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Bf 109F-4/Trop, WNr. 8673, Hptm. Hans-Joachim Marseille,

CO of 3./JG 27, Quotaifiya, Egypt, September 1942

Hans-Joachim “Jochen” Marseille became the

most successful German fighter pilot fighting

against the Western Allies. He was awarded the

Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and

Diamonds. A master of piloting, shooting and dog

fighting, he also shoved a respect and grace to

his opponents as he tried to save downed enemy

airmen in the desert by dropping news of their

fate on the other side of the front. Marseille

used this plane after his return from Rome and

achieved 49 victories with this last of “Friedrichs”

he used from August 24, 1942, to September

25, 1942. On September 30, 1942, he flew the

Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/Trop as he led escort

mission of the 3. Staffel to cover a squadron of

Ju 87 Stukas. On the return leg, a smoke filled

the cockpit and Marseille was forced to bail out.

Hitting the rudder after the emergency exit of the

plane, he lost consciousness, and his parachute

did not open. Seconds later, Marseille died from

the impact on the ground. After his death, WNr.

8673 was used by 1./SG 2 but was hit by flak and

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lost southward of El Alamein on October 22, 1942.

The aircraft had the upper camouflage color

RLM 79 sprayed all over the fuselage sides as

a non-standard finish. The lower surfaces were

sprayed with RLM 78 and the camouflage was

complemented by the markings of the aircraft

operating on the Southern front, i.e., white

wingtips, white propeller cone and a band on the

aft fuselage of the same color. The engine cowling

bore the emblem of I. Gruppe JG 27 on both sides.

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