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Messerschmitt BF 109F-4 Trop 1/48 Scale Diecast Model Pilot Lt. Hans-Joachim Marseille 3./JG 27 “Afrika”, Luftwaffe, Libya, February 1942 Brand: Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series SKU: HA8761
AUD $190.00
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Messerschmitt BF 109 F-4 Trop 1/48 Scale Diecast Model, 3./JG 27 “Afrika”, Luftwaffe – HA8761
Length | 18.6 cm | 7.3 in |
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Wingspan | 20.7 cm | 8.1 in |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Undercarriage displayable extended or retracted
- Removable crew figurine
- Canopy displayable opened or closed
- Display stand included.
Hobby Master HA8761 1/48 Air Power Series
Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series HA8761 replicates in 1/48 scale diecast the BF 109 F-4 Trop W.Nr. 8693, “Yellow 14”. Piloted by Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) Hans-Joachim Marseille of 3 Staffel/ Jagdgeschwader 27 (3./JG 27) “Afrika”, Luftwaffe, Libya, February 1942.
Hans-Joachim Marseille
Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919 – 1942), known as the “Stern von Afrika (Star of Africa), was a World War II German ace who served in France and North Africa. A prolific scorer, he claimed 17 aerial victories on a single day. Marseille was killed on September 30, 1942, while abandoning his fighter that had suffered engine failure. At his death, Marseille held the rank of Hauptmann (Captain), credited with 158 aerial victories, and was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, and Gold Medal of Military Valor.
Messerschmitt Bf 109
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German single-seat, single-engine fighter, one of the most advanced fighters when introduced and achieved more aerial victories than any other type of World War II.
It first flew on May 29, 1935, and saw combat for the first time with the “Condor Legion” during the Spanish Civil War. The Luftwaffe withdrew its last Bf 109s from service in May 1945; it remained with the Spanish Air Force until 1965, built in Czechoslovakia, Spain and Switzerland postwar.
The Junkers Jumo 210 powered most pre-war variants, later the Daimler-Benz DB 601 and DB 605. All were liquid-cooled inverted V12 engines.
The armament consisted of two machine guns mounted in the engine cowling atop the engine and a single cannon firing through a blast tube between the engine cylinder banks, known as a Motorkanone. The first with wing-mounted guns was the C-1, with one in each wing. Later variants could carry two field-installed under-wing cannon pods and ordinance racks.
Messerschmitt BF 109F-4 Trop 1/48 Scale Diecast Model Pilot Lt. Hans-Joachim Marseille 3./JG 27 “Afrika”, Luftwaffe, Libya, February 1942 Brand: Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series SKU: HA8761
AUD $190.00
In stock