Numerically the most abundant fighter produced by either side during WWII, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 formed the backbone of the Jagdwaffe on both the eastern and western fronts, as well as in the Mediterranean and North Africa. Of the eight distinct sub-types within the huge Bf 109 family, the most populous was the G-model, of which over 30,000 were built between 1941-45. Despite its production run, only a handful of genuine German Bf 109s have survived into the 1990s, and with the serious damaging of the RAFs G-2 at Duxford in October 1997, only the German-based MBB G-6 and Hans Ditte's G-10 (both composites) are currently airworthy.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a German Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4/Trop fighter that was piloted by Eberhard von Boremski who was attached to 9./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet," then deployed to Russia during 1943. Now in stock!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 5-1/4-inches
Length: 5-inches

Release Date: March 2023

Historical Account: "Reichsverteidigung" - Eberhard von Boremski (September 24th, 1914 - December 16th, 1963) was a fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. A flying ace, he was credited with 104 aerial victories - that is, 104 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft - claimed in roughly 630 combat missions. Boremski was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was killed in an accident in Hamburg on December 16th, 1963.

By the start of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22nd, 1941, Boremski had accumulated four aerial victories claimed in 120 combat missions. Over the Soviet Union in 1941, von Boremski was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on May 3rd, 1942, for achieving 43 victories. After serving as an instructor in mid 1942, he returned to JG 3. In February 1943, he was made Staffelkapitan (squadron leader) of 7. Staffel of JG 3, serving in this role until May 30th, 1943, when he was wounded. His Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 (Werknummer 14808 - factory number) had suffered engine failure resulting in a forced landing 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Kamianske. He was succeeded by Hauptmann Karl-Heinz Langer as commander of 7. Staffel.

In early 1944, he was made commanding officer of Deutsch-Koniglich Rumanischen Jagdverband (German Royal Romanian Fighter Unit) of Luftflotte 4, in collaboration with the Royal Romanian Air Force. On February 24th, 1944, Oberleutnant Herbert Kutscha, the commander of 12.Staffel of JG 3 was wounded in combat. In consequence, von Boremski took command of the Staffel the following day. On April 11th, von Boremski flying Bf 109G-6 (Werknummer 162585) was wounded following a mid-air collision west of Anklam with Gefreiter Horst Witzler from 10.Staffel. Although both pilots bailed out, command of 12.Staffel was transferred to Leutnant Hans Rachner.

From September 1944 to November 1944 von Boremski led 1. Staffel of Jagdgruppe Ost and then 9.Staffel of Erganzungs-Jagdgeschwader 1 (EJG 1 - 1st Supplementary Fighter Wing). In January 1945, von Boremski was credited with his 100th aerial victory. He was the 97th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark. By the end of the war, von Boremski had been credited with 104 victories, with all but four of his victories claimed over the Soviet Air Forces in about 630 combat missions.

After the German surrender, von Boremski was handed over by U.S. troops in Czechoslovakia to the Soviet armed forces, and he remained a Prisoner of War until 1955. He died in an accident in Hamburg on December 16th, 1963