  hangars were very heavily hit and totally destroyed. Four other hang-

  ars on the North perimeter suered direct hits and damage by blast.

  A very large hangar on the West boundary received direct hits and near

  misses. Two warehouses and adjacent rolling stock in the South-central

  part suered direct hits followed by res and two explosions. Several

  small shops in the S.E. corner received direct hits and near misses. Sev-

  eral units of barracks in East part of the area suered direct hits and

  were destroyed. Scattered damage to shops, barracks and administra-

  tion buildings in the West end of the area, is also visible.“

  Due to weather reasons, twenty-seven B-17G of the 97th BG failed

  to proceed to their target, so they bombed an RR bridge in Casarsa

  as a last resort target.

  On a return ight, the 483rd BG was attacked once again over Inns-

  bruck. Some 25 Bf 109s approached out of the sun and attacked the

  front of the formation, disappearing under the formation. No losses

  or claims occurred from

  this incident.

  During the aforemen-

  tioned mission, crews

  of the 483rd BG claimed

  28-7-2*6 German ght-

  ers. This score was later

  uprated to 53-8-5 (from

  this gure are claimed 58

  Fw 190s as destroyed or

  damaged – much more than

  was the actual number

  of all Fw 190s originally

  scrambled from Memmin-

  gen).

  The 483rd BG returned

  to base, less 14 B-17s and

  their crews, and two crates

  had major damage, and six

  had minor damage, with

  one seriously and 3 slightly

  injured crew members

  aboard. Aircraft No. 792

  emergency landed at Fer-

  mo base, Italy.

  For the mission on

  18 July 1944 the 483rd BG

  received the Distinguished

  Unit Citation.

  Top: Target photo of

  Memmingen from 18 July

  1944 by 301st BG. The

  north-west part of the

  aerodrome is covered by

  dense smoke, bomb hits

  are visible,

  also on the runway and

  perimeter tracks.

  [NARA]

  Recon photo of the Mem-

  mingen AD after the attack

  from 5th BW on 18 July

  1944. [NARA]

  Presidental (Distinguished)

  Unit Citation ribbon.

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  Maj. WILHELM MORITZ

  Wilhelm Moritz was born on June 29, 1913 in Hamburg-Altona and

  joined the Reichswehr at twenty. Soon thereafter, he was transferred

  to the Luftwae where he undertook aerial and then pilot training. He

  became a pilot of twin engined aircraft and he was assigned to II./

  Zerstorergeschwader 1 equipped with Bf 110s which he ew during the

  Polish campaign. From the summer of 1940, he ew the Bf 109E in Nor-

  way and in France with 6./JG 77, the unit he served with in the battle

  against Great Britain. On September 9, 1940 as an Obertleutnant, he

  got his rst command of the Stael that he served with at the time. At

  the beginning of 1941 he was the CO of EinstazStael/Jagdiegerschule

  4 in Furth-Buchschwab and served in that role until March 21, 1942.,

  when this unit became the basis for the rebuilt 11./JG 1 ying o of

  elds in Germany and Holland. As its CO, he served with the rank of

  Hauptman from April 4 until September 10, 1942. The combat life of

  Moritz with the last two units was not particularly eventful. Changes

  came about after October, 1942, when he took over command of 12./

  JG 51. Over the course of serving for a year on the Eastern Front he

  gained twenty-ve victories. From October 19, 1943 he served as the

  commanding ocer of 6. Stael JG 3 with which he took part in the

  Defence of the Reich.

  On April 18, 1944, he took over command of IV.Gruppe Jagdge-

  schwader 3 at Salzwedel from Hptm. Heinz Lang. At the time of his

  arrival, the unit was in the process of transitioning from the Bf 109G

  to the Fw 190 and was assigned the task of combating formations of

  Allied bombers. The tactics that were to be adopted for this role were

  developed by Sturmstael 1 and for this reason, among others, expe-

  rienced pilots from this unit would form the basis of the transformed

  IV.(Sturm)/JG 3. Although with 33 kills to his credit, Moritz had more

  success in terms of numbers than his subordinates, but when it came to

  the tactics to be used, he was a rookie. However, Moritz was passionate

  and a capable CO, and soon he was able to make IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 into

  an eective, well oiled machine. His own capabilities even in his new

  role were demonstrated as early as April 22, 1944, when he shot down

  a B-24, which was his 34th kill. Others followed through the spring and

  early summer, 1944. A big day for Moritz came on July 7, 1944, when his

  Sturgruppe came into contact with 8th USAAF bombers in the vicinity

  of Merseburg. In co-operation with JG 300, commanded by Major Dahl,

  pilots of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 were credited with 21 kills against bombers

  and the COs of both units were very much noticed by the leadership and

  also gained considerable media attention.

