1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 part 2 - JG 3 Butcherbirds / Fw 190A-8 Rammjäger

1/48 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 part 2 - JG 3 Butcherbirds /  Fw 190A-8 Rammjäger. Catalog no. 200-D48076

The decal sheet contain follow markings:

1. Fw 190A-8/R2, 10/JG3 (Sturm), flown by Lt Wilhelm Moritz, Memmingen, July 1944, Luftwaffe.
   Wilhelm Moritz (29 June 1913 – 28 June 2007) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and fighter ace during World War II. He is credited with 44 aerial victories achieved in over 500 combat missions. This figure includes 28 aerial victories on the Eastern Front, and further 16 victories over the Western Allies, including 12 four-engined bombers.
   Born in Hamburg, Moritz joined the military service of the Wehrmacht in 1933 and later transferred to the Luftwaffe. Posted to Zerstörergeschwader 1 (ZG 1—1st Destroyer Wing), he flew his first combat missions during the Invasion of Poland. Transferred to Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77—77th Fighter Wing), Moritz claimed his first aerial victory on 6 July 1940. In November 1940, he was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 6. Staffel (6th squadron) of JG 77. In April 1944, Moritz was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of IV. Sturmgruppe (assault group) of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing). The Sturmgruppe was a specialized unit flying the heavily armored variant of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) heavy bomber formations. In July 1944, Moritz was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in recognition for his leadership of the Sturmgruppe in combating the USAAF bombers. After World War II, he moved to Ontario in Canada where he died on 28 June 2007.
    
2. Fw 190A-8/R2, Yellow 3, 12/JG3 (Sturm), flown by  Otfried Baisch, Barth airfield, 1944, Luftwaffe.
   On 18th July 1944, Feldwebel Otfried Baisch, in his Fw 190A-8/R2 of 12/JG3, will get his second "viermot" kill, only to be the next victim of the Allied escort fighters shortly afterwards.
    
3. Fw 190A-8/R2, Yellow 6, 12/JG3 (Sturm), flown by Gerhart Liepholz, Barth airfield, 1944, Luftwaffe.
    
4. Fw 190A-8/R8, Black 12, Wnr.730282, IV/JG3 (Sturm), 1944, Luftwaffe.

If necessary, the decal cover varnish can be removed - wash off Zippo lighter fluid.