{"id":49085,"date":"2022-10-25T22:18:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T20:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=49085"},"modified":"2023-10-25T00:18:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T22:18:21","slug":"two-original-messerschmitt-bf-109s-of-the-world-war-ii-still-airworthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/10\/25\/two-original-messerschmitt-bf-109s-of-the-world-war-ii-still-airworthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Two original Messerschmitt Bf-109s of the World War II still airworthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As time goes on, it's going to be harder to see old original WWII planes in airworthy condition. Time does not forgive.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/04\/21\/a-curious-footage-of-a-german-fighter-messerschmitt-bf-109-captured-by-the-raf\/\">A curious footage of a German fighter Messerschmitt Bf-109 captured by the RAF<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/10\/24\/spitfire-a-great-analysis-of-the-engineering-that-produced-one-of-the-best-fighters-of-the-wwii\/\">Spitfire: A great analysis of the engineering that produced one of the best fighters of the WWII<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Warbirds\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Warbirds<\/a> published an interesting video in which we can see <strong> a meeting of classic aircraft at the Hangar 10 facilities in Zirchow<\/strong>, on the island of Usedom, Germany. The best thing about this interesting video is that <strong>two original Messerschmitt Bf-109 from the Second World War<\/strong> appear. I encourage you to turn up the volume on your speakers, because the sound these planes make is worth listening to:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luftwaffe Fighters  @Warbirds , Messerschmitt Bf-109s and a Fw190\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uZu5nqH7S28?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of these Bf-109 is already known by the followers of this website: <strong>the Bf-109 G6 D-FMGS<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2021\/11\/12\/asi-suena-un-caza-messerschmitt-bf-109-g6-original-que-participo-en-la-2a-guerra-mundial\/\">a 1944 plane that we already talked about here<\/a>. It has serial number 440738 and a Daimler-Benz DB605 V12 engine like the one it originally had and which was recovered in its restoration process.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52453999676_4697ef975b_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The second is a Bf 109 G-14, the D-FMGV<\/strong> (both registrations are civilian, as these aircraft are currently in private hands). Like its colleague, it is an aircraft from 1944, serial number 462707. It is powered by a Daimler-Benz DB605A engine and is owned by <a href=\"https:\/\/hangar10.de\/en\/exhibition\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hangar 10<\/a>, a German museum that brings together classic aircraft in good condition to fly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52454265744_e5c3d55c53_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video shows another classic aircraft that deserves a special mention, despite not being an original World War II aircraft: it is <strong>this excellent replica of a German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter<\/strong> , with registration D-FWAA and also owned by Hangar 10. Although this museum states that it is a 1944 aircraft, it is actually a successful replica in whose construction original Fw 190 parts were used. It has a Schwetzwo ASH 82 engine and its serial number is 170389.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52454450585_e907dfdba7_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a curious note, <strong>these planes do not have the complete swastika on the tail because that symbol is illegal in Germany<\/strong>, even on historic Luftwaffe planes, like the ones we have just seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As time goes on, it&#8217;s going to be harder to see old original WWII planes in airworthy condition. 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