‘Thisircraftwas flown by Lt. Hans-Joachim Marseille fighter ace with 58 kills tohis crit, Marseille was awarded he Knight’ Leaves andDiamondsastherecognitionfhisremarkable success. He was shooting own enemy aircraft trapiarate with manymi ofittomake Marse! of his aircraft consisted of RLM 79 “Sandgelb” onthe upper surfaces and RLM 78 “Wimmelblau”on the ow fifty kill marks (Abschussmarken) and appears to be oversprayed with a red-brown primer. Marseille achieved his 49th and 50” kills ‘onFebruary7.1962 His victims were twoKittyhawks. The white-painted wingtipsand fuselage band wereLuftwatfemarkingsused onthe ircraftflownintne Mediterraneantheatre 505 741 oo SATS EOE aie Sana Ena wore (eer EM Pad ions MES fo RGD 222 eciumccl 15]Bf 109F-4/Z/trop flown by Uffz. F. Schweiger, 6./JG 3, San Pietro, Italy, B February 1942 Franz Schweiger, arate of Un, was attachedol/JG 3 ater completion oll trainingin te summer of 1941. He took partin the ongoing invasion ofthe ‘Sostat Union anal bogan to regulary rocos svccossas over onomy fghtorsrom Adguston, From Janay to Api 1942 Gruppe served in NornAvra, Dt ‘ether success by Schweiger would have to wal untl his retum fo the Gastar Front On Maren ot, 104, ne was named CO ot JG 3 by which tm the entre Geschwader fought hin he famework othe Defence ofthe Rach combating Aid bombing raids. On Apr 24th, 1944, Lt. Schweiger gathis 670% kil, aP-51 Muslang. Dubto problem with ue supply, he decided ta return to base ane was shot dow near Augsburo, He managed obelvin, out waskiled by an American fighter whi extinghis aera. On October 23r, 1942, he was awarded te Knight's Cross for his achievements. Luftwaffe aera operating ‘over North fica were painted RLM 79 Sandgelb on he upper and side surfaces, wih RLM 78 Himmelbiau lower surfaces. The engine cowl bore the name ofthe plats gions, 9 a 18 = ae ete CE 9¢0u VeRZITEXTY NALEZWETE Ns BODRATALOGOWIM ClSLEN betas ee SPINNERCNEL Y a ee ScD ACP LAL EL, Aircraft serving inthe North Atfican environment needed different camouflage protection trom enemy reconnaissance fights and during combat itself than {hat needed in Europe. Fortis reason, aircraft ypicaly received upper surface paint of RLM 79 Sand together wih abotiom and sie surface colour of RLM. 78 Light Blue which more ‘coresponded tothe African sand and sky colours. This Friedrich flown by members ofthe Second Gruppe JG 27 ‘cartes 2 caricature ofa British lion trying to avord a German round below he cockpt. 97408 7 101 97498 7 101CTR) AVC OO PLAC a OL EY Cd ‘After the transfer of Lutwatfe units to North Africa its leadership was tasked with dealing wth the problem presented by finding fighters that would bbe capable of enjoying superioy over the Bish. After provisional use ofthe Bf 109E, the BI 109F-4 entered the arena with tropical al iters, larger oll ‘coolers, along with other modifications for service nthe hot Alrcan climate, The airraft were camouflaged in RLM 79 on the upper surfaces, and the lower ‘surfaces were in alight blue, RLM 78. twas no diferent for this aircraft, flown by Andreas Kahn, who made a forced landing with asick engine on October ‘16th, 1642 nearAlexandria. Heislisied as MIAQvor since. 97498 7 101 ‘1 a : Sn ‘t a aNee kL ORLA errs bya, end of 1941 1. Gruppe JG 27, with 4th Staffel constituting is pat, was established at Magdeburg-Ost Arbase on January 3, 1940, This Gruppe participated inthe ‘operations above Belgium and France, it took part in the Batle of Britain and in January 1841, was transfered fo Wien-Schwechat Airbase. Laer, for a couple of years the Gruppe operated onthe Souther Front. moved othe ican grounds inthe second haf of September of 1841 and remanedthere tl the beginning of December of the folowing year. Th aircraft, whose standard “desert camouflage is painted in RLY 78/79, nas white