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48885 Bf 109G-6 (PE
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Set)
FE910 Bf 109G seatbelts STEEL (PE
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Set)
FE1170 Bf 109G-6 Weekend (PE
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Set)
644003 Bf 109G-6 LööK (Brassin)
644060 Bf 109G-6 LööKplus (Brassin)
648247 Bf 109G exhaust stacks (Brassin)
648250 Bf 109G-6 engine & fuselage guns (Brassin)
648255 Bf 109G-6 propeller (Brassin)
648261 Bf 109G-6 wheels (Brassin)
648265 Bf 109G external fuel tanks (Brassin)
648309 Bf 109G undercarriage legs BRONZE (Brassin)
648843 Bf 109G-6 cockpit PRINT (Brassin)
3DL48014 Bf 109G-6 SPACE (3D Decal Set)
D48025 Bf 109G stencils (Decal Set)
D48027 Bf 109G Balkenkreuze (Decal Set)
D48045 Bf 109G-6 national insignia (Decal Set)
EX510 Bf 109G camo scheme - Erla (Mask)
EX512 Bf 109G spinner spirals (Mask)
EX525 Bf 109G-6 classic canopy (Mask)
Recommended: for
Bf 109G-6 Erla 1/48
Bf 109G-6, WNr. 15909, Hptm. Gerhard Barkhorn, CO of II./JG 52,
Anapa, the Soviet Union, September 1943
Bf 109G-6/R6, WNr. 26048, Oblt. Friedrich Brock, 8./JG 54,
Ludwigslust, Germany, January 1944
The personal aircraft of Gerhard Barkhorn, who
was CO of II./JG 52, was manufactured by the Erla
factory. At least a part of Erla G-6 production
utilized the cowling designed for the G-5 version
with an additional small bump on the right side.
The name “Christl” is a reference to Barkhorn’s
wife Christa. The black double chevron identifies
the aircraft of the Gruppe CO. Barkhorn achieved
301 aerial victories during WWII, all of them as
a member of JG 52. This makes him second
among German fighter aces. His first victim was
downed on July 2, 1940 and the last on January
5, 1945. In 1945, Barkhorn became the CO of JG 6
and flew Me 262 jet fighters as a member of JV 44
shortly before the German surrender. In the post
war era, he joined Bundesluftwaffe. Barkhorn
was awarded the Knight’s Cross on August 23,
1942 with Oak Leaves (on January 11, 1944) and
Swords (on March 2, 1944).
Friedrich Brock was born on May 6, 1916, in
Perlach. In August 1939, he began his training
at the Schule/Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment
23 in Kaufbeuren. In November 1940 he transferred
to Flugzeugführerschule A/B 63 in Marienbad.
In March 1942 he joined Jagdfliegervorschule
3 in Vienna-Schwechat and completed his
fighter pilot training on November 12, 1942, with
Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost in France. His first
combat unit was 8./JG 54 at Siverskaya Air Base.
He joined on November 13, 1942. In January 1943,
III./JG 54 was transferred to Oldenburg to defend
northern Germany. Brock achieved his first kill
there on June 13, 1943. Later he was shot down
several times during fights with American B-17s
and was seriously wounded on April 8, 1944. His
Black 8 aircraft bore all the identifying features
of the period, i.e., the 8./JG 54 emblem on the
nose, the III./JG 54 emblem under the cockpit
and a blue identification stripe on the rear. Flying
this aircraft, Uffz. Günther Sahl was shot down
and killed on April 9, 1944. After his recovery,
Friedrich Brock became the operations officer
of III./JG 54 (later renamed IV./JG 26) in October
1944 and did not fly combat missions anymore.
In May 1945 he was captured and after his
release in September 1945 he devoted himself
to his profession as a dentist. He died on May 3,
1994, in Berlin.
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