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Ethan
 Post subject: BF-109 in India ?
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Several years ago I rember reading in air classics about a BF-109E found in India,aparentlly it was used to some sort of aircraft testing by the British in ww2? Does anyone remeber this or know what became of the aircraft ?
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Bf 109E-1/B 4034 England restoration G-CDTI
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Aero Ltd, Jersey. under restoration to airworthiness. Discovered in India, carrying the markings Black 5 and 6.

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thanks that's the one
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matt...... can you find amelia earhart's lockheed for an encore?? geez!!! excellent detective work!! what exactly was a 109 doing in india?

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Guys,

There used to be a WIX member named, IIRC Jagan.

He was from India, and had good information about this particular Bf; I believe that he has a website called "warbirds of India"


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Tulio wrote:
Guys,

There used to be a WIX member named, IIRC Jagan.

He was from India, and had good information about this particular Bf; I believe that he has a website called "warbirds of India"


Saludos,


Tulio


Still around tulio, but got stuck up in other things

my website is at www.warbirds.in / www.warbirdsofindia.com

Scott, apologies for the plug. but it is anyway listed in my profile.

cheers

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Jagan wrote:
Tulio wrote:
Guys,

There used to be a WIX member named, IIRC Jagan.

He was from India, and had good information about this particular Bf; I believe that he has a website called "warbirds of India"


Saludos,


Tulio


Still around tulio, but got stuck up in other things

my website is at http://www.warbirds.in / http://www.warbirdsofindia.com

Scott, apologies for the plug. but it is anyway listed in my profile.

cheers

Jagan


Plug away, I love your site and its the first place I go for India related warbird stuff.

Anybody have a current status of this aircraft?

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