Bf 109 Reprise...
When this webzine was started almost three years ago, I wrote: Could
the IPMS Stockholm's site do without a decent Bf 109 walkaround? Of course not...As
our veteran readers will remember, we've been on this subject twice already: The NASM Bf-109G-6 was our walkaround subject in April
1997, and Bf-109E from Hendon's RAF Museum in
July of the same year. Especially the G-6 feature is of special meaning to me. These six
not-so-perfect shots taken by me on a visit to Washington museum were a start to our today
quite satisfying (and still growing) collection of aircraft walkarounds.
These two essays by no means provided a complete coverage of the vast
subject which the Messerchmitt's classic fighter provides. So I'm not afraid of repeating
myself now by showing another Gustav, this time a G-10. Another factor making just a G-10
interesting is the recent interest in the final Messerschmitt variants shown by mainstream
kit manufacturers like Revell/ProModeler or Hasegawa.
Our subject this month, the Bf 109G-10 werk nummer 611943, has
been built at the Wiener Neustadt factory in 1944. It saw service with II./JG52 on the
Eastern Front, but was surrendered to the American forces at Neubiberg Airfield near
Munich at the end of hostilities. Brought back to the USA for evaluation, this machine was
saved from scrapping by Planes of Fame Air Museum founder, Ed Maloney, in 1957.
It is currently on display at Grand Canyon division of the Planes of Fame
where these photos were taken.
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 in
Detail
Since there are many photographs, the material has been divided into
sections presented below.
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Messerschmitt
Bf 109G-10 in Detail
