Yes, it is. It is a late war so called ERLA Haube (canopy), first used and developed by ERLA company of Leipzig (BTW they built roughly 1/3 of all 109´s. Black 6 -G-2 trop- formerly at Hendon, now Cosford, was built by ERLA).

Very nice video definitely worth watching, I only ever saw a short version of it online.
BTW one thing I never knew before: Me 109 G-10 flown by Mark Hanna (RIP) still was registered D-FEHD (as she was formerly as a Merlin engined Buchon). I now learned she changed registration to D-FDME (still her reg with Airbus Group now) later than 1995 -maybe after she went back to Germany from New Zealand?
Thanks for posting the video!

Michael

Hooligan
Wasn’t there a Buchon painted up in a USAAF scheme (with invasion stripes?) for a film? Patton? Sure I’ve seen a pic…

In fact there were 3 Buchons converted to star as fake “P-51B´s” in “Patton”. But the clips were never used in the film. The movie scenes were shot in France, one of the Buchons (G-AWHG) was damaged in a landing accident. IIRC they were G-AWHG, G-AWHL and G-AWHS.

Michael

JohnTerrell
And if in its stock configuration it will be flown and displayed more often, all the better. (I know some of the most highly modified Reno air racers, like Rare Bear for instance, can be real chores to fly, and thus hard to really enjoy – limited to test flights and Reno.) This project to return the aircraft to its original T.20 configuration has seemingly been in the works for many years now (as much as 14 years, going by Ken Dwelle’s description), and it is wonderful to see it completed/flying. I look forward to seeing the paint work when that is finished.

Speaking of Sea Fury T.20’s, the all-red “D-CACE” at MeierMotors should be getting very close to fly as well.

Some pics I took of D-CACE at MeierMotors in July 2014. She´s much more complete by now, recent pics on MeierMotors homepage / Facebook page. I would not be surprised if her maiden flight will take place this year.

Michael

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http://v25.meiermotors.com/index.php/projekte/hawker-seafury-d-cace/hawker-seafury-restaurierung?showall=&limitstart=

https://www.facebook.com/MeierMotors-GmbH-196699400376090/

The information provided in the first link, regarding the 2. prototype is wrong. It is not in the Berlin Luftfahrtmuseum, but in the Technik Museum Speyer. See my pics taken there.

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Michael

Hi Michael;

Many thanks for the photos of the Ar-96. That’s a lovely restoration there. I should make it a mission to go and visit Berlin and see this beauty in the flesh. I don’t know why, but I’ve always liked the lines of the Ar-96….lovely looking aeroplane!

Thanks again!
Best regards;
Steve

Right you are. And a very “modern” one for a trainer regarding the start of the design in 1936, and first flight in 1938. Fully metal, retracting gear. Not that usual in the mid – late 1930´s. BTW Czechoslovakia (Avia and Letov) built them well into the 1950´s, as did the French with their SIPA variants. (No survivor there either, DTMB has some (minor) parts of the crashed one (ex-Salis collection) on a shelf. IIRC it was an accident due to being unable to recover from a flat spin.)

Michael

Be my guest! Bend the thread away! I got the answer I was looking for regarding the badge for 6eme Escadrille (although, do you think I can find a nice hi-res picture of the badge anywhere!) Happy to see lots of pictures of pretty and shiny P.2s….I like them as much as I like Piston Provosts 🙂 …oh! and Arado Ar-96s. Now there’s a type I would like to see fly.

Best regards;
Steve

Can´t help with an airworthy Arado 96 (I´d love to see one flying too). But with pics of one of the 2 static restored ones (or under restoration? in case of the Norwegian one). IIRC there are only parts of a wreck of a 3. example Flugwerk wanted to use as template for a recreation (the project never really got started). The one in the pics is the one at Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, photos taken in 2011. BTW Arado 96 and Pilatus P.2 have the same engine, Argus constant speed prop assembly and even the same engine mount IIRC. So firewall forward they are (nearly) identical. Enjoy the pics,
Michael
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