Bf 109K-4 "S.Ten. Umberto Gallori"
3^ Sq. 1° GC, Lonate Pozzolo, Italy, March 1945

BF 109K-4 W.Nr. 333878 / Flown by S.Ten. Umberto Gallori, 3^ Squadriglia, 1° Gruppo Caccia, Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana (ANR) / Lonate Pozzolo, Italy / March 1945.
This aircraft, produced in February 1945, was one of six Bf 109K-4s received by the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana in Northern Italy. During February it was assigned to 3a Squadriglia “Arciere”, which was part of Io Gruppo Caccia “Asso di Bastoni” under the command of Maggiore Adriano Visconti (10 victories). The aircraft, WNr. 333878 “3-14”, was damaged in aerial combat on April 10, 1945. In the early morning hours, three Bf 109s from Io Gr. C. were sent against four P-47s from the 65th FS, 57th FG, which were conducting a weather reconnaissance in the Milan-Lago di Como area. In the aerial combat a Bf 109G-14/AS “1-7“, piloted by M.llo Veronesi, and a Bf 109K-4 “3-14”, piloted by S. Ten Gallori, were damaged. One P-47 was reported damaged by M.llo Forlani. The American pilots did not claim any victories. In late April, the Io Gr. C. moved to Malpensa and on April 29, after receiving security guarantees, laid down its arms and surrendered. Visconti and his aide, however, were shot dead by Russian bodyguards of resistance commander Aldo Aniasi. Fuselage and vertical tail was probably painted in RLM81 (dark brown variant) and RLM82 with yellow-grey version of RLM76. Wing was painted with colors RLM74, 75 and 76, the RLM74 was darker version with tinge of green.