lupanzer
Master at Arms
Hi mates!
My entry in this campaign will be a vignette that shows the german fighter pilot Hans Joachin Marseille alongside a British plane destroyed...
...the itens were manufactured by Andrea Miniatures in the 1/8 scale...
...take from Wikipedia;
``...Hans-Joachim Walter Rudolf Siegfried Marseille (13 December 1919 – 30 September 1942) was a German fighter pilot during World War II. A flying ace, he is noted for his aerial battles during the North African Campaign. All but seven of his 158 claimed victories were against the British Desert Air Force over North Africa. No other pilot claimed as many Western Allied aircraft as Marseille.
Marseille joined the Luftwaffe, in 1938. At the age of 20 he participated in the Battle of Britain, without notable success. As a result of poor discipline, he was transferred to another unit (JG 27), which relocated to North Africa in April 1941.
Under the guidance of his new commander, Marseille quickly developed his abilities as a fighter pilot. He reached the zenith of his career on 1 September 1942, when during the course of three combat sorties he claimed 17 Allied aircraft. For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. A month later, Marseille was killed in a flying accident after his aircraft suffered engine failure. Forced to abandon his fighter, Marseille struck its vertical stabiliser and was either killed instantly or incapacitated and unable to open his parachute...``
The photos of the vignette done by Andrea painters:
My usual start pictures :
...a help please ?...can anyone tell me, waht´s the British plane that is alongside Marseille... a Bristol Blenhein, maybe?...really I do not known very well some British planes used in the WWII...
See you soon. Regards!
Luiz.
My entry in this campaign will be a vignette that shows the german fighter pilot Hans Joachin Marseille alongside a British plane destroyed...
...the itens were manufactured by Andrea Miniatures in the 1/8 scale...
...take from Wikipedia;
``...Hans-Joachim Walter Rudolf Siegfried Marseille (13 December 1919 – 30 September 1942) was a German fighter pilot during World War II. A flying ace, he is noted for his aerial battles during the North African Campaign. All but seven of his 158 claimed victories were against the British Desert Air Force over North Africa. No other pilot claimed as many Western Allied aircraft as Marseille.
Marseille joined the Luftwaffe, in 1938. At the age of 20 he participated in the Battle of Britain, without notable success. As a result of poor discipline, he was transferred to another unit (JG 27), which relocated to North Africa in April 1941.
Under the guidance of his new commander, Marseille quickly developed his abilities as a fighter pilot. He reached the zenith of his career on 1 September 1942, when during the course of three combat sorties he claimed 17 Allied aircraft. For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. A month later, Marseille was killed in a flying accident after his aircraft suffered engine failure. Forced to abandon his fighter, Marseille struck its vertical stabiliser and was either killed instantly or incapacitated and unable to open his parachute...``
The photos of the vignette done by Andrea painters:
My usual start pictures :
...a help please ?...can anyone tell me, waht´s the British plane that is alongside Marseille... a Bristol Blenhein, maybe?...really I do not known very well some British planes used in the WWII...
See you soon. Regards!
Luiz.