  The success was repeated on July 18,

  1944 on the day that is the subject of this

  article. After that specic success, Wil-

  helm Moritz was awarded the Knight’s

  Cross.

  The growing inuence of American

  escorting P-51s over Germany caused a

  decrease in the eectiveness of the Stur-

  mgruppen. Despite this fact, IV.(Sturm)/JG

  3 was able to gain several other notewor-

  thy successes, usually in co-operation with

  JG 300. An example was on September 11,

  1944, when together they attacked 1st Air

  Division bombers heading for targets in

  the area of Merseburg. Other signicant

  dates included September 27, 1944 and

  November 2 of the same year. All of these

  operations, associated with a healthy dose

  of success, always were also accompanied

  by heavy losses. Even despite the eort

  of the Sturmbock pilots, the numbers of

  Allied bombers over continental Europe

  steadily rose and thanks to USAAF and RAF

  round the clock bombing, the reality of

  the outcome began to feel like a certainty.

  On October 1st, Moritz was made a Major.

  The nal sizeable combat conducted

  by the Sturmbocks of IV. Gruppe JG 3 on

  November 2, 1944 saw what was likely the

  nal kill gained by Moritz when he downed

  a B-17G. Constant pressure from his com-

  mand duties and the general situation drove

  Moritz to a nervous breakdown, thanks

  to which on December 5, 1944, he was

  recalled from his function as IV.(Sturm)/

  JG 3 CO. In actual fact, though, his

  physical and psychological state

  were far from the only reasons for

  this recall, and some blame is cer-

  tainly to be put on his frequent be-

  ing at odds with Reichsmarschall

  Goring.

  After a short rest, he was

  made CO of the non-combat

  IV./Erganzungs-Jagdgeschwader 1

  on December 14, 1944. He led the

  unit until April 17, 1945 when he

  was assigned CO of II.(Sturm)/JG

  4, taking those duties over from

  Maj. Rudolf Schroder. Although

  it meant the return of Moritz to

  the Sturmgruppe , it was far from

  the assignment he would’ve liked.

  The swansong of the armoured

  Fw 190s attacking bomber forma-

  tions had already sounded long

  before. The unit fullled a role

  that more closely resembled that of ghter-bomber, attacking columns

  and various escorts in the vicinity of Berlin. During this period, Moritz

  ew only sporadically. However, for his pilots and ground personnel, he

  planned all the missions to the end, ensured logistical support, per-

  formed essential administrative duties and was a support for his men

  under increasingly dicult and for them, critical, conditions.

  Wilhelm Moritz was one of a few Luftwae pilots that ew from the

  very beginning to the very end of the war. The same can be said of be-

  ing one of a few Sturmjager pilots to survive to a relatively mature age.

  When the war ended, he was just shy of 32. Behind him were some 500

  combat sorties, 44 conrmed kills with twelve four engined bombers

  among them. He died in Canada in 2010 at the age of 97 years.

  Signicant Awards:

  Knight Cross (Ritterkreuz), July 18, 1944; Ehrenpokal der Luftwae;

  Iron Cross, 1st and 2nd Class; Deutchez Kreuz in Gold, 1945;

  Registration in Wehrmachtbericht (July 8, 1944)

  Fw 190A-8/R2 W.Nr. 681382, Hptm. Wilhelm Moritz,

  Gruppenkommandeur IV.(Sturm)/JG 3, 09/1944

  [prole: Petr Štěpánek sr.]

  Maj. Wilhelm Moritz, as CO of

  II.(Sturm)/JG 4, at the end of WWII.

  [photo: Archive of Jagdgeschwader 4 & Stur-

  msta󰀨el 1 / Museum of Air Battle over the Ore

  Mountains]

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  Four B-17G of 15th USAAF,

  most probably 483rd BG,

  this time also with ghter

  escort...

  [NARA]

  Special thanks to Peter Kaššák, Erich Brown, Eric Mombeek, Dan Case, Clint E. Daniel, John Bubak and Jim Hatch

  SOURCES:

  - Operations Order 5th BW, No. 626

  - Intelligence Annex 5th BW, Op. No. 628

  - 483rd BG Mission Report for 18 July 1944

  - 483rd BG Special Narrative Report for 18 July 1944

  - Operations Order No. 110, 49th BW, for 18 July 1944

  - NARA: Missing Air Crew Reports for 483rd, 331st and 2nd Bomb Group, 18 July 1944

  - 2nd BG_Second Was First 11 - Chapter 11 - Operations- July 1944

  - 5th Bomb Wing planes names

  - Archive of Jagdgeschwader 4 & Sturmstael 1 / Museum of Air Battle over the Ore Mountains on September 11th, 1944

  - Willi Reschke: Jagdgeschwader 301/302 “Wilde Sau”

  - Donald Caldwell: Day Fighters in Defence of the Reich: A War Diary, 1942 – 45

  - Jean-Yves Lorant, Richard Goyat: JG 300 Wilde Sau Vol. 1

  - Eric Mombeek: Sturmjäger, vol. I., II.

