Messerschmitt Bf 109G-4, D-FWME / 139, Messerschmitt Stiftung
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Registration: D-FWME
Construction Number: 139
Military Unit: 7 red
Model Messerschmitt Bf 109G-4
Operator: Messerschmitt Stiftung
Airport: Berlin - Schonefeld (SXF / EDDB), Germany
Airshow: Berlin-Schonefeld - ILA - 2012
Photographer: Erik Frikke
Date Taken: 11/09/2012
Date Submitted: 01/05/2013
Dramatic cross-wind landing that could have resulted in a ground-loop. D-FWME was built as a Hispano (CASA) license built Bf-109, the Hispano HA-1112 M-1L Buchón in 1950 with c/n 139. After being struck off charge in late 60s it was recovered for the movie "The Battle of Britainâ and registrated G-AWHH. It was sold to USA as N3109G, where it crashed in 1986 and was later repaired for static display. In the 90s it was imported to Germany for a restoration to Bf-109G-4 specifications with a DB605 engine replacing the original Merlin. In 1998 the project was moved to the Messerschmitt Air Company, who spent more than 30.000 hours before Rot 7 on October 8th 2004 was presented to the public.
Picture ID:1365830