propeller spinner and white band on the tl Behind the white fuselage circle there Is a marking ofthe Il. Gruppe ~ a white Horizontal band - which was the colour used by the Ath ‘Staffel Underneath the cockpitthereiea4,JG27 marking -acaricalure ofan English Von, an a re 8 a 8 9¢ou vera ToxTY NALEZNETENA 54y53 BOORATALSGOW i CSLEN Tr6 5 2 | +B 81 109F-4/Trop, flown by Hptm. Eduard Neumann, CO of L! JG 27, Martuba, Libya, Peace a) Edvard "Edut Neumann was tom on July Sth 1911 in Malodiain then Austria-Hungary. In 1934, he joined Luftwaffe and went through a fighter ila training, He performed two shot downs during the Spanish Civil War anc, upon his return, he was appointed a commander of 4.\JG 134, which was later renamed 104416 26. On July 27st, 1940 he was appointed a commander of 11JG 27, he flow with tse Gruppe during te Batle of Britain and shorty also during the ‘crusade against Yugoslavia. From Api 1941 the L1JG 27, foughtunderhis commandin the North Afca. On June th, 1942 hewas appointed ta command the ‘whale JG-27. Neumann led this Geschwader until Api Z2nd, 1943 and then he handed over the command to Gusiav Rodel, Neumann was then assigned cla post Atthe end of WWII his post was Jagallegerfunrer Obertaion After wa he estabisned an engineering company and continued fing a a private pilot. He cied on August Sth, 2004. Neumann's aircrafts painted RLM 79 on the upper sides, tne undersides are painted RLM 78. Yellow colour of the rudder bears symbols ofthe shot downs, white band ahead ofthe tal parts marks the Lufwaffe aircraft low in tho Mediteranean region. Tho yllow-coloured ‘engine cover bears the emblemofthe JG27. 4 BOD RATALOGOVYM CISLEM fT1T6 (RBS: Crores (wre DEE RDO erie 20Tey ERC MeL (Oa ea ake ee Jurgen Harder was barn on June 13th, 1918 in Swineminds (curren the town of Swinoulécio in Poland) He joined Lutwatfein 1939. After his fghto pilot training he served at IL/JG 53. Wit this unit he went through the inal phase of the invasion of Soviet Union. in May 1942 the Il Gruppe was moved from south of aly to Noth Afica, From February Sth, 1943 Obi. Harder was a commander of 7 UG 63 and on February 15th, 1844 he wasn command of the ‘whale II. Gruppe of JG 53. On February Tst, 1985, asa commander of JG 11, he was awarded Knight's Cross ofthe Iron Gross with Oak Leaves. On the February 17%, 1945, fying the Messerschmitt BT 108-14, he crashed near the town of Stausberg, The reason ofthe crash was damage on the engines ‘During the operational fights in WWI, he achioved 64 vcttis. The aircraft of Jurgon Harder were painted ina standard camouflage constluing of RLMI7S ‘and 79 ofthe aircraft operating in the Souter Front. The addtional marking were white wingtips, white propeller spinner an white band on the tl ofthe {usolage. The rudder bore symools of shot downs. underneath tho cockpit there was a" HARRO sgn to commomorate Harder brother, who was shot down ‘above the English Channel on August "2th, 1840 The resources state that ne was shotdown by PIO David Crook afNo, 609 Squadron RAF. 773 ‘CESKOU VERZI IEXTUNALEZNETENA os a-4!Trop, W. Nr. 10137, flown by Obit. Hans-Joachi Eze eR Hans-Joachim Marseille, a bearer ofthe Knight's Cras othe Irn Crass with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, a fighter ace with 158 shot dons, used this aircraft from June 6th to 18th, 1942.Ater Marseile's departure for operational leave, the plane remained at dr Staffel JG 27 and on July 25th, 1942 the. ‘Aled rad, aimedat the Turbya Aiieldn Egypt, destzoyed It The camouflage consists ofa continuous RLM 78 Sandgelb parton the uppe” sides and RLM 78 Kimmelblau on the undersides, the rudder shows symbols of particular shot dawns til that ime. The marking of the Luftwaffe acraft used in the [Mediterranean were white wingtips, white propeller spinner and