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FE910 Bf 109G seatbelts STEEL (PE
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Set)
648247 Bf 109G exhaust stacks (Brassin)
648265 Bf 109G external fuel tanks (Brassin)
648309 Bf 109G undercarriage legs BRONZE (Brassin)
3DL48022 Bf 109G-2 SPACE (3D Decal Set)
D48025 Bf 109G stencils (Decal Set)
D48027 Bf 109G Balkenkreuze (Decal Set)
D48044 Bf 109G-2 national insignia (Decal Set)
EX512 Bf 109G spinner spirals (Mask)
EX582 Bf 109G classic canopy TFace (Mask)
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Bf 109G-2/R6, WNr. 13633, Hptm. Wolf-Dieter Huy, 7./JG 77,
Tanyet Harun, Egypt, October1942
Bf 109G-2/R6 WNr. 13949, Maj. Hans Hahn, II./JG 54, Rjelbitzy,
the Soviet Union, January 1943
Wolf-Dieter Huy joined the Kriegsmarine in
1935, and was transferred over to the Luftwaffe
on October 1, 1937, where he underwent fighter
training. His assignment was to (J)/TrGr. 186, the
fighter unit of the Graf Zeppelin aircraft carrier.
This ship was never completed, and the unit was
redesignated III./JG 77. Huy took part in combat
over France, as well as over Britain, and over
the Balkans. The unit gained notable success in
the battle for Crete and Huy, who accumulated
22 victories, was awarded the Knight’s Cross
on June 5, 1941. The Oak Leaves were added in
March 1942. After early combats on Eastern Front
the unit moved to Egypt. There, on October 29,
1942, was Wolf-Dieter Huy captured after he had
been shot down by future ace J. H. Nichols who
was flying a Spitfire Mk.Vc of No. 601 Squadron.
Huy’s Bf 109G-2 from the time the unit moved to
North Africa bore the non-typical camouflage
made up of RLM 70 and 71 (some sources suggest
a Soviet AMT-4 Green). The yellow band behind
the fuselage cross, common on aircraft serving
on the Eastern Front, was hastily overpainted
with a fresh color RLM 71 (or Russian AMT-4
Green), and partially replaced by white paint used
on aircraft that fought on the Southern Front. The
wingtips were also painted white. The rudder was
decorated with the pilot’s score and awards.
Hans Hahn, a fighter ace and a holder of the
Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves, held a list of
command positions throughout his career. From
December 1939 he commanded 4./JG 2, and
from October 29, 1940, he led III./JG 2. Starting
on November 1, 1942, he took over command of
II./JG 54, and was commanding this Gruppe up to
February 21, 1943, when he was shot down and
taken prisoner by the Soviets. He wasn’t freed
until 1950. At the time of his capture, he had
attained 108 kills, 66 of them were achieved on
the Western Front. According to Russian sources,
“Assi” Hahn was shot down by Soviet ace Lt. P.
Grazhdaninov. Hahn himself noted that after
shooting down a La-5, he was hit in the port wing
and with overheated engine he was forced to
land behind Soviet lines, where he was captured.
The aircraft was oversprayed in white on the
upper and side surfaces to better suit the winter
conditions. Double chevron and the horizontal
bar on the rear fuselage were the CO marking of
II. Gruppe, and this Group’s unit emblem appeared
below the windscreen. The JG 54’s Green Heart
(Grünherz) marking was also present. The
spinner and the lower sides of the engine cowl
were lightly sprayed over in white.
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