 This Bf109G-6 is equipped with two MG151 gondolas, one underneath each wing, and a tall tail was flown by 9./JG54 in the Reichsverteidigung (Home Defense) duties, based at Ludwigslust in February 1944. The yellow spinner and rudder was standard in 9./JG54 at the time as was the blue band of JG54. The Gruppe emblem was now worn within the green heart of JG54 which was also smaller than what the Gruppe used earlier in the east. The familiar "Devil's Head" Staffelwappen (unit coat-of-arms or crest) was only used on some of the 9./JG54 109's though and is missing on this particular aircraft. The Wrk.Nr. of this aircraft is not known, but judging by the camoflage pattern, it was built by Mtt Regensburg. The JG 54 loss listing shows two 9./JG 54 109 G-6's with the tactical numeral Gelbe 9 or "Yellow 9". They were piloted by Gefr. Viktor Schittke (Wrk. Nr. 160639) and Fw. Werner Bercza (Wrk. Nr. 161193), but both aircraft were total 100% losses when the pilots were killed on 3/29/1944 and 4/8/1944, respectively. However, the tall tail wasn't introduced by Mtt Regensburg until the 163000 series of Wrk. Nr., so it is unlikely the machine in the profile matches the machines from the loss list. |