Newly Tooled! German Bf 109E-4 "Hans Von Hahn" 1940 France HA8701 1:48

Hobby Master Airpower series 1/72 Newly Tooled! BF 109E-4 "Hans Von Hahn" I./JG3, Grandvillers, France late 1940 HA8701 1:48 Battle of Britain 34 Aerial Victories. Country: Germany Item: HA8701 Scale 1:48 Die-cast metal. Superb detailing in 1/48scale. Pre-painted with pad applied markings. Fully assembled. Supplied weapons are not permanently attached. Crew figures Display stand included. Option to display model with wheels up or down. Minimum use of plastic. Very collectable. he first German mass produced 109 fighter was the Bf-109E that has been mistakenly referred to as the Me-109. The Bf is the designator for the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) (Bavarian Aircraft Works) that produced the original aircraft. In 1938 Messerschmitt took over BFW but throughout WWII German handbooks and documents referred to the aircraft as the Bf-109. By the end of 1939 the Bf-109E (Emil) had replaced all other 109 variants and equipped 13 Gruppens with 40 aircraft each. The Bf-109 was the main single-engine aircraft until the Fw-190 came along. September 16, 1939 Hans von Hahn was appointed Staffelkapitän of 8./JG 53. He scored six victories during the French Campaign and added five more during the Battle of Britain. On August 27, 1940, with eleven victories to his credit Hans von Hahn was appointed the Gruppenkommandeur for I./JG 3. From the Western Front he moved to the Eastern Front in time to take part on day one of the attack on Soviet Union. When WWII had ended von Hahn had accumulated a total of 34 victories. Specifications Bf-109E-4 Single-seat day fighter Crew – 1 Dimensions Wingspan – 32 ft 4.5 in Length – 28 ft 8 in Height – 11 ft 2 in