First, this question would probably be more relevant to the Armor answers forum.
Panther Ausf A late were mostly seen during the Normandy campaing, together with some early Ausf G.
Ausf A late:
http://www.hsgalleries.com/gallery04/pantheralatems_1.htm
Ausf G early:
http://hsgalleries.com/panthergearlysp_2.htm
The Dragon website is:
http://www.dragon-models.com/
There are some examples of german soldiers riding on tanks. Dragon makes a figure set after pics of this showing actions in Lorraine, France. Dragon also makes a crew at Kursk bailing out.
Hope this helps.
best regards,
Marc Brandes
