captured Bf 109

cardenas · Post by **cardenas** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:08 pm

Here is my first attempt at modeling. It is a 21st Century 1/32 scale plastic model kit of a Bf 109G, painted in the colors of a captured Bf 109 that was in the 325th FG. It was used as squadron "hack" flown by Lt. Co. Robert L. Baseler.

It is my first attempt at modeling so go easy. It is painted black with red spinner, ailerons, and rudder. It has the name "Hoimann" on both sides of the nose. The US national insignia is also airbrushed.

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:36 am

OH!

Can we get some bigger close ups?

PanzerArm · Post by **PanzerArm** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:07 am

I would like to know more about this plane! Where did you read about it because the internets aren't really helping

-Kevin

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:28 am

Very Nice job!!!!

cardenas · Post by **cardenas** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:55 am

Here is where I found some info about this plane...

http://www.mybackoffice.ch/modellbau/Ei ... _Me109.htm

http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/33/3/0

sorry I tried to get better close ups of it but that's the best my camera will do.

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:27 am

WOW cool!

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:50 am

Very cool

Baker707 · Post by **Baker707** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:04 pm

Great Custom

aeo178 · Post by **aeo178** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:17 pm

Nice job looks good

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:23 am

Nice

ketelone · Post by **ketelone** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:29 pm

That's excellent. I love different or not the run of the mill stuff.

GI546 · Post by **GI546** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:22 pm

cool.didn't know the allies used captured planes.

cardenas · Post by **cardenas** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:53 pm

They were never used in dog fights that I know of, mostly used as recon, infiltration, or mock dog fights to train pilots. They were also studied by each side. The only known confirmed kill was by a P 38G Lightning flown by Col. Angelo Tondi (Italy) he shot down a B 17, the P38G he used landed by mistake in Capoterra, Italy and was using Italian national insignia when he shot down the B 17.

fly-dk · Post by **fly-dk** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:51 am

There are so many interesting stories about captured allied planes used by the Germans. I personally found it very interesting reading about Zirkus Rosarius, which was a special unit in the Luftwaffe testing allied planes that were captured.
But I must admit - I just look wrong