Does anyone know of a website with info as to which airshows abroad the 109/ Buchons in Germany visit? I know that there has been displays at La Ferte Alais over the years by D-FMBB and also by D-FWME which nearly went into the trees some four, five, years ago.
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By: DazDaMan - 23rd March 2010 at 16:10
Ahh, that makes sense, Kenneth. Thanks.
By: Kenneth - 23rd March 2010 at 15:49
Does anyone know of a website with info as to which airshows abroad the 109/ Buchons in Germany visit?
There isn’t any.
Your best chance of finding out is to check individual air show information pages and/or flugzeugforum.de. At least one of the Manching-based 109’s usually manages to appear at ILA in Berlin, and the closer the venue is to Manching, the greater the likelihood is of seeing one at a smaller event. La Ferté Alais also seems to be a good bet (EADS connection) while Hahnweide is less so.
I always thought it was the “Messerschmitt Foundation” that owned the three Bf109Gs, the new-build Me262 and a Bf108 Taifun, but Googling that brings up something which has nowt to do with aeroplanes at all!
They do indeed own these aircraft (but are not being very public about it), but they are operated by something called the EADS Historic Flight at Manching/Ingolstadt north of Munich. You can add a static Bf109/Hispano, a static Bf 108, an airworthy Messerschmitt M17 replica, an airworthy Me 163 (glider) replica and an airworthy Hispano Saeta to that list.
By: DazDaMan - 23rd March 2010 at 15:22
D-FWME wasn’t owned by EADS at the time of the infamous incident, but transferred to their ownership after the first landing accident.
I always thought it was the “Messerschmitt Foundation” that owned the three Bf109Gs, the new-build Me262 and a Bf108 Taifun, but Googling that brings up something which has nowt to do with aeroplanes at all! :rolleyes:
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March 23, 2010 at 2:55 pm