HI,
just curious whether u guys build the kits inspired by the pilot story?,
coz I like building the luftwaffe planes ace’s especially 1/48 (i dreamed to build all luftwaffe ace’s…anyway its just my dream [xx(] [B)])… so far it’s quiet challenging and awful for me to find the related website, biblography,history of the plane,aftermarket decals,etc. I intend not to make them all and just want to make top 10 ace’s…
So guys, let me knoow each from you k, I want to hear opinion from all you guys and tell me your favorite luftwaffe ace pilots or if not any allies pilots are also welcomed too…
When I build Luftwaffe aircraft, I’m more driven by the paint scheme than anything else. If an ace happens to have a bird with great camo, then I’ll build it.
I can’t read it either. Scroll down to the bottom of the page & click on the German cross on the right until the page says “Canhadores” on the top left. (must be the medals section) By clicking on the underlined pilot’s name, a page will open that usually contains a few color profiles of his aircraft.
You just gotta “poke around” on the site, but there’s some good profiles, pics & Luftweaffe medals there. Good luck !
I would have to say Werner Molders. He developed the “finger four” which is still used today he also develpoed the idea of the forward air controller. that and he was the youngest general of the luftwaffe, got to 100 kills before anyone else speaks volumes about him. He was also a team player helping new pilots learn the techniques to become experten. He got the nickname “vati”-Daddy from his squad members because of this. He was also grounded by Goring because he of his position in the luftwaffe and his propaganda value
My fav top 5based on on their bibliography; Galland, Kittel, Rall, Priller, Nowotny…
Want to do otto kittel “schwarz 1” plane, really like it and also the story too…(he’s at 1st rank ace’s most killing with Fw190)… but quiet few info about his last camo plane before he died…anybody know whether the plane paint winter camo or german green overall??
I’ve only built two models following reading the memoirs of their pilots… One was a Tempest, piloted by Pierre Closterman and the other one was a Me-262, piloted by Adolf Galland…
My favorite since I was a kid was Galland, I had the honor to meet him and his wife Heidi back in 1990 along with other Luftwaffe Aces, living history. There’s so few of our WW-II heros left now.
My favorite ace is probably Hermann Graf…his aircraft were quite pretty, red tulip nose, white tails, and a neat saw-tooth splinter pattern on the wings.
All of their stories are incredible, regardless of what country they flew for…but, here’s my list of favorite aces’ aircraft…yeah, most are overdone by us modelers, but they’re still pretty aircraft.
Graf’s 109 and 190 - Red Tulip nose, white tail, sawtooth splinter
Hartmann’s 109s - Black tulip nose.
Lander’s Big Beautiful Doll P-51D
Tarheel Hal - P-47D
Dave Schilling’s P-47D in RAF camo colors
Mac McKennon’s P-51D ‘Ridge Runner III’
any of the 352nd FG P-51s
There’s a few more…Macchi 202s and 205s are pretty aircraft, and some of the La-5s and La-7s, Yak 3s and Yak 9s, have been painted up pretty dramatically.
I’ve had the honor of meeting Gunther Rall, Walter Schuck, Hajo Herrman, Rudy Opitz, Walter Krupinski and Willi Resch from the Luftwaffe.
I’ve met dozens of US aviators, a few aces, Ken Walsh (MoH), Tex Hill, Bob Scott, Frank Gerard, Chuck Yeager and Bud Anderson, Roscoe Brown (Tuskegee) Cal Spann (Tuskegee), Joe Celauro (P-47s) Charlie Drake (F4U), etc…
I have a set of books I bought at Barnes and Noble years ago called Thunder in the Skies and (something) from the Heavens, it’s basically a photo montage of WW2 aircraft. They make perfect autograph books…lots of open space between photos. I simply ask them to autograph the page with their particular aircraft on it. I have about 150 or so autographs in each book, so they’ll be worth someting someday. Whenever I’m on the airshow circuit, I stow them in the plane…
Already taken but, he gets my vote also. Werner Moelders. An innovator and great leader. “We were just fighter pilots. Werner Moelders was something more.” Generalmajor Dietrich Hrabak
Hi jeff, i hope i could see them…did you manage to take photo during gathering event with them just curious…
does anyone guys know whether they will invited to come to Singapore Aerospace 2004…?? Its on 24-29 february…
Got a slew of photos with the Flying Tigers from 10 years ago. Tex Hill is good people as were the other Tigers…they do love to party! Have met quite a few of the German, American aces, Pacific and ETO and even Saburo Sakai and his daughter. Just sad to hear of their passing away one by one each year now.
Roland Beaumont. Started with Hurricanes in the battle of France 39-40, and finished as a test pilot for types such as lightning, canberra and TSR2. I don’t admire him so much as an ace, but as a very fine pilot.
