Messerschmitt BF109g-4

Monogram #85-5981 (1/32)

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This model depicts the BF109 G-4 of Oberleutnant Wolfgang Tonne
Staffelkapitan 3/JG53
(Squadron Leader Staff 3/Fighter Group 53)
Bizerta, Tunisia, February 1943

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The Pilot

Wolfgang Tonne
b: 28/2/1918
d: 20/4/1943
122 victories

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Bf109g-4 Information

	Role:	Fighter
	Country:	Germany
	Manufacturer:	Messerschmitt AG
	Production:	Mid 1942
	No Produced:	23500* / 33984**

*bf109g's / **all variants

The G series, or "Gustav", was introduced in mid-1942; its initial variants (G-1 through G-4) differed only in minor details from the Bf 109F, most notably in being powered by the more powerful 1475 PS DB 605 engine.
Odd numbered variants were built with a pressurised cockpit and GM-1 boost as high altitude fighters, while even numbered variants were non-pressurized air superiority fighters and fighter bombers.

Specifications:
crew:	1
length:	8.85m
wingspan:	9.92m
height:	2.5m
weight (empty):	2673kg
weight (loaded):	3680kg
Performance:
Powerplant:	Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1, liquid-cooled inverted V12, 1,085 kW (1,455 hp)
Max Speed:	621km/h
Range:	1000km
Service Ceiling:	11,500m
Armament:
Guns:	2 x MG 131, 13mm machine guns
	1 x MG 151, 20mm cannon firing through propeller spinner

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