  - Peter Kacha: Aces of the Luftwafe (www.luftwae.cz)

  - Michael Holm: Luftwae 1943-1945 (www.ww2.dk)

  - Clint E. Daniel Collection

  - John Weal: Luftwae Sturmgruppen

  - Roger A. Freeman, David Osborne: The B-17 Flying Fortress story

  NOTES:

  Note 1: IP (Initial Point) was the last way point before acquuiring the target

  where the unit would change formations in preparation for its bombing run

  maintaining altitude and course, something that anti-aircraft units enjoyed.for

  what are probably pretty obvious reasons.

  Note 2: This fact dispels one of the myths of the ‘Red Tails’, the 332nd FG

  ‘Tuskegee Airmen’, that speaks of no bombers being lost during their escort du-

  ties. Regardless of the reasons or mistakes made, it was this unit, among others,

  that failed to make the planned rendezvous with the 483rd BG and entered the

  combat eight minutes late, by which time it was all pretty much over....

  Note 3: 2./JG 51 was assigned during this period to be under the command of

  IV.(Sturm)/JG 3, as the Gruppe´s defence Stael. Later, on 10 August 1944,

  it was transformed into 16./JG 3.

  Note 4: II./JG 300 was converted into II.(Sturm)/JG 300 during July 1944, and

  their standard Fw 190A-8 were subsequently replaced by Fw 190A-8/R2

  Note 5: based on info by Don Caldwell. Some bomber crews from various units,

  reported attacks by Bf 110 or Me 210 on that day.

  Note 6: (destroyed-probably destroyed-damaged)

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  Recommended for kit Cat. No. 11110.

  Recommended for kit Cat. No. 11110.

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  648317

  Ki-61-Id wheels

  1/48 Tamiya

  Brassin set - undercarriage

  wheels for Ki-61-Id in 1/48 sca-

  le by Tamiya. Set includes both

  main wheels and a tailwheel.

  Set contains:

  - resin: 3 parts,

  - decals: no,

  - photo-etched details: no,

  - painting mask: yes

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  BRASSIN 05/2017

  648318

  SE.5a propeller four-blade

  1/48 Eduard

  Brassin set - four-blade pro-

  peller for SE.5a in 1/48 scale

  by Eduard.

  Set contains:

  - resin: 2 parts,

  - decals: no,

  - photo-etched details: yes,

  - painting mask: no.

  648319

  SE.5a radiator - Hispano Suiza for 4blade prop

  1/48 Eduard

  Brassin set - the radiator for

  SE.5a powered by Hispano

  Suiza engine with 4blade prop

  in 1/48 scale by Eduard.

  Set contains:

  - resin: 4 parts,

  - decals: no,

  - photo-etched details: yes,

  - painting mask: no.

  Recommended for kit Cat. No. R0015.

  Recommended for kit Cat. No. R0015.

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  648321

  Ki-61-Id gun barrels

  1/48

  Brassin set - gun barrels for

  Ki-61-Id in 1/48 scale

  by Tamiya.

  Set contains:

  - resin: 2 parts,

  - decals: no,

  - photo-etched details: no

  - painting mask: no.

  Brassin set - cockpit for Spitre

  Mk.VIII in 1/72 scale

  by Eduard.

  Set contains:

  - resin: 22 parts,

  - decals: no,

  - photo-etched details: yes,

  color

  - painting mask: no.

  648320

  SE.5a radiator - Hispano Suiza for 2blade prop

  1/48 Eduard

  Brassin set - the radiator for

  SE.5a powered by Hispano

  Suiza engine with 2blade prop

  in 1/48 scale by Eduard.

  Set includes radiator with pho-

  to-etched details.

  Set contains:

  - resin: 4 parts,

  - decals: no,

  - photo-etched details: yes,

  - painting mask: no.

  672156

  Spitre Mk.VIII cockpit

  1/72

  BRASSIN 05/2017

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  Recommended for kit Cat. No. R0015.

  Recommended for kit Cat. No. 2119.

