Hans Dortenmann
Hans Dortenmann was originally an infantryman, but transferred to the Luftwaffe and underwent flight training in 1941. After he graduated, he was assigned to II/JG54, the Grunharts in 1943. JG54 was assigned to the Eastern Front and one of the most famous Luftwaffe fighter groups due to its distinctive Green Heart emblem and colorful markings. By the time Hans and the II/JG54 were transferred to the Western Front in June 1944, Hans had shot down 14 Soviet planes.
In total Hans shot down 38 aircraft, 22 on the Western Front and 16 on the Eastern Front, but what makes him notable is that he was the FW190D9 aces of aces. He shot down 18 allied aircraft in the Dora.
Hans survived the war to live in West Germany, became an architect and died in 1973.
The markings of this plane is Hans’ personal D9 which he flew from August 1944 till the end of the war when he destroyed it before surrendering to the allies.
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