ME109 E for sale

The Russell Harvard is now listed too

http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!harvard-russell/c227x

Oh ok Bruce I had forgotten that. I’ve got a photo of 1342 fully assembled over here. Yes i recall that Craig went out to Santa Monica to put 3579 together.

Steve “P”

Three shots of 3579 I took at Chino on 19 June 1999.

Mark

If its been flown in the U.S on the experimental category and fullfills their regulations I cannot see any reason why it cannot fly in European airspace under the restrictions of that experimental category. It shouldn’t be any different to any other experimental type that is imported into Europe from the U.S.

Oh ok Bruce I had forgotten that. I’ve got a photo of 1342 fully assembled over here. Yes i recall that Craig went out to Santa Monica to put 3579 together.

And Charlie Brown flew out to Chino to do the first flight and initial test flying of it.

Tango charlie, I dont know the answer to that, sorry. I’m not that much of an expert either !

Steve”P”

The aircraft was built for an America customer & flew on experimental licence over there. Although the aircraft was built to a very high standard in England it does not have required amount of paper work to satisfy CAA . This is the reason when she was fully assembled in UK that only ground running was allowed & not flight testing. It would be fantastic to see this in the skies over england because europe is the right place for these aircraft (or russia)! Also Airframe Assemblies had a major input in getting this aircraft back in the air along with Craig at Charlston aviation.

Steve”P”

Mackerel, not being an expert on the why they can or cannot fly in UK airspace and CAA regs, if for instance the 109 found a European owner would it like the FW190 be allowed to attend an airshow here? If not presumably she could venture from Europe as far as our Territorial waters extend (presume mid channel)?

Now I would drop everything to see that aircraft with an early Hurricane and Mk 1 Spitfire flying along the Kent coast, one can dream!!

Oh ok Bruce I had forgotten that. I’ve got a photo of 1342 fully assembled over here. Yes i recall that Craig went out to Santa Monica to put 3579 together.

Steve “P”

That one wasn’t run over here IIRC; the second one was assembled and run at Wattisham however.

What can and cannot fly in the UK, I have not a clue, can you please explain why?

Thanks.

Brian.

The aircraft was built for an America customer & flew on experimental licence over there. Although the aircraft was built to a very high standard in England it does not have required amount of paper work to satisfy CAA . This is the reason when she was fully assembled in UK that only ground running was allowed & not flight testing. It would be fantastic to see this in the skies over england because europe is the right place for these aircraft (or russia)! Also Airframe Assemblies had a major input in getting this aircraft back in the air along with Craig at Charlston aviation.

Steve”P”

At double the price of a Mustang or Spitfire, I’d say it’s a good buy…if perhaps a bit less user friendly. Everyone has a Spitfire. 🙂

Vintage warbirds of this calibre are like fine wines for buying and selling but not for drinking.

Shame that the 109 cant fly in the UK !

Steve”P”

Why not? :stupid: You just could say, they did fly over Britain perfectly well in 1940, if not shot at….. :highly_amused:

Michael

Shame that the 109 cant fly in the UK !

Steve”P”

What can and cannot fly in the UK, I have not a clue, can you please explain why?

Thanks.

Brian.

Shame that the 109 cant fly in the UK !

Steve”P”

Yep, Simon’s just added the Hurricane too. US$2m

http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!hurricane-russell/cer1

Wow, what a nice aircraft. If only I had the money just to hear that engine!

Mr Gray, one last time?

4.5 million Dollars to buy,i wonder how much it costs to maintain,run as well?

If you have to ask the price you can’t afford it.:highly_amused:

About time this one came up for sale, I think it has been parked since John Romain took out the flagpole with it about 4 years ago.

I wonder if the Hurricane and Harvard will follow. I can’t recall a time when more Hurricanes were either up for sale or have changed hands than the past 12 months or so.

I saw her flying a couple of years ago at the Midland airshow( Ontario), in mock dogfight with the Hurricane, a wonderful show & experience, a little later there were rumours she was up for sale with an asking price close too 10 million.

4.5 million Dollars to buy,i wonder how much it costs to maintain,run as well?