'Christl'

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'Christl'

Postby norri » Wed Nov 26, 2014 2:24 am

Gehard Barkhorn's career as a fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe did not have an auspicious start.
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during the invasion of France, Barkhorn failed to score and during the battle of Britain, was shot down over the Channel.
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it wasn't until JG 52 was transferred east for the invasion of the Soviet Union, that Barkhorn opened his account and his score steadily climbed
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on one day in July of 1942 alone, Barkhorn became an 'ace in a day' shooting down 6 aircraft. and although being wounded later the same month, by December of that year Barkhorn reached triple figures.
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the following year he was promoted to Gruppenkommandeur II/JG 52
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before the end of 1943 his score passed 200 and by February 1944, it had raced to 250
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shot down again in may, he was hospitalised for months with serious injuries. after recovering and despite fatigue and being crippled by fear
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Barkhorn returned to the cockpit and continued where he'd left off.
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by war's end, after 1,104 sorties, Barkhorn had been shot down 9 times, wounded 3 times and claimed 301 kills. the second highest scoring ace of all time.
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after a short civilian career, Barkhorn joined the Bundesluftwaffe on active duty, rising to the rank of Major General. He retired a NATO Chief of Staff in 1973.
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On 6 January 1983, while driving on the autobahn near Cologne, Gerhard Barkhorn was involved in an accident. His wife, Christl died at the scene.
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Barkhorn, never regained conscientiousness and died 2 days later
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Re: 'Christl'

Postby fliegerii » Fri Nov 28, 2014 11:59 pm

Norri,

I really like that one. It looks as it was made by Dinky. A really nice restauration.
Also I appreciate your quick history review of the specific version you chose.

Don't change to plastic! :D

Thanks for the advise how to re-vitalise the Dinky engines. I'll try and let you know.
I'm just back from one week biz trip South France, no chances yet.

Cheers,
Chris
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Re: 'Christl'

Postby norri » Sat Nov 29, 2014 12:22 am

thanks Chris, glad you like it.

this is the second 109 I've restored in Barkhorn's livery. it'll probably go to auction on ebay in the new year. finally running out of space!

by the way, the dinky electric motors were made in Japan.
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Re: 'Christl'

Postby fliegerii » Sun Nov 30, 2014 10:07 pm

norri wrote:by the way, the dinky electric motors were made in Japan.


Good comment! :D

Greets!
Chris
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