Corgi Messerschmitt Bf109E 7_B Blue H Triangle II_Schlachtgeschwader

Messerschmitt Bf109E-7/B Blue H Triangle, II./Schlachtgeschwader 1, Stalingrad, Luftwaffe Ground Support Jabo - Operation Barborossa Winter 1942/43

Features Include:
• Detailed crew figures
• Optional Armaments
• Rotating Propellers
• Visable Gun Bay
• Wingspan 5.4"
• Optional landing gear

As one of the most famous fighting aeroplanes in the history of warfare, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 series is synonymous with Luftwaffe operations during WWII, being constantly upgraded and in constant production for the entirety of the conflict. The Bf 109 was already in service at a time when most of the world’s major air forces still had biplane designs as their front line fighters, Later variants of the aircraft were still in service at the advent of the jet age. The ‘E or Emil’ variant of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the second most numerous version of the fighter to be produced and the one which served extensively throughout the Battle of Britain and during the aerial battles of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

During the fighting around Stalingrad in late 1942, early 1943, some of these older variants of Bf 109 were adapted to fly close air support missions, acting as high speed dive bombers in support of ground troops who were encountering stubborn areas of Soviet resistance. This proved incredibly effective,even though the incessant Soviet offensives had already dictated the outcome of