white band ahead ote tal surfaces, i weeE Bf 109F-4/Trop, W. Nr. 10154, flown by Lt. Friedrich Kémer, 2./ JG 27, A\ ATC mers ‘The later bearer afte Knight's Cross, Friedrich Kerner, joined Lufwaffe on November 16th, 1939, On July 4th, 1941, ater his fighter pil raining, he was assigned to 2G 27 where he achieved all ofhis success, On July th, 18¢2 ne was shot down fying a Bf 109FeTrop W, Nr. 8636 during the attack on the Bombing squadron ofthe Alies. The plot who shot him down was a South African fying ace L. Lawrence Waugh of No. 1 Squadron SAAF on Hurricane Iikile. Kerner saved his life on a parachute, and then he was captured. He was released fiom Canadian prison camp in 1947. In 1955 he joined the ‘e-establisned Lufwaffe where he served ill June 1879, He dled in Paris, on September 3d, 1998, Lt Korner sacraftbore a standard Lutwaffe paint applied to the planes involvod in the African missions. On the rudder there are symbols refering to his shot downs by June 17th, 1842. Worth mentioning Is Fis remarkable success related to the attacks aed atthe ground targets ~ on Maren 21s, 1942, during the batle of Maruba - while performing several ‘successful swoops he managodto oiminate tanks a) = a Ed # 5 ore weBf 109F-4/Trop, W. Nr. 8596, flown by Ofw. Erwin Sawallisch, Pr emeLe) Erwin Sawallsch, participated in Spanish Civil War operations where he shat down three Republican aircraft, At the baginning of Works War Two he was Inthe Jagdgesciwader 77 ranks. Inthe mid 1941, he was transfered to JG 27, He frst flew as a staf pilot within this squadron and then he was transferred to 4th Stafel, where he was taken for an expert, along with Ofw. Bendert, Ofw. Stiegler and Ot. Vogl (‘le Experten’). These four plots were supposed to achieve alarge number of shot downs during the course of August, though, such deed is considered by somea debatable deed’ ~ there were abjecions: coming from plots of neighbouring squadrons. The commander of te I. Gruppe (Ath Stafel belonged to this Gruppe) later sent these four plots to several diferent squadrons, On August 79th, 1942 the area of Ofw. Sawalgch did nat tum Irom a test fight above the Meciterranean .. This aeraft has all surfaces ofthe sides ofthe fuselage, all the way othe bottom edge ofthe fuselage, camouflaged by RLM 79. The camouflage was accompanied by the ‘making ofthe areraf sorving nthe Southern Front— i.e. white wingtips, white propelor spinner and a white band on te tal ofthe fuselage. The engine cover hhad an emblem ofl. Gruppe JG27 on both sides, i e eg 2 ben | vores EE La 9 eS ctuBf 109F-4/Trop, W. Nr. 8673, flown by Hptm. Hans-Joachim Marseille, CO of 3./ CECA eset se med Hans-Joachim Marsete low this aircraft rom August 24th, 1942 to September 25th, 1942, ater his return rom Rome. Flingthisplanehe was credited with 49 shot downs of Alied forces’ aircraft tis arcaft was the last Friedrich” he used, On September 30th, 1942 piloting Messerschmit Bf 109G-2/Trophe lead ‘3rd Staffel during the escort of Stuka Stale. H's cockit filed up with smoke upon his relurnto the base and he was forced lo calaputhinse. His attempt was, Unsuccessful, during his catapult he hit the rudéer of his alrrat, consequerily he lost consciousness, his parachute then failed to open and the fal the ‘ground became fatalfor him. After Marseill's death, W. Nt 8673, served 1. SG2 whereitgotlostafterbeinghitby fax south of ElAlamieln on October 22th, ‘Yo42. Ths aircrafts painted RLM 79 on the upper sides and al over the sides of the fuselage, this was an regularly. The undersides were camoullaged by RLM 78. The camouflage was complemented by te marking ofthe ateraf ying nthe Southern Front—white wingtips, white propeller spinner and white band on thotalofthe aircraft. The engine cover had | Gruppe JG27 emblem on bath sides. rot 2 cs 39 1