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  BRASSIN 05/2017

  Collection of 3 Brassin sets for Bf 109F

  in 1/48 scale by Eduard.

  - engine & fuselage guns,

  - control surfaces,

  - landing aps.

  All sets included in this BIG SIN are available separately,

  but with every BIG SIN set you save up to 30%.

  SIN64830

  Bf 109F ADVANCED

  1/48 Eduard

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  HMS Hood

  1/200 Trumpeter

  HMS Hood pt. AA guns and rocket launchers 1/200 Trumpeter (53187)

  HMS Hood pt.2 radars 1/200 Trumpeter (53188)

  SELECTED 05/2017

  PHOTO-ETCHED

  AND MASKSSETS

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  USS Iwo Jima LHD-7 pt.3 superstructure 1/350 Trumpeter (53184)

  Mirage III E/R

  1/32 Italeri

  PE-SETS AND MASKS 05/2017

  Mirage III E/R exterior 1/32 Italeri (32403)

  Mirage III E 1/32 Italeri (32907)

  Mirage III R 1/32 Italeri (32908)

  Mirage III E/R seatbelts STEEL 1/32 Italeri (32909)

  Mirage III E 1/32 Italeri (33166) (Zoom)

  Mirage III R 1/32 Italeri (33167)(Zoom)

  Mirage III E/R 1/32 Italeri (JX200) (Mask)

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  Su-17 M3/M4 exterior 1/48 Kiy Hawk (48922)

  Su-17 M3/M4 F.O.D. 1/48 Kiy Hawk (48923)

  Su-17 M3/M4 air brakes 1/48 Kiy Hawk (48924)

  Su-17 M3/M4 interior 1/48 Kiy Hawk (49829)

  Su-17 M3/M4 seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Kiy Hawk (49830)

  Su-17 M3/M4 interior 1/48 Kiy Hawk (FE829) (Zoom)

  Su-17 M3/M4 1/48 Kiy Hawk (EX551) (Mask)

  Su-17 M3/M4

  1/48 Kitty Hawk

  PE-SETS AND MASKS 05/2017

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  H8K2 Emily

  1/72 Hasegawa

  PE-SETS AND MASKS 05/2017

  H8K2 Emily nose interior 1/72 Hasegawa (72650)

  H8K2 Emily rear interior 1/72 Hasegawa (72651)

  H8K2 Emily exterior 1/72 Hasegawa (72652)

  H8K2 Emily maintenance plaorms 1/72 Hasegawa (72653)

  H8K2 Emily cockpit interior 1/72 Hasegawa (73592)

  H8K2 Emily 1/72 Hasegawa (SS592) (Zoom)

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  PE-SETS AND MASKS 05/2017

  MiG-29UB Izdelye 9.51

  1/72 Trumpeter

  MiG-29UB Izdelye 9.51 1/72 Trumpeter (73593)

  MiG-29UB Izdelye 9.51 1/72 Trumpeter (SS593) (Zoom)

  MiG-29UB Izdelye 9.51 1/72 Trumpeter (CX482) (Mask)

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  Bf 109G-6

  1/48 Zvezda

  PE-SETS AND MASKS 05/2017

  Bf 109G-6 1/48 Zvezda (49831)

  Bf 109G-6 seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Zvezda (49832)

  Bf 109G-6 1/48 Zvezda (FE831) (Zoom)

  Bf 109G-6 1/48 Zvezda (EX552) (Mask)

  E-BUNNY SQUAT

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  32899 B-17E/F bomb rack

  32900 B-17E/F interior

  32901 B-17E/F front interior

  32904 B-17E/F radio compartment

  49807 P-40C

  49808 P-40C seatbelts STEEL

  48911 P-40Clandingaps

  EX542 P-40C

  49809 F2H-2

  49810 F2H-2 seatbelts STEEL

  48912 F2H-2landingaps

  EX543 F2H-2

  BIG3375 B-17E/F PART 2 1/32 HKM

  BIG49170 P-40C 1/48 Bronco

  BIG49171 F2H-2 1/48 Kitty Hawk

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  All sets included in this BIG ED are available separately,

  but with every BIG ED set you save up to 30%.

