Hendon 109 history.

Apologies if this has been posted before and if everyone already knows the history of, MESSERSCHMITT Bf109E-4/B W/NR.4101/DG200/8477M.
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/collections/aircraft/aircraft_histories/78-AF-624%20%20Bf109E%204101.pdf

This part amused me most:

On its third from last flight from Hucknall the aircraft was flown by Rolls-Royce pilot Harvey Hayworth, who was over 6 feet tall. For his benefit the hinged cockpit hood was removed, then mislaid and never replaced.