The first Bf-109G “Gustav” entered service in March 1942. New features were a pressurized
cockpit with three larger guns mounted on the nose and none on the wings but could be field
mounted. The Bf-109G could overheat causing oil leaks; starting a fire forcing the pilot to bail out.
The Gustav was produced in many variants including long-range fighters, recon fighters and
bomber destroyers. The Bf-109G-6 lacked a pressurized cockpit but was the most numerous
Bf-109 produced and the first to carry 13mm machine guns; equivalent to the American 50 caliber
Browning.

Hermann Graf was a WWII German Ace with 212 victories in 830 missions and the first pilot to
score 200 victories. In mid 1943 Hermann Goring selected Graf to form a special high-altitude
squadron to intercept Allied aircraft. The new Jagdgruppe 50 “Karaya Quartet” was equipped
with modified high-altitude Bf-109G-6/R2 armed with two 210mm Wgr21 unguided rockets, a
30mm canon, two 13mm machine guns and an engine injection system creating 1,800 bhp. Green
1 W.Nr 15919 is one of several Bf-109s Graf flew and it wore the red ‘tulip’ nose and white tail
with ‘kill’ markings and his Knight’s Cross award.

Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 specifications

Production timeline – February 1943 – October 1943

Number produced – 5,000+

Dimensions
Length – 9.04m   (29ft   (8in)
Wingspan – 9.92m   (32ft 6.5in)
Height – 2.5m   (8ft 2.25in)

Weight
Empty – 2,700kg   (5,900lb)
Operational – 3,400kg   (7,500lb)

Performance
Powerplant – Daimler-Benz DB605A-1, 12 cylinder inverted vee, liquid cooled, 1,475hp
Maximum speed – 640km/h   (398mph)
Range – 850km   (528miles)
Service ceiling – 12,000m   (39,370ft)

Armament
2 X 13mm (.51in) synchronized MG 131 machine guns with 300 rounds each
1 X 20mm   (.78in) MG 151/20 cannon as centerline Motorkanone firing through propeller hub
with 200 rounds
Or
1 X 30mm   (1.18in) MK 108 cannon as centerline Motorkanone with 65 round per gun (G-6/U4
variant)
2 X 20mm MG 151/20 under-wing cannon pods with 135 round per gun (Rustsatz V option)
Rockets - 2 X 21 cm (8 in) Wfr. Gr. 21 rockets (G-6 with BR21)
Bombs
1 X 250 kg   (551 lb) bomb
Or
4 X 50 kg   (110 lb) bombs
Or
1 X 300 litre   (79 US gal) drop tank

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