Bf109G-14 'Yellow 1' : Magg. Mario Bellagambi Aircraft in Foreign Service WWII GB
User Name : Wayne Little
Category : Non Competing Judge
Entry : Italian marked German Bf109G-14 W.Nr. 464380 flown by Magg. Mario Bellagambi
Kit : Hasegawa 1/32 Bf109G-14
This aircraft was flown by Magg. Mario Bellagambi, Commander of 5a Squadriglia, 2 Gruppo Caccia during March 1945.
It is a rare aircraft in that it is one of only 2 known Bf109's that carried a BLACK Border fuselage Cross.
This aircraft has been quoted as being in 74/75/76 AND 83/75/76 with an 81/83 Rudder in different sources, Personally I do not believe the rudder is in 81 with 83 hard edge mottle as has been shown in various profiles, the primary reference photo does not seem to show this to be, it looks more like a dark colour mottled/sprayed to create a dark appearance.
It is quite possible that the "dark' mottle is covering a yellow Rudder, as quoted in one source, this may well be so…..
Certainly other aircraft from the 464XXX W.Nr. block do not show the hard edged 81/83 combination.
I will further update this thread on the weekend, but wanted to get it up and running.
have added the 2 reference profiles and the main photo currently known.
Image Credits: Bf109 Late Versions Camo Markings Krzysztof Wolowski
Camo and markings of the ANR ferdinando D'Amico and Gabriele Valentini
User Name : Wayne Little
Category : Non Competing Judge
Entry : Italian marked German Bf109G-14 W.Nr. 464380 flown by Magg. Mario Bellagambi
Kit : Hasegawa 1/32 Bf109G-14
This aircraft was flown by Magg. Mario Bellagambi, Commander of 5a Squadriglia, 2 Gruppo Caccia during March 1945.
It is a rare aircraft in that it is one of only 2 known Bf109's that carried a BLACK Border fuselage Cross.
This aircraft has been quoted as being in 74/75/76 AND 83/75/76 with an 81/83 Rudder in different sources, Personally I do not believe the rudder is in 81 with 83 hard edge mottle as has been shown in various profiles, the primary reference photo does not seem to show this to be, it looks more like a dark colour mottled/sprayed to create a dark appearance.
It is quite possible that the "dark' mottle is covering a yellow Rudder, as quoted in one source, this may well be so…..
Certainly other aircraft from the 464XXX W.Nr. block do not show the hard edged 81/83 combination.
I will further update this thread on the weekend, but wanted to get it up and running.
have added the 2 reference profiles and the main photo currently known.
Image Credits: Bf109 Late Versions Camo Markings Krzysztof Wolowski
Camo and markings of the ANR ferdinando D'Amico and Gabriele Valentini
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