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Bf 109G-6 early version

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Built by Václav Vopalecký

Cat. No. 82113

Kamo A

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W.Nr. 15919, Flown by Maj. Hermann Graf, CO of JG 50, Wiesbaden – Erbenheim, September 1943

Hermann Graf was credited with 212 kills, 202 of them over the Eastern Front. He was awarded the Knight Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords

and Diamonds on September 16, 1942 for 172 kills. Graf flew this colorful aircraft in the fall of 1943 when he served as the CO of JG 50. Jagdgeschwader 50 wa sofficially created on August 15, 1943 out of Jagdgruppe Süd der ObdL that was formed as a highaltitude fighter unit to combat recce Mosquitos from July 21, 1943. JG 50 was led by Hermann Graf who gave birth to the unit´s crest painted under the canopy. The Red

Hunter symbolized the German Luftwaffe soccer team known under thenick name 'Die roten Jäger'. Graf was a member of this team, along

with then German national team members. The unit existed for only a few months, and in October 1943 was incorporated into I./JG 301.

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