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  KITS

  7441 F6F-3 1/72 Weekend edition

  70112 Fw190A-8/R2    1/72 ProPACK

  11110 Crusader 1/48 Limited edition

  R0015 SE.5a Dual Combo 1/48 Royal Class

  PHOTO-ETCHED SET

  53187 HMS Hood pt. 1 AA guns & rocket launchers 1/200 Trumpeter

  53188 HMS Hood pt. 2 radars 1/200 Trumpeter

  32403 Mirage III E/R exterior 1/32 Italeri

  32907 Mirage III E 1/32 Italeri

  32908 Mirage III R 1/32 Italeri

  32909 Mirage III E/R seatbelts STEEL 1/32 Italeri

  48922 Su-17 M3/M4 exterior 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  48923 Su-17 M3/M4 F.O.D. 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  48924 Su-17 M3/M4 air brakes 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  48925 F-8E upgrade set 1/48 Eduard

  49829 Su-17 M3/M4 interior 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  49830 Su-17 M3/M4 seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  49831 Bf 109G-6 1/48 Zvezda

  49832 Bf 109G-6 seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Zvezda

  72650 H8K2 Emily nose interior 1/72 Hasegawa

  72651 H8K2 Emily rear interior 1/72 Hasegawa

  72652 H8K2 Emily exterior 1/72 Hasegawa

  72653 H8K2 maintenance platforms 1/72 Hasegawa

  73592 H8K2 Emily cockpit interior 1/72 Hasegawa

  73593 MiG-29UB Izdelye 9.51 1/72 Trumpeter

  ZOOMS

  33166 Mirage III E 1/32 Italeri

  33167 Mirage III R 1/32 Italeri

  FE826 SeatbeltsItalyWWIIghtersSTEEL    1/48

  FE829 Su-17 M3/M4 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  FE831 Bf 109G-6 1/48 Zvezda

  SS592 H8K2 Emily 1/72 Hasegawa

  SS593 MiG-29UB Izdelye 9.51 1/72 Trumpeter

  SS594 SeatbeltsItalyWWIIghtersSTEEL    1/72

  MASKS

  JX200 Mirage III E/R 1/32 Italeri

  EX551 Su-17 M3/M4 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  EX552 Bf 109G-6 1/48 Zvezda

  EX553 Su-25UB/UBK    1/48 Směr

  CX482 MiG-29UB Izdelye 9.51 1/72 Trumpeter

  CX483 B-17Gantiglarepanels(BO&DLproduction)  1/72 Airx

  DECALS

  D72014 F6F stencils 1/72 Eduard

  BIGED

  BIG3375 B-17E/F PART 2 1/32 HKM

  BIG49170 P-40C 1/48 Bronco

  BIG49171 F2H-2 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  BRASSIN

  632101 Sniper ATP 1/32

  632102 MER 1/32

  632103 TER 1/32

  648301 Crusader air intakes 1/48 Hasegawa

  648302 Crusader exhaust nozzle 1/48 Hasegawa

  648317 Ki-61-Id wheels 1/48 Tamiya

  648318 SE.5a propeller four-blade 1/48 Eduard

  648319 SE.5a radiator - Hispano Suiza for 4blade prop 1/48 Eduard

  648320 SE.5a radiator - Hispano Suiza for 2blade prop 1/48 Eduard

  648321 Ki-61-Id gun barrels 1/48 Tamiya

  672156 SpitreMk.VIIIcockpit    1/72 Eduard

  BIGSIN

  SIN64830 Bf 109F advanced 1/48 Eduard

  May 2017

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  BUILT

  Fw 190A-8/R2

  1/72

  built by Jan Baranec

  Camo A

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  Cat. No. 70112

  Wilhelm Moritz was born on June 29th, 1913 in Hamburg and joined

  the German army in 1933. He was assigned to the air force and went

  throughghterpilottraining.Thebeginningofthewarfoundhimying

  the twin engined Bf 110 with II./ZG 1. In the summer of 1940 he was

  reassigned to 6./JG 77 and in April 1942, he served as CO of 11./

  JG 1. In September 1942, he was transferred to JG 51 on the Eastern

  Frontwherehewouldgoontoshootdowntwenty-veaircraft.OnOc-

  tober 19th, 1943, he was made Staffelkapitan of 6./JG 3. JG 3 was a

  componentoftheghternetworktaskedwiththedefenceoftheReich

  (Reichsverteidigung) and on April 18th, 1944, Wilhelm Moritz became

  the CO of its IV. Gruppe. This Gruppe specialised in the use of heavily

  armedandarmouredsingleenginedghtersagainstAlliedfour-engined

  bombers. He was relieved of his command of IV. Gruppe on December

  5th, 1944, following a nervous breakdown and after recuperating he

  took over command of the Luftwaffe replacement training unit IV./EJG

  1. He found his way back to a combat unit before the war ended, beco-

  ming CO of II./JG 4 on April 18th, 1945, a post he held till the end of

  the war. He is credited with the downing of 44 enemy aircraft in total.

  He was awarded the Knight‘s Cross on July 18th, 1944.

