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2./JG 27, Grossenhain, Germany, April 1945
I./KG(J) 6, Bad Aibling, Germany, May 1945
Like many other Luftwaffe units, the pilots
and ground crew of 2./JG 27, along with their
equipment, were constantly on the move from
early 1945 onwards, depending on the situation
and intensity of fighting at the front. They
gradually retreated from the Rhine across the
entire German Reich and in April 1945 they
appeared in Prague-Kbely. In May, they ended
their WWII fighting in Salzburg, surrendering to
American troops. Black 13 was an aircraft from
the 151XXX production series with camouflage
in RLM 81 and RLM 82 colors. Many parts of
the underside of the wing were left unpainted.
Some historians state the number 13 was red,
thus the decal sheet includes both variants, red
and black.
The decision to disband the Luftwaffe bomber
units, which was made in September 1944, and
the related transfer of bomber pilots to fighter
duties, necessitated the creation of retraining
units. In November 1944, I./KG(J) 6 was formed
in Gerstungen from KG 77, which handed over its
bomber aircraft and moved with its staff to the
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to Prague-
Kbely Airport. Along with it, the remaining units
of KG(J) 6 were transferred namely Gruppe
II./KG(J) 6 to Prague-Klecany Airport, and Gruppe
III./KG(J) 6 to Prague-Ruzyně Airport. Here, the
pilots familiarized themselves with the Bf 109G
or Bf 109K and the Me 262 jets. Although German
industry was struggling with many problems
at the beginning of 1945 as a result of Allied
air raids and unfavorable developments on the
battlefields, I./KG(J) 6 received new Bf 109G/K
aircraft in March 1945, and III. /KG(J) 6 even
took delivery of Me 262s. From the beginning of
March 1945, American fighter escort of bomber
formations took every opportunity to attack
Prague's airfields. Training at KG(J) 6 was thus
severely limited, and German pilots were forced
to engage in fierce combat to protect their own
airfields. At the end of April and beginning of
May 1945, the transfer of airworthy aircraft to
Bad Aibling began. The KG(J) 6 aircraft had a red
and black checkered band on the fuselage and
large white numbers.
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