75 year old Messerschmitt BF109 E4 flys again !
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The year it crash landed in a field on the other side of the motorway.
ACM Sir John Allison,the pilot, refused to allow rescue crews to damage the aircraft further by cutting him free,preferring to wait nearly an hour for the aircraft to be lifted for him to escape.
Another Messerschmitt design flaw,the lack of any kind of side door (Spitfire) or kick out panel (Hurricane) meaning that coming to rest inverted leaves little chance of escape with potentially fatal consequences. An important but usually overlooked consideration in the "what would you prefer to fly in the BoB?" type scenarios.
Cheers
Steve
ACM Sir John Allison,the pilot, refused to allow rescue crews to damage the aircraft further by cutting him free,preferring to wait nearly an hour for the aircraft to be lifted for him to escape.
Another Messerschmitt design flaw,the lack of any kind of side door (Spitfire) or kick out panel (Hurricane) meaning that coming to rest inverted leaves little chance of escape with potentially fatal consequences. An important but usually overlooked consideration in the "what would you prefer to fly in the BoB?" type scenarios.
Cheers
Steve
