(Rus) Galland with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring during an inspection tour in December 1941. The aircraft is one of two previously flown by the former pilot, its high-gloss finish being the result of special waxing and polishing. Bf 109F-2 seen in the foreground as Göring addresses a parade of JG 26 members from the podium on the right. The aircraft had MG FF armament in the wing and a yellow rudder adorned with ninety-four victories.
By the end of the war he had flown 425 combat missions and had 104 victories, died at 1996.
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