HA8752, BF 109G-6

"Yellow 6", Ofw. Alfred Surau, 9./JG 3,

Germany, September 1943

Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series

1/48 scale pre-finished.

Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.

All markings pad applied for superb results.

Canopy slides open.

Comes with a pilot that can be removed.

Comes with display stand.

Landing gear is fully retractable and can be displayed up or down.

Propeller is metal.

Extremely sought after by collectors.

The first Bf-109G “Gustav” entered service in March 1942. New features were a pressurized

cockpit with three larger guns mounted on the nose and none on the wings but could be field

mounted. The Bf-109G could overheat causing oil leaks; starting a fire forcing the pilot to bail out.

The Gustav was produced in many variants including long-range fighters, recon fighters and

bomber destroyers. The Bf-109G-6 lacked a pressurized cockpit but was the most numerous

Bf-109 produced and the first to carry 13mm machine guns; equivalent to the American 50 caliber

Browning.

Ofw. Alfred Surau scored his first victory on February 28, 1943 while flying Bf-109G-6 “Yellow 6”

over the Eastern Front. In mid 1943 JG. 3 “Udet” units returned to Germany to defend against

Allied bomber attacks. Surau’s first Western Front kill was a B-17 on September 3, 1943. In only 6

months Surau managed to increase his victory total to 41. He is one of the Luftwaffe’s most

effective but shortest lived aces because on October 14, 1943 he was shot down and died while

destroying a B-17, his 45th victory.

Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 specifications

Production timeline – February 1943 – October 1943

Number produced – 5,000+

Dimensions

Length – 9.04m   (29ft   (8in)

Wingspan – 9.92m   (32ft 6.5in)

Height – 2.5m   (8ft 2.25in)

Weight

Empty – 2,700kg   (5,900lb)

Operational – 3,400kg   (7,500lb)

Performance

Powerplant – Daimler-Benz DB605A-1, 12 cylinder inverted vee, liquid cooled, 1,475hp

Maximum speed – 640km/h   (398mph)

Range – 850km   (528miles)

Service ceiling – 12,000m   (39,370ft)

Armament

2 X 13mm  (.51in) synchronized MG 131 machine guns with 300 rounds each

1 X 20mm   (.78in) MG 151/20 cannon as centerline Motorkanone firing through propeller hub

with 200 rounds

Or

1 X 30mm   (1.18in) MK 108 cannon as centerline Motorkanone with 65 round per gun (G-6/U4

variant)

2 X 20mm MG 151/20 under-wing cannon pods with 135 round per gun (Rustsatz V option)

Rockets - 2 X 21 cm (8 in) Wfr. Gr. 21 rockets (G-6 with BR21)

Bombs

1 X 250 kg   (551 lb) bomb

Or

4 X 50 kg   (110 lb) bombs

Or

1 X 300 litre   (79 US gal) drop tank