Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6

Posted on 1/9/2023 in kit with tags Luftwaffe

Luftwaffe – 6./JG 27 Yellow 2, Franz Stigler, Bremen (Germany), December 1943

Kit details

Painting reference

  • Cockpit/interior: TAM XF-63 PANZER GRAY (RLM02)
  • Fuselage: AK RC320 RLM76 VERSION 1 (RLM76)
  • Camo: AK RC278 RLM74 (RLM74) + AK RC279 RLM75 (RLM75)
  • Tail: TAM XF-2 FLAT WHITE
  • Propeller: TAM XF-27 BLACK GREEN
  • Wheel bay: TAM XF-22 RLM GRAY + TAM XF-52 DARK EARTH

Notes

Propeller radius (in scale): 31.3mm

This model appears in

  • Aircraft of the Aces, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle WA, from Feb 2 2023 to Jun 1 2023 (event managed by John Newcome)

Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6
On December 20, 1943 Luftaffe ace Franz Stigler intercepted a crippled B-17F.  Instead of shooting it down he escorted it over German occupied territory to land safely in England.
Scale 1:48
Modeler: Paolo Marcucci