Messerschmitt Bf109E-4/N - Adolf Galland
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Adolf Galland was born in Westerholt, Wesphalia, Germany. Galland began his aeronautical career at age 17, flying gliders on the Borkenberge, a heath near Westerholt. In 1932, he was secretly admitted into the then-unofficial Luftwaffe, and was trained in Italy in 1933. In 1937 he volunteed for service in the Condor Legion, fighting for Franco's forces in the Spanish Civil War. He was recalled back to Germany in 1938, and as the Second World War erupted and progressed, Galland eventually became the General of the German Fighter Arm, and was credited with shooting down 104 allied aircraft before the war ended. He was also the leader of JV44 "Die Experten" Squadron, one of the last German fighter squadrons of the war, and in this unit, he and his men flew the first operational combat jet, the Me-262A1...but that's another story. ;)

His E-4/N (Wk.N.5819) is characterized by the yellow cowling (common for all the members of JG 26 "Schlageter" Squadron), the "Schlageter" shield, and his famous "Micky Mouse" logo on the left fuselage.
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Model : Remy Laven, Paris, May-October 2000. Repainted for FS2002 by Rodion M. Herrera.