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Bf 109F-4, Uffz. Hans Döbrich, 6./JG 5, Petsamo, Finland, September 1942
Bf 109F-4/trop, W.Nr. 8693, Lt. Hans-Joachim Marseille, 3./JG 27,
North Africa, February 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 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 the
camouflage effect over the northern territory.
The green shamrock on the cowling was a crest
of 6./JG 5.
This aircraft was flown by Lt. Hans-Joachim
Marseille, a fighter ace with 158 kills to his
credit. Marseille was awarded the Knight´s
Cross with Swords, Oak Leaves and Diamonds
as the recognition of his remarkable success.
He was shooting down enemy aircraft at rapid
rate with many multiple one-day victories.
The German propaganda made use of it to make
Marseille a star. The tale ended with Marseille´s
death. He died in an accident while bailing out
on September 30, 1942.
The camouflage of his aircraft consisted of RLM
79 Sandgelb on the upper surfaces and RLM 78
Himmelblau on the lower ones. The rudder was
adorned with fifty kill marks (Abschussmarken)
and appears to be oversprayed with a red-
brown primer. Marseille achieved his 49th and
50th kills on February 21, 1942. His victims were
two Kittyhawks.
The white-painted wingtips and fuselage band
were Luftwaffe markings used on the aircraft
flown in the Mediterranean theatre.
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