  Moritz‘s aircraft carried the standard Luftwaffe ghter camouage

  scheme. Aircraft of IV./JG 3 had black engine cowls. The double wedge

  identiestheGruppeleader‘saircraftandthewavemarkingontherear

  fuselage was carried by aircraft of the IV. Gruppe. Fuselage armour

  plates protecting the cockpit were light gray or unpainted. The majority

  of JG 3 aircraft carried the unit marking on the engine cowl, but availa-

  blephotographscannotconrmwhetherornotthiswasthecasewiththis

  machineownbyMoritz.

  Hptm. W. Moritz, CO of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3,

  Memmingen, Germany, July 1944

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  BUILT

  built by Josef Blažek

  Camo D

  Fw 190A-8/R2

  1/72

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  Cat. No. 70112

  BUILT

  Hans-GünthervonKornatzkiwasborninLiegnitzinLowerSilesia(todayLegnica,Poland)onJune22nd,1906.In1928,herstjoined

  the army, and transferred to the Luftwaffe on its formation in 1933. In May 1941, he married Goering‘s secretary Ursula Grundtmann.

  After she became a victim of an Allied bomber raid on Berlin, he became a supporter, and later a leader, of units tasked with inter-

  ceptingtheheavybomberswithheavilyarmedghtersfromasclosearangeaspossible.TherstsuchunitwasSturmstaffel1,which

  was deemed combat ready on January 1st, 1944. It was disbanded in May 1944 and Kornatzki took command of II.(Sturm)/JG 4.

  On September 12th, 1944, he led an attack against a B-17 formation near Magdeburg. After destroying one of the bombers, he was

  engagedbyescortghtersandwasshotdown.Inhisattempttobellyin,hehithighpowerlines,crashed,andwaskilled.

  AircraftofJG4wereidentiedbytheemblemontheenginecowl,andtheblack-white-blackfuselagebandwerecarriedbyJG4

  aircraft within the framework of the Defence of the Reich.

  W. Nr. 681424, Oberstlt. H. - G. von Kornatzki, CO of II./JG 4, Welzow, Germany, September 1944

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  BUILT

  built by Petr Zatřepálek

  Camo C

  Fw 190A-8/R2

  1/72

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  BUILT

  W. Nr. 682989, 5./JG301, Germany, May 1945

  Cat. No. 70112

  The order for the formation of Jagdgeschwader 301 was issued on September 26th, 1943 and the unit was to be equipped with

  singleenginedghterstaskedwithnightghtingduties.InMarch1944,thisrolewaschangedtodayghtingwithintheframework

  oftheDefenceoftheReich.TheunitwasinitiallyequippedwithBf109G-6ghters,butovertime,re-equippedwiththeFw190A-8

  andA-9,followedbyFw190D-9s.JG301wentontobecometherstunittobegiventheTa152atthebeginningofMarch1945.

  ThepicturedSturmbockwasdiscoveredbyAlliedtroopsinMay1945.Theyellow-redfuselagebandidentiedJG301aircraft

  within the Defence of the Reich network.

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  BUILT

  built by Petr Zatřepálek

  Camo I

  SE.5a

  1/4 8

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  BUILT

  No.60 Squadron was formed on April 30th, 1916 at Gosport and was

  equippedwithMoraneSaulnierTypeNghters.AftertheBattleofSomme,

  when heavy losses were suffered, the unit was re-equipped with the Nieuport

  17 and then with the new British SE.5a in July 1917.

  MachineB507servedrstwithNo.56Squadron,whereitwasownbyLt.

  L.M. Barlow who with it shot down several enemy aircraft. On August 22nd,

  1917, the aircraft was damaged by 2/Lt. A.P.F. Rhys-Davids. After being

  repaired, the plane was attached to No.60 Squadron. Engine failure forced

  2/Lt.J.J.FitzgeraldtolandataJasta18aireld,makinghimaprisoneron

  October 5th, 1917.

  B507, 2/Lt J. J. Fitzgerald, No. 60 Squadron, Sainte-Marie-Cappel,

  beginning of October 1917

  Cat. No. R0015

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  BUILT

  built by Martin Jirkal

  Camo L

  SE.5a

  1/4 8

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  BUILT

  A2-24, F/O F. C. Even, No. 3 Squadron Australian Air Force, Canberra, Australia, beginning of May 1927

  Cat. No. R0015

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  On June 4th, 1919, Australia was gifted aircraft from

  GreatBritain,amongthembeingthirty-venewmachi-

  nes from British stocks. After their arrival in Australia, they

  wererststoredinwhealshedsatSpotswoodnearMel-

  bourne. After the formation of the Australian Air Force on

  March31st,1921,theybecametherstaircraftusedby

  the service. They were marked A2-1 to A2-35.

