I posted this in the model building forum, but I'm also posting it here because it concerns a well known Luft personality and could be of interest to some readers of this forum, too.
It's a BF-109 plastic model in 1/32 scale presented to Gen. Adolf Galland on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The Galland family sold off several items after his death, and this ended up on ebay.de. My best friend bought it and gave it to me on my birthday.
Unfortunately the model itself is very poorly made, but I've left it "as is" because to "improve" it in any way would depreciate its value. To me, its value is sentimental rather than monetary. Long ago as a kid I read Galland's autobiography "The First and the Last" and that was what got me interested in WWII German history. The model may not be expertly made, but it was done by an admirer with respect and devotion. I met Galland in the mid-1970's and he was a real gentleman with a wonderful sense of humor.
It's a BF-109 plastic model in 1/32 scale presented to Gen. Adolf Galland on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The Galland family sold off several items after his death, and this ended up on ebay.de. My best friend bought it and gave it to me on my birthday.
Unfortunately the model itself is very poorly made, but I've left it "as is" because to "improve" it in any way would depreciate its value. To me, its value is sentimental rather than monetary. Long ago as a kid I read Galland's autobiography "The First and the Last" and that was what got me interested in WWII German history. The model may not be expertly made, but it was done by an admirer with respect and devotion. I met Galland in the mid-1970's and he was a real gentleman with a wonderful sense of humor.
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