Messerschmitt Barn Find Starts After 45 Years

[R3350]

Check this out! This is one of five barn find Spanish ME-109's featured in the movie Battle of Britain that were fitted with surplus Rolls Royce Merlin engines purchased from the U.K. These examples are Hispano Aviaciõn HA-1112 M1Ls, a Bf 109G-2 built under license from Messerschmitt by Spain and were last flown in the Battle Of Britain movie in 1968.

http://planelopnik.kinja.com/barn-fi...10832/+Kyosuke

[R3350]

Re: Messerschmitt Barn Find Starts After 45 Years

Wups forgot! Be sure to watch the videos; the first is an interview with Connie Edwards and his experiences in flying the various aircraft in "The Battle of Britain" movie . . . interesting comparisons on performance of the 109 vs. the Spit and the Mustang.

The second is the start up of the Merlin on one of the 109s they dragged out of the barn. Sweet Merlin Music!!

[Pete]

Re: Messerschmitt Barn Find Starts After 45 Years

Dang.

That video is some damn fine airplane porn.

[Lockheed Bob]

Re: Messerschmitt Barn Find Starts After 45 Years

The new "Air Classics" has an article & photos about all this. It says at the end that someone in Europe bought all of them including the 2 seater. Good story.