160756 An early exhibit of the National Air and Space Museum, still looking deadly in the dark corner. This Gustav was built in the Regensburg factory in 1943 for operations in tropical and desert climates. The Bf-109 with pilot René Darbois defected to the Allies on July 25, 1944 in Italy. Thereafter, the aircraft was shipped for evaluation to the USA. Restoration for the NASM was completed in 1974. The Gustav is painted to represent an aircraft of III./JG 27 in the Mediterranean theatre. (mehr von 160756)
1190 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, the Emil is thought to be a Bf-109E-4/N. The aircraft was earlier assigned to II./JG26 Gruppenkommandeur Karl Ebbighausen, whose 5 victory bars were on the port fin. This aircraft was taken on tour in 1941 to Canada and the USA. (mehr von 1190)
4101 Built at Erla Maschinenwerk in Leipzig in Sept. 1940. This E-4/B served briefly with 6./JG 52 before passing on to 2./JG 51. Black 12 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. The captured Emil was used for demonstration flights to RAF units. Now displayed in the RAF Museum wearing the emblem of 1./JG 51. (mehr von 4101)
10575 On display at the Luftwaffenmuseum. Converted from a CASA H.A. 1112M Buchón. Painted to represent 'Yellow 4' flown by Hauptmann Gustav Rödel, Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 27 in North Africa. (mehr von 10575)