G BF 109 G-14/A8, W. Nr. 784986, flown by Ofw. Paul Schwerdtfeger, 11 Pe January 1st, 1945 ‘Since 1944 Ofw, Paul Schwardeger logged many sortie as a reconnaissance plo. Inthe summer 1944 ne volunteered tothe fghler ai carps and ‘on January 1st, 1945 tok off as a member of ILLIG 6 staf ight for his frst combat sot in the fighter role. JG 6 target was supposed to be Volke airport however the unitcommander ledhis unit much further tothe south. Ofw. Schwordfeger's area was hitby an anteaireraf artillery fre nearby Helmond. The pilot tried to reach German lines however he crash-landed and was kiled nearby Groesbeek. Ofw. Schwerdtfeger aircraft had the same camouflage {as the W. Nr 784889 machine, 800 mm red-white~ed stripe was spray-painted onthe rear of te fuselage, This was Jagdegeschwader 6 recognition marking {oritsReieh Dotense ral. ou Vena TOATU NALEZMETE NA Hau game ONS . ee re su f°" EN seseaiiee,vere Inthe ranks offV14G 53, Uffz Maxis waste partcinate in thera on Metz Frascaty airport captured by the US troops. During the fight the target, together with the other pois, he attacked the 455th AAA Batalion postlocated nearby Itersdort. He was shot down however, force-landed and after geting out ofthe Cockpit ne was shot to death by the member ofthe Battery Af the field atilery 738th Batalion, Maxis bural place remains unknown. Utz Maxis’ 8f 1086 {4IAS flew camouflaged in RLM 74/7576. Vercal tall surface and rudder were manufactured by the sub-contractor and painted inthe same colors with sharp-edged blotches of RLM 74, 800 mm wide black spe around the ear fuselage indicated JG 53 aircraft deplayedinthe Reich Defense role, va ae ana estou vena TERTUNAEZNETENA Vise pane CS Yer Teg ATEN wee Bunae BOO RATALGGOWM CISLEM T1125 bem aaa EE is Sis