  SE.5a A2-24 (originally coded C8995) was in storage

  till1926.Afterthat,it rstservedwithNo.1,andsub-

  sequently No.3, Squadrons. On May 9th, 1927, during

  a ceremonial parade commemorating the opening of

  a new federal parliament house, the airplane crashed

  withF/OF.C.Evenyingit.Hedidnotsurvive.

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  BUILT

  Bf 109G-2

  1/48

  built by Tomáš Török

  Camo A

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  Cat. No. 82116

  BUILT

  AftermodiedMesserschmittBf109F-4ghters,LuftwaffeghterunitsalsobegantotakedeliveryoftheimprovedG-2/

  trop versions that were used by, among others, units of I. Gruppe Jagdgeschwader 77. This Bf 109G-2/trop from 2./JG 77

  originallyworeastandardcamouageschemeoptimizedfornorthAfrica.TheuppersurfacesweresprayedRLM79,andthe

  lower surfaces RLM 78. Apparently as the result of a mishap, the G-2 wings were replaced by units intended for the G-4 with

  fairings over the wheel wells. Alternatively, this could be an example from the end of the G-2 production run when G-4 wings

  were installed. Subsequently, a squiggle pattern of RLM 80 was applied over the upper and side surfaces. The aircraft is also

  adornedwiththeidentiersforthisareaofoperations,whitewingtipsandawhitefuselageband.Aheadofthetailsurfaces,

  the unit marking of a black tophat in a white circle was applied.

  Bf 109G-2/trop, 2./ JG 77, Matmata, Tunisia, early 1943

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  Bf 109F-2

  1/48

  built by Petr Zatřepálek

  Camo B

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  Cat. No. 82115

  Hans‘Beißer‘Beißwengerwasrstassignedtoananti-aircraftgununit

  after enterring the Wermacht in 1937, and went through pilot training in

  1938.Aftercompletion,hetaughtying.Inthewinterof1940,hewas

  assigned to 6./JG 54, and while serving with this unit he shot down a Yu-

  goslav Hurricane on April 7th, 1941. Other victories came against Soviet

  pilots, and he eventually accummulated 152 kills. On March 6th, 1943,

  his Bf 109G-2 was the victim of a taran attack conducted by Ivan Kho-

  lodov of the 32nd GIAP, from which the latter was able to bail out, while

  inthewreck,Beißwengermethisdeath.‘Yellow4‘wascamouagedin

  the standard Luftwaffe RLM 74/75/76 scheme, and the sides received

  an additional squiggle pattern of RLM 75 bordered with irregular lines

  of RLM 74. Some sources say that the squiggles were in RLM 02 and

  the linework in RLM 71. The yellow wingtips and fuselage bands were

  applied to aircraft operating on the Eastern Front.

  Bf 109F-2, W. Nr. 9538, Lt. Hans Beißwenger,

  6./ JG 54, Ostrow, Soviet Union, July 1941

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  BUILT

  built by Petr Zatřepálek

  Avia B.534 early series

  1/72

  Camo B

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  BUILT

  Cat. No. 70103

  B.534.47 I. serie, 34th Fighter Squadron,

  Air Regiment 4, Hradec Kralove, September 1936

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  built by Petr Zatřepálek

  Camo E

  Avia B.534 early series

  1/72

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  BUILT

  B.534.102 II. serie, 31st Fighter Squadron, Air Regiment 1,

  Hradec Kralove, May 1938

  Cat. No. 70103

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  built by Jan Novotný

  Camo A

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  Cat. No. 11110

  Accessories used:

  BuNo. 149190, VMF(AW)-235, „Death Angel´s“,

  Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, 1968

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  The “DEATH ANGELS” made two deployments to Da Nang Ai-

  rbase during the Vietnam War from 1966thru 1968. Close Air

  Support specialists, the squadrons directly supported Marines on

  the ground.

  Interestingly, the squadron also had the unique mission of base

  defense, since Da Nang wouldfrequently come under Viet Cong

  attack. VMF(AW)-235 was also the last active duty USMC squad-

  rontoytheF-8Crusader.

