KITS 11/2023

Bf 109G-2/R6, WNr. 13633, Hptm. Wolf-Dieter Huy, CO of 7./JG 77,

Tanyet Harun, Egypt, October 1942

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 4.(J)/TrGr. 186, the

fighter unit of the Graf Zeppelin aircraft carrier.

This ship was never completed, and the unit was

redesignated 7./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 the 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

of No. 601 Squadron, flying a Spitfire Mk.Vc. 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 colour 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.

Bf 109G-2, lntm. Eino Ilmari Juutilainen, 1/HLeLv 34, Suulajärvi,

Finland, April 1944

Aircraft WNr. 14754 with factory code RJ+SX was

taken over by 3/LeLv 34 in March 1943. In May

1943, kers. A. Nuorala, vääp. U. Lehtovaara and

kers. A. Alakoski scored victories with this plane.

The most successful Finnish fighter lntm. Eino

Ilmari Juutilainen flew the MT-213 as well. Luutn.

R. Valli crashed with MT-213 on May 20 and the

aircraft was sent for overhaul. In January 1944,

1/LeLv 34 received the plane with a new paint

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job, but vääp. N. Katajainen landed it on its belly

on February 27 due to an engine failure. In May,

MT-213 was taken over by 2/HLeLv 24 and three

kills were scored by luutn. Riihikallio. After

overhaul, the aircraft was repainted with olive

green and black paint on the upper surfaces,

while RLM 65 was applied on the lower surfaces.

The aircraft sported a yellow band on the nose

and aft fuselage and yellow lower wing tips

(165 cm wide). The original German markings have

been repainted. In their place the Finnish insignia

was applied – at first a white circle with a blue

swastika, later the white circle was overpainted

with light grey during repair following the belly

landing of vääp. Katajainen. The decal sheet

offers both variants.

November 2023