Messerschmitt Bf109G-2/R1/Trop 5./JG53.zip 2024-05-01

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Messerschmitt Bf109G-2/R1/Trop by Design Team Daedalus

Unit: 5./JG53 Sicily January 1943
Pilot: unknown

During the summer of 1941, the Messerschmitt design team was engaged in updating the BF 109F-4 as the dictates of the air war was forcing the need for greater speeds. The result was the Gustav series, of which the first substantial production run was the Bf 109G-2. Adopting the more powerful but heavier Mercedes Benz DB 605 engine required airframe and landing gear strengthening which...

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