**** FINISHED: 1/48 Me 410A-1/U-2 Dietrich Puttfarken - Me/FW Group Build

• Jun 1, 2012

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Thanks Evan. She's now touched up and boxed up ready for the trip to Edmonton tomorrow.

 

• Jun 1, 2012

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Joining all here Andy. Excellent work and well worth of wait my friend.

 

• Jun 1, 2012

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Cheers Igor.

 

• Jun 2, 2012

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What can I say? Incredible!

 

• Jun 3, 2012

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Thanks for the compliments Paul, and for your help!

 

• Jun 9, 2012

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She's a beauty Andy. Worth the wait.

 

• Jun 9, 2012

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Thanks Bruce.

 

• Mar 28, 2013

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It's nice to see something come together!

 

• Mar 30, 2013

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Thanks!

 

• Nov 10, 2015

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Belated info on the crew: Torch, Jim P Doug Stankey Link: Maj Dietrich Puttfarken, KG51, Lost 23.04.44. - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Me 410A-1, 420314, PUTTFARKEN, Hptm. Dietrich (F)/Lux, Ofw. Willi (Bf), 5, 5./KG 51, , 9K+MN, , , 22-Apr-44, Both MIA during Fern Nachtjagdeinsatz over North Sea against B-24s

PUTTFARKEN, Dietrich.
(DOB: 30.04.20 in Hamburg).
1940 in KG 51.
02.07.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, I./KG 51.
07.10.42 Oblt. in 1./KG 51, awarded the Ritterkreuz for completing 250 combat missions, sinking a submarine and several merchant ships, and destroying 30 aircraft on the ground and 3 important bridges along the Don.
21.11.42 Hptm., appt Staka 11./KG 51 (to 24.04.44).
c.02.44 Staka Fernnachtjägerstaffel/KG 51.
01.04.44 promo to Maj.
23.04.44 reported MIA over the North Sea during an attack on Cambridge/England.
Credited with 269 combat missions and 5 air victories.

 

• Nov 10, 2015

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Thanks! I don't even know how you found this old thread but I do recall using that TOCH info in my research for the build. Paul (Maximowitz) was the inspiration for the build and an immense help in getting this model as close as possible to what the actual aircraft might have looked like since there are no pictures and very few records. It's a fascinating story and covered to some extent on the "Done" thread here: http://ww2aircraft.net/forum/-10-focke-wulf-and-messerschmitt/1-48-410a-1-2-dietrich-puttfarken-fw-build-28967.html

 

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• Nov 11, 2015

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well its is a sticky i liked the model and wanted to know what happened to the pilot. Did not want to dig through 51 pages of build journal but thought it nice to share this.