difficult lighting conditions during "Red 7" transfer flight to some airshows in the UK. Neverthless, being able to hide the background in the haze makes one somehow forget that this aircraft type is already 80 years old.
D-FWME 'Rote 7' is currently the only airworthy Daimler Benz powered Bf 109 in Europe. The aircraft has a DB 605A under the cowling, whereas the Buchóns are powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin 500.
Klaus Plasa in 'Rote 7' on finals to RWY-24 Grass after completing a practice display with the 2 Duxford-based Buchóns flown by Cliff Spink and Lee Proudfoot. D-FWME is also based on Spanish Buchón C.4K-75, c/n 139, rebuilt to Bf 109G-4 standard.
White 4 of 4./JG 26 ‘Schlageter’ crash-landed in Sussex on Sept. 30, 1940 during the Battle of Britain. Flown by Uffz. Horst Perez from Marquise-Est, this is thought to be a Bf-109E-4/N. Earlier assigned to II./JG26 Gruppenkommandeur Karl Ebbighausen.
Black 12 of 2./JG 51 was field modified as a fighter-bomber and was flown in that role on Nov. 27, 1940 by Lt. Wolfgang Teumer when it was bounced by Spitfires from No. 66. Sqn. and crash-landed at Manston airfield. Now wearing the emblem of 1./JG 51.
This G-14 Nachbau is allegedly based on the tail section of Bf 109G-14 Werknummer 462707, recovered from the crash site were 'Schwarze 2' of 14./JG 300, flown by Ofhr Karl-Heinz Schirmacher, came down on 21 November 1944.
On the 30th September 1940 'Weiße 4' of 4./JG 26 made a forced landing in a field near East Dean after combat with RAF fighters over Beachy Head. The Bf 109 is on display in Duxford's Hangar 4.
W.Nr. 1342 was operated by JG 51 with the code "Yellow 10" and piloted by Fw. Eduard Hemmerling during the Battle of Britain. He crashed and was killed off the coast of Cap Blanc Nez on July 29, 1940 after combat with British Spitfires.
W.Nr. 1342 was operated by JG 51 with the code "Yellow 10" and piloted by Fw. Eduard Hemmerling during the Battle of Britain. He crashed and was killed off the coast of Cap Blanc Nez on July 29, 1940 after combat with British Spitfires.