Description
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German fighter aircraft designed in the mid-1930s and it represented the first modern fighter of the era. Originally conceived as an interceptor, later models were developed to fulfil various roles, such as bomber escort, fighter-bomber, day and night fighter, ground-attack or reconnaissance. Various armament modifications evolved in service, using pre-packaged conversion or field kits. The aircraft was of an all-metal monocoque construction, featuring an enclosed canopy and a retractable landing gear.
The G-series aircraft were introduced in mid-1942. The initial variants differed only in minor details from its predecessor, the Bf 109F, most notably in the more powerful engine. The even-numbered variants were air superiority fighters and fighter-bombers. The first Bf 109G-6s appeared in February 1943 and were fitted with DB 605A engines, two MG 131 guns and a single MG 151/20 gun in the nose. Initially the aircraft featured framed canopy, larger main wheels with corresponding (smaller) wing bulges, and lower tail fin.
The most common Bf 109G-6 light fighter variants included: G-6/R2 recce fighter, G-6/R3 long-range recce fighter (with a drop tank), G-6/R6 fighter (MG 151/20 cannons in underwing gondolas), G-6/trop fighter, G-6/U4 fighter (equipped with an engine-mounted MK 108 cannon), G-6/AS high-altitude fighter (with DB 605AS) and G-6N night fighter.
In total, more than 5,000 early Bf 109G-6 series aircraft had been produced by October 1943 by Erla, Messerschmitt, WNF and also Hungarian Györ factories.
The Bf 109 was the most produced fighter aircraft in the aviation history, and besides the German Luftwaffe it served in many other air forces and gallantly fought in all aerial combats of WWII.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/U4/trop (WNF-built), Yellow 16 (W.Nr. 20xxx), ‘Wunder Zirkus Ubbenʼ, 9./JG 77 (Fighter Squadron), Luftwaffe, Chilivani airfield, Sardinia, Italy, summer 1943
2) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/R6/trop (Mtt-built), Yellow 7 (W.Nr. 18068), 6./JG 53 (Fighter Squadron), Luftwaffe, Comiso airfield, Sicily, Italy, spring/summer 1943
3) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/U4/R6/trop with R3 (WNF-built), White 8 (W.Nr. 20xxx), 7./JG 27 (Fighter Squadron), Luftwaffe, Maleme airfield, Crete, Greece, 1944
4) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/R6 (Mtt-built), White 364-1 (W.Nr. 18391), ‘Gigi Tre Oseiʼ, 364th Flight (364a Squadriglia), 150th Independent Fighter Squadron (150° Gruppo Autonomo), Italian Air Force (Regia Aeronautica, RA), Sciacca airfield, Sicily, Italy, July 1943
Assembly instructions:


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