1/48 HOBBYMASTER (HA7012) BREWSTER F2A BUFFALO "White-7" (BW-393) - Hans Wind 39 Kills - 1/LeLv 24, Finland - January 1943 - FINNISH AIRFORCE (LIMITED EDITION of ONLY 600)

1/48 HOBBYMASTER (HA7012) BREWSTER F2A BUFFALO "White-7" (BW-393) - Hans Wind 39 Kills - 1/LeLv 24, Finland - January 1943 - FINNISH AIRFORCE (LIMITED EDITION of ONLY 600)On August 1, 1941 1Lt. Hans “Hasse” Wind joined 4/LeLv 24 and on March 29, 1942 he became an ace. In August 1942 Wind was transferred to 1/LeLv 24 and was assigned Brewster Model 239 BW-393 “White 7”. On November 10 1942 Wind took command of the flight until January 15,1943. On May 27, 1943 he was transferred to 3/LeLv 24 and was promoted to Captain on October 19, 1943. At this point in time Capt. Wind’s BW-393, now “Red 9” had 29 victories marks on the tail. In October 1944 the aircraft was destroyed in a Soviet bombing raid. He finished with a total of 302 combat sorties, racking up 75 kills. 39 kills came flying a Brewster Model 239 and 36 kills were accomplished flying a Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 numbered MT-439.