Hasegawa Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 of Hauptmann Horst Ademeit in 1/72 Scale

Horst Ademeit was shot down during the Battle of Britain, but was rescued from the English Chanel by the German Seenotkommando.  He achieved one victory against the RAF, but flying against the Soviets is where he was to score all his remaining victories.  He was killed while attacking an IL-2 a low level on 08AUG44, likely hit by ground fire.  In all, he was credited with 166 enemy aircraft shot down.

The model represents Ademeit’s Fw 190A-6 while he was Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 54 at Daugavpils, Latvia in July 1944.