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| Hans-Joachim Marseille (on wing) with Willy Messerschmitt (right) after trying out the new “Gustav” (Bf-109G) at the Messerschmitt plant, Augsburg, Germany, early 1942 | Hans-Joachim Marseille observing the flight of a new Bf 109 fighter, Augsburg, Germany, Jul 1942 | Hans-Joachim Marseille, Augsburg, Germany, Jul 1942 | Captured Me 262 Schwalbe jet fighters at Lechfeld Airfield, Lagerlechfeld, Augsburg, Germany, circa 1946; they were being transported to the United States |
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