1/48 Hasegawa Bf109 G-10 flown by Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Bartels.
On 23 December 1944, Bartels took off for his last and fatal mission. Most likely he was shot down by P-47 Thunderbolt fighters of the USAAF 56th Fighter Group. Some 24 years later, on 26 January 1968, Bartels’ Bf 109 G-10 (Werknummer 130 359—factory number) “Yellow 13” was found in Villip near Bad Godesberg. In its cockpit was Bartels’ intact parachute, which is currently on display at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin.
His score totalled 99 victories in some 500 combat missions, with 49 on the Eastern Front. His score included nine Spitfires, nine P-47s, eleven P-51s, and fourteen P-38s.
