KITS 11/2022
WNr. 720260, Oblt. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Stab IV./NJG 1, Saint Trond, Belgium, April 1944
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, the most successful night
fighter ace of all times, recipient of the Knight Cross
with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, flew from
the beginning of his military aviation career with
night fighter units. In total he shot down 121 enemy
aircraft, predominantly the four-engine British bombers. During the whole war he was wounded only
once and none of his crew members was ever wounded in combat. He survived the war and at the end
of hostilities dedicated himself to the family wine
business. He died on June 15, 1950, two days after his
personal car had collided with a truck in Cestas near
Bordeaux in France. Schnaufer, nicknamed „The Night Ghost of St. Trond“, flew this Bf 110G-4 during the
spring months of 1944 when he assumed command
of IV. Gruppe Nachtjagdgeschwader 1. The aircraft
original camouflage of RLM 74 and RLM 75 on the
upper surfaces partially showed through the overcoat of RLM 76. The lower and side surfaces remained
in the original coat of RLM 76, the lower port wing
surface was painted black.
Recommended:
for Bf 110G-4 1/72
SS781 Bf 110G-4 Weekend (PE-Set)
672013 Bf 110G wheels (Brassin)
CX378 Bf 110G-4 (Mask)
Cat. No. 672013
November 2022
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