Buchon To Germany

Maybe keep an eye out for a ‘previously undiscovered original wartime 109 fuselage‘ eventually appearing on the warbird market,  of course much more desirable (££$$$) than a mere looky-likey Buchon..

Yes you are correct it is C4K-61  G-AWHF, sold by Connie Edwards, Big Springs, TX and transported to the UK in 2010 as a damaged fuselage and a set of wings. Stored by its owner at Little Gransden, until sold to Germany in 2014. The ex English owner has been contacted and refuses to tell who he sold the project to,  sadly seven years on this airframe is the only remaining BOB film participent to remain in hiding.

Many thanks Augsburgeagle 🙂

As mentioned, if anyone is speaking to the previous owner can they please ecourage them to contact me or please contact the person they owe.

Many thanks for the confirmation chaps… seems this example has managed to keep out of the spotlight. Does anybody have any photos of her here in the UK?

That will be the one

If it is C.4K-61 she wore registration G-AWHF during the BOB movie shooting. Serial No. is 129, last known location Cambridge?. Under restoration to Bf 109 K-4. All of the above info from Falcon´s Messerschmitt Bf 109 Hangar ( www.messerschmitt-bf109.de ), [this info last updated 2011], so maybe no longer valid.

Michael

I believe it was C.4K-61

If its not C.4K-102 or C.4K-162, are we any closer to knowing the identity of this Buchon? Could it be C.4K-31 (G-AWHE) or C.4K-61?

The Buchon project stored at Little Gransden has moved and is reportedly
on its way to Germany. Anyone know if it’s bound for Meir Motors attention?

Hopefully they can get the Merlin off it and get a DB on 🙂

Be good if Meir Motors got a Ju52 or a Spanish HeIII

I bet they had to build a new hangar to work on either of them, regarding their cramped place at the moment….

Be good if Meir Motors got a Ju52 or a Spanish HeIII

Hope this one will be a flyer!

Who was the old owner?

Yes that is the Buchon fuselage from america, now it would appear to be in Germany

No, neither. It was not a Buchon fuselage, and certainly not anything to do with Black 6. The fuselage I saw was the one owned by Michael Gorman – it was not a Buchon, and certainly not C4K 162.

The fuselage still showed her very faded former markings and was, I believe, one of the batch which went to from Russia to Australia a fair few years ago now and then went elsewhere from there. It was fairly corroded fuselage but reasonably straight. Had the general appearance of having spent some time in a fresh water lake

Hi,
You either saw the Buchon fuselage or black sixes mortal remains

OK, but I know what I saw. So it must be something other than the real ex Russian 109G fuselage I inspected there a few years ago along with a pile of other bits and pieces. What I saw was a fairly good ORIGINAL 109G fuselage (not Buchon) and a pile of undercarriage legs, engine bits (DB605 stuff). I’ve heard of people wanting to call Buchons 109s before, but not usually the other way around………

Not C4K-162. The Gransden aeroplane was not a Buchon, it was an ex Russian G that the owner had hoped to convert into a K4.

Incorrect, it was a Buchon as stated.

Not C4K-162. The Gransden aeroplane was not a Buchon, it was an ex Russian G that the owner had hoped to convert into a K4.