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48885 Bf 109G-6 (PE
-
Set)
FE1142 Bf 109G-6/AS Weekend (PE
-
Set)
644003 Bf 109G-6 LööK (Brassin)
644060 Bf 109G-6 LööKplus (Brassin)
648255 Bf 109G-6 propeller (Brassin)
648261 Bf 109G-6 wheels (Brassin)
648953 Bf 109G-6/AS cockpit PRINT (Brassin)
3DL48014 Bf 109G-6 SPACE (3D Decal Set)
EX524 Bf 109G-6 Erla canopy (Mask)
Recommended: for
Bf 109G-6/AS 1/48
MT-463, ylik. Tapio Järvi, 2/HLeLv 24, Lappeenranta, Finland, July/August 1944
MT-463, HLeLv 31, Utti, Finland, summer 1948
Among the deliveries of Bf 109G-2 and G-6
fighters to Germany’s ally Finland were two G-6/
AS version aircraft. In the Finnish Air Force, these
were coded MT-463 and MT-471. MT-463 was
delivered on June 28, 1944, and was assigned to
HLeLv 24, where it was flown by, among other
pilots, ylikersantti (Technical Sergeant) Järvi,
who used it to shoot down two of his total 27
victims. A further five kills with this aircraft were
claimed by another four pilots. The Bf 109G-6/AS
did not represent any major advantage for the
Finnish Air Force, because the majority of air
combat with the Soviets took place at altitudes
below 3,000 m. The DB 605AS, which powered the
type, was designed to offer advantages at high
altitudes. The camouflage scheme of this aircraft
consisted of sprayed RLM 74/75/76 with the blue
swastikas on white discs on the fuselage and
wing positions. The code MT-463 appeared on the
fuselage ahead of the tail surfaces. The yellow
number of the aircraft within the unit was applied
between the fuselage code and the cockpit. There
are no available photographs of this aircraft
during its combat career with HLeLv 24, but from
other period photographs of other such aircraft,
the list of aircraft numbers for this specific plane
has been reduced to 2, 4 or 6.
The end of the fights with the Soviet Union
brought a ceasefire from September 5, 1944. One
of conditions of the ceasefire was a change in
the marking of the Finnish aircraft – the blue
swastika was substituted by cockade bearing
Finnish national colors, i.e., blue and white. Pilots
of Messerschmitts Bf 109G from Lentolaivue 24
achieved 304 victories in aerial combats and kept
these aircraft during the period of peacetime
duties. From December 4, 1944, the planes
served with HLeLv 31, which is still active today.
The pilots of this squadron fly F-18C Hornets
at present time. The aircraft concerned is the
same as the one portrayed in the paint scheme
D, though, used in the post-war service – this is
proved by the national insignia in Finnish national
colors introduced from April 1, 1945. The marking
of the aircraft is accompanied by the painting of
the bat placed on the blue cloud and the moon –
marking of the HLeLv 31 night fighters. The moon
used to be white or yellow; MT-463 had the white
one. The rudder was repainted most likely with
the Finnish olive green color.
#644003
#648953
#648261
#648255
KITS 08/2024
INFO Eduard48
August 2024