Ex-Russell Group Bf 109E to the UK

When the BF-109E was sold to the current owner, one of the goals was that it would fly for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle Of Britain. All parties involved agreed that it could be done. Several parties are severely behind on what they agreed to do, but that does not change the fact that the plane was supposed to flying in the UK by now. The engine is now scheduled to be done in November.

Simon Brown
President – Platinum Fighter Sales

Clearly it was intended for it to fly this year, as Platinum Fighter Sales wrote this “SOLD: This amazing BF-109E has been sold and will soon be heading to the UK where it will be based. Look for it at select air shows next season.” in November 2014 when it was sold.

Fine, you can believe a sales website if you wish, but having spoken to someone with intimate knowledge of the aeroplane, I stand by my comment.

I understand it will not be remaining in the UK

Doesn’t necessarily mean that it WILL fly….

It was never intended for it to fly this year.

Clearly it was intended for it to fly this year, as Platinum Fighter Sales wrote this “SOLD: This amazing BF-109E has been sold and will soon be heading to the UK where it will be based. Look for it at select air shows next season.” in November 2014 when it was sold.

It was never intended for it to fly this year.

As before, apologies for this revival, but is the aircraft still awaiting its engine? How long would it likely take to arrive?
It seems a shame that it might miss out on flying to commemorate the Battle of Britain 75th, seeing as it is an original ‘Emil’

I note is is now registered to The Biggin Hill Heritage Hanger as G-CIPB

Cheers

Paul

Thanks Robbo, I missed that one.:rolleyes:

See post 50 of this thread.

Sorry to revive this old thread but I wondered has it arrived yet, or have I missed it on another thread? My apologies if that’s the case.

When I climbed into the Wellington at Biggin Hill in 1967,via the hatch under the nose, many things became apparent, including :
The Nav. training stations in the fuselage were still in place.
The fairing over the front turret position was a fairly basic wood/canvas construction.
The aircraft was very original, (smell/feel) .
A few minutes sitting quietly in the captain’s seat with a metal arch inches away from the closely adjacent port airscrew disc certainly drew your attention. A bit different from a Varsity!

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But, there were two additions to the 1955 display collection. The FIAT Cr42 and the two seat Fw190! The Wellington (T10) was NOT at Biggin at that time. We learned separately and later that it was a part of the Fraser- Nash Collection and had been stored at London Airport since, I dimly recall, 1953 or 1954. That was after it joined the Collection following refurbishment to flying status at Vickers Armstrong’s airfield at Wisley……..
The complete Fraser Nash Collection of aircraft, minus the Wellington, was on display at Wisley in September 1956 for the Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party held at the airfield the lak of the Wellington was noted in the programme!

The Nash Collection was I understood formed by R.G.J. (Dick) Nash. I have never seen it referred to as the Fraser Nash collection – are you conflating it perhaps with Archibald Goodman Frazer-Nash a different industrialist in the automotive history?

Tim

Wellington at Biggin 1961 to68 http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/69-A-171-Wellington-X-MF628.pdf
These histories are really good reading for info and congrats to the chap who compiled them.

When the new owner is happy to do so? Judging by the past excellent publicity given by the collection, I’m confident that the coverage will be comprehensive and will satisfy our passion.

When are we going to see pictures of the Bf109E?

Looking at Mark 12’s photo from Sept 1961 in post Nr 54. reminds me of my visit with a friend who had a commission from AeroModeller to produce 1/72 scale drawings of a Mk lX Spitfire for the magazine. (I’m sorry I can’t recall the serial Nr at this distance!) We spent an afternoon there in November 1961 (with an RAF escort) measuring and noting minor visual Spitfire details.
We were both reacquainted ( having enjoyed a scramble around them on Horse Guards Parade in the BofB display September 1955) with all the ex Luftwaffe aircraft including DG 200 – the Bf109. The RAF serial was slightly and clearly raised through the British applied dark grey paint on both sides of the rear fuselage.

But, there were two additions to the 1955 display collection. The FIAT Cr42 and the two seat Fw190! The Wellington (T10) was NOT at Biggin at that time. We learned separately and later that it was a part of the Fraser- Nash Collection and had been stored at London Airport since, I dimly recall, 1953 or 1954. That was after it joined the Collection following refurbishment to flying status at Vickers Armstrong’s airfield at Wisley. That was confirmed by my father who worked there at that time and flew in it for one or two of the test flights. Possibly it was the last T10 to be refurbished at Wisley.

I am confident it was not in the Biggin hangar as the friend I went in with was a Vickers, Brooklands apprentice at that time. We would have noticed it! The complete Fraser Nash Collection of aircraft, minus the Wellington, was on display at Wisley in September 1956 for the Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party held at the airfield the lak of the Wellington was noted in the programme!

The nearest i can get to the thrill of peeking inside the Biggin Hill collection of AHB airframes was helping out at RAF St Athan while on a driving course. I did paint stripping on the JU 88 ( several layers including Yellow from its time with the Collyweston enemy aircraft flight)and we had a chance to look inside several of the Axis collection stored there and sit in a Spitfire. One of the JU88 defecting crew actually made a private visit to his former aircraft with his family while it was stored at St Athan. The work led by Paul Brindley on getting sytems running on several of the aircraft was superb.

RAF museum (but currently at cosford being restored)

ah right ….I see…..:) Thanks……

Must have been a dream day…….sounds right awesome……so up till 1967 there was a complete surviving Wellington?……….I hadn;t known that……what happened to it since then?……

RAF museum (but currently at cosford being restored)