Nr.160303, flown by Hptm Friedrich Ebero, the commanding officer af ‘Gruppe of JG 1, was downed in this Bf 1096-5 on January 20, 1944. The man who recorded the kil was ‘aP-470 Thunderbok jockey, L, Rober Booth, ofthe 369th FS/ 358th FG, a fghter ace wth ata of eightklsto hs cred Booth himself was downed a few ‘months later, on June 8, 1944 and became a POW. Eberle was inured bUt survived the encounter wih Booth and ed Il. Gruppe unl Apr27, 1984. in July 41044, he Was apponted the CO of LUG 4, Eber le his unin Operation Bodeplattathe allack on Alled afields on January 1, 1985, He was court ‘mattalled for coward'ce but finally was acquited athe charge and survived the war wih 33 kis. Ebere'sarcrat had been marked wth adauble chevron but In accordance with temporary orders, te marking Was parted over ane the commander's aeraft was markea with a number. The JG 1 erest was painted ‘ontheleftside atthe coming only. The rear partof the fuselage was partially overpaintedwith RLM 76 totonoitdown. ais eh Segkou vena TOxty NALEZNETENA POD RATALOGOW a CISLEM aBHtti=} ‘This irra was manufactures by te Erla factory as a Bf 1096-5 high-alitude ghter, but was converted fo G-6 standard later. What was typical for {G-5aandrotained during the conversion was the ant-og capsulein the windscreen, The camouflage schome isunusual-the mer camouflage Including the ‘Siab marking was oversprayed witna ight gry colour. probably RLM 78. Hermann Graf commanded JG" from November 11,1843 ll March 29, 194 and dspile the fact hat he was ofcially Banned rom fying, he managed todown seven aircraft amounting tothe final lls of his career. Hels cradited with 212 Victories nota the majority of which were wih JG 52 and three with JGr 80). He was awarded forhis successes during the war as well as afer. He received Diamonds to his Rtterkrouz wit Oak Leaves and Swords, tne fit recipient of thi honour, on September 28, 1942. Graf parlcipated in propaganda ‘campaigns, and he was a member ofthe Luftwaffe soccer team. Atthe end ol the war, Graf lod JG 52 and retreated from East Prussia via Silesia to Boom ‘and surrendered to US forces at Pisek on May 8, 1945. He was prom handed overto the Russians and spent more nanfour years in Russian captivity. DRC ae a aI ACU CY ‘CeSKOU VERA TEXTUNALEZNETE WA BOO RATALOGOVM CISLEM 82171CO en aaa DCA ARE Franz Dérr downed his frst vitim, a Sriish Walington bomber, on September 29, 1941 as a membor of 1.(Erg JJG 3. This unt was redesignated 74NG 5 on January 1, 1942. n early May 1944, Dérr*00k command ofl Gruppe of JG 5 andied this unit lhe end of war. rr was awarded the Rterkrouz ‘oh August 19,1846, He managed to down 122 enemy aera his score is marked onthe udder of his personal Bf 1096-5, W.Nr. 411860. This alrerat was ‘manufactured athe Era factory and spors alli ypcal characterises such ae te small bulge on tha igh sida ol the coming and iferent gun raughs. The <0 aor ofthe sper conlisve fom photograph eience But can be cx wih whe pra. The smal conte eafeselage iene ruppe acral ee Gr 5736 ESKOU VERZL TERT NALEZNETE NA Poo Kara Oca GISLEM saint 3Kurt Gabler, “The personal arraft of Obit, Kurt Gable few without camouflage. This saved on weigh ofthe fast Mosquitos. The white tal and wingtips identified the leader’ areraf since Gabier provisionally [ed I./JG 300 from June 20, 1844, The wide req {alband was common to JG 300 aera atthe me, Gabler talyof 17 Klis le depicted on be rudder. Gabler was wounded in action in ate Septombe 11944 and flaw no further combat sorties through othe end af the war. The camouflage was slipped off he alrrat to lower aerodynamic drag and help the pilotin the aforementioned pursuit of RAF Mosquitos. The wings seem tobe oversprayed vith one copla,ikely RLM 75. The national insignia on the lower ‘wings surface is not confined by photos. The upper cowling, canopy framing and some access panels could be either camoullaged or made of a darker etal recat more afecve inthe pursuit ies hs es 8) Poy Scou yerarrogTu natezyere NA SOORAMSTSNM ERE EET cy 20 873s (ee‘JG! natonly onthe Eastern Front where he downed the major of hi opponents, butin North fica as wel, where he was shot down and ijured. He met Up with his destny on October °4, 7944. During @ dogg wih hi 208th and final vicim, a Yak, father hitsome Ves and succumbed to his resuling Injuries. He was awarded the Riterreuz on August 23, 1943 and Oak Leaves Were added on Apri 11, 1944. The appearance ofthis aieraR was partially reconsiucted (tom exising phates. Itcaulghave the standard rudder. The fuselage ws darkened wilh blotches ofRLM Zand 75 a BB eSKOU VERCLTEXTU NALEZNETE NA Poo RaTALOcOvM CISLEM a2iT1