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Hello, Late last week a strip of fuselage panel was found from a Bf 110 that crashed around 40km Northwest of Stalingrad. I believe it belonged to a Bf 110 D-3 possibly of Zestörergedchwader 1 as it carries W.Nr 4240. Apparently downed by anti-aircraft fire on 4 September 1942 located at Pl...

This is a photo I have had for a while without a definitive identification. I have asked elsewhere to no avail. It is an Emil being refueled after returning from a combat flight. It appears that there are three bullet holes in the backside (the fine, stabilizer, and elevator all have one hole)...

I appreciate the images, Wurger. Seen some of them but difficult to find them when you need them. I must be overanalyzing everything here because unless the craft were repainted multiple times, I still do not feel fully confident of how to represent what was filmed on his 400th flight. The...

Hello all, I have just received the 1/16 Guillows balsa model Bf109 and it appears to be a solid model. This is my first attempt at a balsa model and probably beyond my skill level having made many smaller plastic model cars. I would like to model this after the craft flown by JG53...

The list I found of yellow-nosed Emil models with the possible codes although likely incomplete, none of them seem to match -Adolf Galland, E-4/N W.Nr. 5819 -Adolf Galland, E-4 W.Nr. 5398 -Werner Mölders, E-4 W.Nr. 3737 -Karl Ebbighausen, E-4 -Helmut Wick, E-4 W.Nr. 5344 -Harry von...

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I just got this early photograph of a 109E ? from Austria and I am trying to figure out who the pilot is. It is hard to see possible markings or the code with the crowd, popular flier, but it looks like maybe a Kommodore code being <<-+- or <-+-. I have found possible pilots but photos online of...