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Bf 109F-4, Uffz. Hans Döbrich, 6./JG 5, Petsamo, Finland, September 1942
This aircraft was flown by Hans Döbrich, a fighter
ace credited with 65 victories. He was downed
three times and seriously wounded during the
last incident. He never flew a combat sortie
August 2023
again. During the second half of 1942, II./JG 5
was equipped with “Friedrichs” manufactured
for service in a tropical environment. The desert
camouflage colors consisting of RLM 79 and
RLM 78 were applied at the factory. Feldflugpark
(Repair Field Unit) in Pori added segments of RLM
74/70 (some sources state RLM 75/71) which
helped to camouflage effect over the northern
territory. The green shamrock on the cowling was
a crest of 6./JG 5.
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