The great ‘Black 6’

Twenty years after its last flight, the Ministry of Defence-owned, IWM-operated Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/Trop ‘Black 6’ remains among the most revered warbirds to have appeared on the UK circuit. The leader of the team that restored it to flying condition, Russ Snadden, passed away earlier this year; here, his son recalls the operation of this remarkable aeroplane Bf 109G ‘BLACK 6’ John Allison flying Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2/Trop Werknummer 10639/G-USTV ‘Black 6’ on its first air-to-air sortie in 1991. RAF When