  48925 F-8E Upgrade set (PE-Set)

  648093 Mk.82 bombs (Brassin)

  648227 MER (Brassin)

  648301 Crusader air intakes (Brassin)

  648302 Crusader exhaust nozzles (Brassin)

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  BIG49172 Su-27 1/48 Hobby Boss

  BIG49173 MiG-25RBT 1/48 ICM

  BIG72126SpitreMk.IIa1/72Revell

  632104 AIM-4G 1/32

  648312 F-14A cockpit 1/48 Tamiya

  648322 Matra R-550 Magic 1/48

  648325 M36 cluster bombs 1/48

  648326 Su-34 wheels 1/48 Hobby Boss

  672128 CBU-97 1/72

  672152SpitreMk.XVIgunbays1/72Eduard

  672157 H8K2 Emily guns 1/72 Hasegawa

  672158 H8K2 Emily engines 1/72 Hasegawa

  SIN63209 Bf 109G-6 1/32 Revell

  ON APPROACH

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  NEXT MONTH...

  BIGED (June)

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  BIG49173

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  648326 Su-34 wheels 1/48 Hobby Boss

  648322 Matra R-550 Magic 1/48

  648325 M36 cluster bombs 1/48

  672152SpitreMk.XVIgunbays1/72Eduard

  648312 F-14A cockpit 1/48 Tamiya

  672128 CBU-97 1/72

  ON APPROACH

  ON APPROACH

  June 2017

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  672157 H8K2 Emily guns 1/72 Hasegawa

  672158 H8K2 Emily engines 1/72 Hasegawa

  ON APPROACH

  ON APPROACH

  June 2017

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  Collection of 3 individual sets for Spitre Mk.IIa

  in 1/72 scale by Revell.

  - general set,

  - landing aps,

  - painting mask.

  All sets included in this BIG ED are available separately,

  but with every BIG ED set you save up to 30%.

  ON APPROACH

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  SIN63209 Bf 109G-6 1/32 Revell

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  ON APPROACH

  June 2017 / kits

  PHOTO-ETCHED SETS (June)

  70126

  Spitre Mk.XVI Bubbletop

  1/72

  84143 1/48

  Bf 109G-6 MTT Regensburg

  8043 1/48

  Roland C.II Reedition

  8207 1/48

  Bf 110F

  53189 HMS Hood pt. 3 railings 1/200 Trumpeter

  53190 HMS Hood pt. 4 life rafts 1/200 Trumpeter

  53191 DKM U-boat VIIc U-552 pt.1 1/48 Trumpeter

  53192 DKM U-boat VIIc U-552 pt.2 1/48 Trumpeter

  32404 F-35A exterior 1/32 Italeri

  32405 F-35A wheel bays and bomb bays 1/32 Italeri

  32910 F-35A interior 1/32 Italeri

  48926 Super Seasprite exterior 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  48927Su-25UB/UBKexterior 1/48SMĚR

  49833 Bf 110F 1/48 Eduard

  49834 Super Seasprite interior 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  49835Su-25UB/UBKinterior 1/48SMĚR

  72654 MiG-31B/BM 1/72 Trumpeter

  73595 MiG-31B/BM 1/72 Trumpeter

  73596 Ki-49 Donryu / Helen 1/72 Hasegawa

  ZOOMS

  33168 F-35A 1/32 Italeri

  33169 F-35A seatbelts STEEL 1/32 Italeri

  FE834 Super Seasprite 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  FE835Su-25UB/UBK 1/48SMĚR

  FE836Su-25UB/UBKseatbeltsSTEEL 1/48SMĚR

  FE837 Super Seasprite seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  FE838 Luftwaffe rudder pedals 1/48

  FE839 Seatbelts France WWII STEEL 1/48

  FE840SpitreMk.IXseatbeltsSTEEL 1/48Eduard

  SS595 MiG-31B/BM 1/72 Trumpeter

  SS596 Ki-49 Donryu / Helen 1/72 Hasegawa

  SS597SpitreMk.IXseatbeltsSTEEL 1/72Eduard

  SS598 Luftwaffe rudder pedals 1/72

  SS599 Seatbelts France WWII STEEL 1/72

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  FE834 Super Seasprite 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  FE835Su-25UB/UBK 1/48SMĚR

  FE836Su-25UB/UBKseatbeltsSTEEL 1/48SMĚR

  FE837 Super Seasprite seatbelts STEEL 1/48 Kitty Hawk

  FE838 Luftwaffe rudder pedals 1/48

  FE839 Seatbelts France WWII STEEL 1/48

  FE840SpitreMk.IXseatbeltsSTEEL 1/48Eduard

  SS595 MiG-31B/BM 1/72 Trumpeter

  SS596 Ki-49 Donryu / Helen 1/72 Hasegawa

  SS597SpitreMk.IXseatbeltsSTEEL 1/72Eduard

  SS598 Luftwaffe rudder pedals 1/72

  SS599 Seatbelts France WWII STEEL 1/72

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