Galland's Bf 109s

[Wayne Little]

 

[Crimea_River]

I like that!

 

[Njaco]

ummm, I actually had one I painted up like that 30 years ago. Thought I was being original - apparently not! I only had one headlight in the middle of the hood. Love the gas cap emblem!

 

[Njaco]

Not sure if these have been posted before.....

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Njaco]

A few more that I'm not sure have been posted..

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[Njaco]

and the man himself...

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[Njaco]

and a couple profiles... interesting, huh?

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[T Bolt]

Cool Chris. Makes me wish I had another He-100 in the stash to paint it up like that.

 

[Airframes]

Nice ones Chris.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Galland, certainly was the poster child fighter pilot of his day. He just plain looked like one.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff Chris!

 

[comanchepilot]

I'm resurrecting this thread because after looking at all of it [and thanking those for the great references] there is a great amount of interesting debate over Wr. 5819 and 5866 and to distinguish them absent the werk on the tail . . . look at posts 109 and 209 - and look at the photo of the startboard side of the aircraft . . . and you will see the Mickey Mouse emblem on the starboard side of what appears to be 5866 . . . .

Yet, Galland told a few folks who asked that the Mickey Mouse was only on the port side of the aircraft he flew . . . . this is obviously not the case . . . . the photos don't lie.

Provides an interesting counterpoint to what was thought to be a clear answer to the question of whether a modeller should put the emblem on both sides - apparently only on both sides of 5866 . . .

 

[bobbysocks]

i was going to say perhaps they reversed the negative...giving the illusion it was on the otherside. but the "S" in one of the picture would be facing the wrong direction.

 

[comanchepilot]

And the canopy would be opening the 'wrong' way too!

i was going to say perhaps they reversed the negative...giving the illusion it was on the otherside. but the "S" in one of the picture would be facing the wrong direction.

 

[Wayne Little]

I'm resurrecting this thread because after looking at all of it [and thanking those for the great references] there is a great amount of interesting debate over Wr. 5819 and 5866 and to distinguish them absent the werk on the tail . . . look at posts 109 and 209 - and look at the photo of the startboard side of the aircraft . . . and you will see the Mickey Mouse emblem on the starboard side of what appears to be 5866 . . . .

Yet, Galland told a few folks who asked that the Mickey Mouse was only on the port side of the aircraft he flew . . . . this is obviously not the case . . . . the photos don't lie.

Provides an interesting counterpoint to what was thought to be a clear answer to the question of whether a modeller should put the emblem on both sides - apparently only on both sides of 5866 . . .

W.Nr. 5819 had the Mickey Mouse emblem on both sides, W.Nr. 5966 did not have it at all on either side of the cockpit.

 

[Njaco]

I believe I haven't posted these before......

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...and one in his Fw 190.

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[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Good stuff Chris.

 

[Njaco]

a few more....

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