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Bf 109F-4
built by Steve Baker
#70155
MARKING B
BUILT
Accessories used:
672314 Bf 109F propeller late PRINT (Brassin)
672316 Bf 109F wheels PRINT (Brassin)
672322 Bf 109F wheel bays rounded PRINT (Brassin)
672325 Bf 109F/G exhaust stacks PRINT (Brassin)
672329 Bf 109 balance weights PRINT (Brassin)
Bf 109F-4, Maj. Hannes Trautloft,
CO of JG 54, Relbitsy, the Soviet
Union, March 1942
Hannes Trautloft entered combat in the Spanish Civil
War. He flew the Bf 109 and participated in the development of
tactics for this fighter aircraft. He fought in the Polish campaign as well
as in France and managed to achieve at least one victory in every campaign.
On August 25, 1940, he assumed command of JG 54. He led this fighter
unit through Operation Barbarossa, the attack on the Soviet Union, and in
subsequent combat till July 5, 1943. Trautloft was credited with 58 victories and
he was awarded the Knight’s Cross on July 27, 1941. His personal aircraft wore
a non-standard camouflage scheme. It is not clear which colors were used by
JG 54 during its deployment to the Soviet Union.
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