Erich
Hartmann and Gerard Barkhorn, No 1 and 2 aces of all time with 352 and 301 kills
respectively had between them 653 kills plus one Hawker Kestrel that Barkhorn
bent in 1968. Finding the Monogram 109G and the Italeri Dora gave me an
idea to build these two ac, the mounts of probably the greatest fighter pilots
of all time. This is
Hartmann’s G-10 (without cowl breech bulges) whilst he was GruppenKommandeur 1
Gruppe JG 52, April 1945. I rogered
the black tulips and so had to hand paint them (don’t look too closely). It sports the non standard Braunviolet/Dunkelgrun/Graublau
with a black spinner (some sources state this was Schwarzgrun with Aero master
decals. I painted the undercarriage
oleos red as the type used 100 octane fuel.
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The other ac is
Barkhorn’s 109 Dora when he was Geschwader Kommodore of JG 6 in Jan 45 at
Lower Silesia. The decals are from
the spares box and the red and white Reich defense markings of JG 6 and his
wife’s name (Christl) are hand painted. The
aircraft is painted in the then standard braunviolet/bright green/lichtblau
scheme.
Polly
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