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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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