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jbell
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An ME109 is now at the CAF Missouri Wing . Someone brought it for static display. It has wing corrosion issues so I don't know if its flyable. Anyone have any info on this bird? Here's some numbers I got off a tag on the left fuselage near the firewall and a few pics.............John
Gerat-Nr: BF109-G-6
Werk-Nr: 16 4636
Herestellar: HHL
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... 109005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... 109004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... 109003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... 109002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... 109001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/jcbell/109.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/ ... 109006.jpg
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No idea on this one... that Wk.Nr. doesn't tally with any I have been able to find. Did it come with a spare DB engine, as it appears to have in your photos? Very interesting, and many thanks for posting.

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Hi Richard, Yes thats a spare DB! She's sporting tags all over, can I look somewhere else for further ID. I thought the works # was important info?..........John
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It sounds like a real Werk Nummer, but I couldn't find it on the list of surviving 109s on preservedaxisaircraft.com.

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very interest.....

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Wasn't there a thread on this a few weeks ago?

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doesn't look that bad otherwise.

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It's a rebuilt Buchon, formerly with EADS.
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I thought it looked familiar...

Still, very cool.

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lmritger, What is EADS? Thanks.........John
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lmritger, What is EADS? Thanks.........John


EADS is European Aeronautic Defense and Space company. Numerous mergers of companies which Messeschmitt is now part of.
Messerschmitt AG/Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm/DASA/EADS.

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Most probably the photos show this example:
http://www.messerschmitt-bf109.de/web.p ... lugzeug=63

It was rebuild by Arthur Williams in the seventies by using a Spanish Hispano build airframe. First flown in 1982 but crashed 1983. Since then stored elsewhere.

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Thank you to all, I knew I could get answers here. Happy Easter!..................John
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Exciting!

Theres gotta be more Axis aircraft back in the air!
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