Welcome to "Jagdgeschwader 72" my virtual hangar for my (mostly) 1/72 scale model aircraft collection. As you can probably tell I'm a Luftwaffe enthusiast and a Bf 109 fanatic, but I sneak some other stuff in occasionally. Thanks for dropping by!
-Mike Offutt
Sowing the Seeds: Pre-War Aircraft
Bf-109D 3./J.88 "6-79"
The Battle of Britain
Bf 109E-3 4./JG 51 "White 2"
Do 17Z-2 8./KG 76 "F1+FS"
Bf 109E-4 Stab. II./JG 2 "Black Double Chevron"
Holding the West: 1941-1943
Bf 110D-3 9./ZG 76 "2N+DP"
Fw 190A-4 9./JG 2 "Yellow 4"
Defenders of the Reich: 1943-1945
Fw 190A-6 Sturmstaffel 1 "White 2"
Fw 190A-6 III./JG 11 "Black Double Chevron"
Bf 109G-14/AS 14./JG 4 "Black 13"
Fw 190A-8 5./JG 300 "Red 1"
Bf 109G-14/AS 13./JG 53 "White 13"
Fw 190D-9 14./JG 26 "Black 1"
Bf 109K-4 13./JG 27 "White 7"
Fw 190A-8 9./JG 5 "White 10"
Fw 190D-9 JV 44 "Red 1"
North Africa and the Med: 1940-1945
Macchi C. 202 151° Squadriglia, 20° Gruppo, 51° Stormo "151-2"
Bf 109G-2 1./JG 77 "White 3"
Ju 88A-14 4./KG 54 "B3+AM"
Bf 109G-6 7./JG 53 "White 9"
Bf 109G-6 1a Squadriglia, 2° Gruppo Caccia "Black 12"
Fw 190F-8 2./SG 4 "Black 10"
Bf 109G-14 5a Squadriglia, 2° Gruppo Caccia "Yellow 1" (1/32)
Drang Nach Osten: The Eastern Front 1941-1945
Bf 109F-2 4./JG 54 "Yellow 9"
Bf 109F-4 3./JG 54 "Yellow 8"
He 111H-6 5./KG 55 "G1+CN"
Fw 190D-9 Stab. II./JG 6 "Black Chevron and Dot"
Bf 109G-10 II./JG 52 "Yellow 11"
Nachtjäger: 1941-1945
Other Aircraft
P-51B 26th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Group
P-47D 513th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group
What's new?
January 2009: Bf 109G-14/AS 14./JG 4 "Black 13"
February 2009: He 111H-6 5./KG 55 "G1+CN"
Props to Jared "Jaydog" Offutt for his invaluable assistance with photographic lighting.
Thanks to my lovely wife, Heidi Offutt, for putting up with a model geek for a husband.
Special thanks to my Dad, Jerry Offutt "WW2 model aircraft builder extraordinaire", for introducing a kid to the world of models, patient tutoring and constructive criticism.