ME-109D Found In Lake

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casey jones

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I saw on You Tube that a Me-109D/E was raised from a lake in Russia, it was built in 1939, the pictures of it in a hangar it appears to be in almost perfect condition.


Cheers

Casey
 
That would be a 109E. The 109D was already generally withdrawn from frontline service at the time Barbarossa started in June 1941, with the Bf-109F being used as 'spearhead' and the later 109E models in the ground support role.
 
Very nice

Thank you for that. It is astounding to recover those aircrafts after 60+ years.
I believe the Me is a 109 E7.
 
Werke No: 3523
Unit Code: 5./JG5
Built: September 1939 by Arado GmbH at Warnemunde This aircraft was built as an E1 variant and upgraded to an E-7 standard in 1942.
Last Mission: Shot down by a Hurricane whilst on an escort mission 4th April 1942, this aircraft was flown by the highly decorated German Pilot Wulf-Dietrich Widowitz.


http://www.warbirdfinders.co.uk/aircraft_BF109E_wn3523.htm
 
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