…I have an autographed pic of Gunther Rall, 3rd highest scoring ace of all time with 275 kills…I framed it along with a painting of him and one of his most famous mounts: “Black 13”…I modeled his III Gruppe JG52 109G-2 in quarter scale:
please comment…
WOW
Very nice way to display a great build. Having a signed photo and pictures of the pilot and his aircraft really put it into context and the reality of it’s place in history. Good idea and congrats on having his autographed photo
Steve
…thanks, I believe that Rall is actually still alive…I know he was a few years ago…I bought the pic from a dealer for $75 several years ago…many aviation historians feel he would have surpassed Hartmann had he not broken his back during his scoring spree in Russia which sidelined him for over a year…
Very well executed display and aircraft. I was just looking at a profile of “Black 13” yesterday!
…thanks for the kind words…I believe Rall flew this a/c thru most of Sept-Oct of '42 and scored 19 kills in it…most German aces ran thru a/c faster than Nascar drivers run thru engines…
thanks, now that I look at the print again I was a little off on the scheme…close enough though…