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Info Eduard - December 2010
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BUY 3403 Bf 109E-4 1/32
BUY
3003 Bf 109E-4 1/32
DECEMBER KITS
Very interesting camouage schemes were rendered on the
aircraft of JG 54 by the unit’s ground personnel in the summer
of 1940. They applied vertical to diagonal lines of RLM 71
in an attempt to darken the light blue fuselage sides. The stan-
dard scheme of 02/71/65 was applied, along with the quick
identication attributes. The period scheme was applied to Yellow
‘13’, with which, on August 12, 1940, Lt. Josef Eberle managed
to cross the Channel and belly land in France despite personal
injury. The wingtips and n of Eberle’s aircraft were painted RLM
27 Yellow, lighter than RLM 04 that the spinner, tactical num-
ber and background of the III./JG 54 emblem were painted.
The bottom wing color RLM 65 extended marginally to the upper
surface. Some sources erroneously identify this aircraft as an E-3.
Despite having tempted fate once over the Channel, he was not
as successful on October 9, 1940, when he lost his life in combat
with RAF ghters.
Lt. Josef Eberle, 9./JG 54,
The Netherlands – August 1940
Bf 109E-4: The Bf 109E-4 in 1/32nd scale
is also available as a Propack boxing under
Catalog No. 3003. The photograph shows
one of the ve marking options offered
in the kit – W.Nr. 5819, Obstlt. Adolf Galland,
Geschwaderkommodore JG 26, Audembert,
France, December, 1940.
Bf 109E-4 1/32 Weekend edition
Cat.No. 3403