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Kurt Dombacher scored his first victory on 03APR42, a Spitfire over Trondheimfjord. The remainder of his 68 victories were all against Soviet opponents on the Eastern Front. A veteran of over 800 sorties, he survived the war and passed away in 1993.
The model depicts Dombacher’s Fw 190A-3 when he was flying in Norway with JG 77.
When the Iowa-class battleships were recommissioned during the 1980s they generated a considerable amount of public interest and were very popular subjects with photographers. The Navy obliged and made them available for access by the media which resulted in a large number of pictures available today. However, the similarities between the ships have resulted in many of these photographs being mis-identified both on the internet and even by authors who should know better. In this post I will point out a few of the more easily identifiable differences which will allow battleship fans to make a proper identification.
Gerhard Michalski opened his account by downing a French MS 406 on 31MAR40 with 6./JG 53. His Gruppe briefly participated in the invasion of the Soviet Union, but was withdrawn to the Netherlands and later to Sicily. He was very active over Malta and achieved 26 victories there before being shot down into the sea by Spitfires of No. 126 Squadron RAF on 15OCT42. He was rescued and returned to duty, only to be shot down again over the sea by a Spitfire of No. 72 Squadron RCAF, this time he was rescued with injuries. After his recovery he rejoined II./JG 53, by now stationed in Austria on Reichsverteidigung (Defense of the Reich) duties. He was again shot down and wounded on 01MAY44. He finished the war as Geschwaderkommodore of JG 4 with 73 victories, only to be killed in an automobile accident in February 1946. The model depicts Michalski’s Fw 190D-9 when he was serving as the Geschwaderkommodore of JG 4 at Neukirchen, German, in April 1945.
French Light Tank Renault FT US Six Ton Tank M1917
By Witold J. Lawrynowicz
Series: Armor Photo Gallery # 15
Softcover, 72 pages, drawings, and photographs
Published by Model Centrum Progres, January 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 8360672008
ISBN-13: 978-8360672006
Dimensions: 8.0 x 11.2 x 0.2 inches
The Renault FT was a French light tank which saw initial service during the First World War. It is notable for introducing what has since become the standard tank configuration – a rotating turret containing the main armament, engine to the rear of the hull, and driver in the front. Over 3,000 were produced in France, with several other nations producing copies of the design. Although obsolete by the standards of WWII, there were several hundred still in service during the Battle of France, and captured examples were retained in Wehrmacht service in secondary roles through the end of the war.
This book is number 15 in the Armor Photo Gallery series and is intended to be a visual reference for modelers. Two-thirds of the pages are devoted to well-captioned full-color photographs of preserved vehicles presented in a walk-around style. There are two tanks presented – a Renault FT in the Musée Royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militaire in Brussels and a U.S.-built M1917 which was at the West Point Museum. The two vehicles exhibit a number of construction differences which the captions point out.
Also included are drawings in 1/48 and 1/35 scale, but nothing for 1/72 scale enthusiast. There is a short history of the type and several pages of black-and-white photographs of the tanks in service. I purchased this book at a model show, and was not familiar with the series at the time. These happy little discoveries are one of the best reasons to go to shows, you can always find something you didn’t know you needed! It is a quality publication and judging by what is listed on Amazon, somewhat sought after. Recommended.
Photographs taken at the Air Zoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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Robert “Bazi” Weiß claimed his first victory while flying with 6./JG 26, a Spitfire in September, 1941. He was transferred to 1./JG 54 on the Eastern Front, scoring slowly until he fell ill and was hospitalized in the spring of 1943. He returned to combat in July, scoring steadily until transferred to the West with III./JG 54 to oppose the Allied invasion of Normandy. He was promoted to Gruppenkommandeur III./JG 54, which fought against ever increasing Allied opposition. He was shot down and killed on 29DEC44 by a Norwegian-flown RAF Spitfire of No. 331 Squadron. “Bazi” Weiß was credited with 121 victories at the time of his death. The model represents the Fw 190 A-8 of Robert “Bazi” Weiß, Stab III./JG 54 at Villacoublay, France June 1944.
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