November 2003
Hi-Res
Plane: Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 (W.Nr.?)
Camo: RLM 71-65-02
Pilot: Oberleutnant Gerhardt Schopfel, Staffelkapitan of 9./JG26 
Unit: 9./JG26 "Schlageter"
Location: Caffiers, France
Time: Aug/18/1940

Comments:
Gerhard Schopfel joined JG-26 straight from pilot school in 1938. 
By the outbreak of the war, he was Staffelkapitan of 9./JG-26. Becoming Kommandeur of III/JG-26 in August 1940. 
He was one of the Luftwaffe's most successful Aces during the great air battles of that year. 
He succeeded Adolf Galland as Kommodore of JG-26 until January 1943.  
Schopfel was later Kommodore of JG-4, and JG-6 for the last months of the war.  
Gerhardt Schopfel flew over 700 combat missions, achieving 45 victories, all in the West. 
He was awarded the Knight's Cross in 1940.
(Julio Junqueira)


Author:

Skin by Matteo "junkersmazzo" Mazzoleni
for comments and/or questions mail me at: hurrimazzo@hotmail.com

Special Thanks to SteveT for support, help and large modifications to Mr Johnson's/Claudio original models and also for his awesome new cockpit.

Thanks to Sandbagger for posting it. :-)

Other people involved in this project: 
Claudio Wilches - new nose shape
Julio Junqueira - mid/long dinstance views
Alessandro Borges _ 3DZ!Studio
Paulo Morais - converter utility
Angeleyes 666th _ sharpened instruments
LLv34_Doc _ involved in gunsight project
Vonbeerhofen _ new Hi-Res reticules
Von Oben _ New Cockpit update
 

Sources:

>Books<

Beaman, J. & Campbell, J. 
Messerschmitt Bf 109 in action Part 1
1980 Squadron/Signal Publications

Weal, J. 
Bf 109D/E Aces 1939-41
1996 Osprey Publications

Sgarlato, N. 
Caccia e Bombardieri della Luftwaffe
1998 Delta Editrice

Piva, G.
Luftwaffe: Tutte le operazioni
2001 Delta Editrice

Chant, C. & Cimarelli, A.
Aerei della Seconda Guerra Mondiale
1976 I.G. De Agostini

>Magazines<

>Profiles<

Copyright Alex Methenitis 2003
http://users.hol.gr/~erler/

>Others<

Maris Multimedia
Air Combat: WWII Cd-Rom "Blitz to Pearl Harbour"
1996 Focus Multimedia



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*Cockpit and Glide Wings readme*

Deflection cockpits for the Bf 109 E-3

These files provide a better view for "high deflection" shots and fix the bug in the head armour visible with Knegel's enhanced cockpit rear view.

To install, just copy and paste all the files in this ZIP into your Battle of Britain folder or OAW set up, overwriting those already there.

Also included are files for those that use Glide graphics mode that fix the bugs with the wing undersides.

That's it!

Steve T

June 2003
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