Messerschmitt 109E-3 wk.nr.1342 , possibly Yellow 8 of 6./JG51
Crashed onto the beach near Cape Blanc Nez , France on 29.07.40 after combat near Dover with F/L Johnny Webster of 41 Sqn. Pilot Fw.Eduard Hemmerling , 3 victories , is classed as MIA … with no known grave .
The wreck remains , consisting of one and a half wings , mainspar, undercarriage legs and some other small parts were recovered in 1988, after being uncovered by a severe storm. 1342 was found stamped on an undercariage leg.
Remanufactured by Craig Charlestone, originally for the AFC, Wanaka, but meant to be going to FHC Seattle.
None of 1342 made it into this machine, including a data plate, as there wasn’t one. It is a new aircraft that incorporates some original 109 parts..but of course from aircraft other than what it is painted to represent.
So it is in the category of the new Oscars, 190s and 262s, although being for Paul Allen , attention to detail is a cut above the rest !
Stunning achievement in its own right.
Ehhhm …. *confused*
So when no part of the wreckage made it into the 109, why made it 1342 into this thread after all? The way I understand it is, the AFC owned it once, and someone else bulit (not rebulit) a new 109. Did they use the remains of 1342 as patterns for the parts?
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