This aircraft was almost certainly melted down at Laverton Airfield
in Victoria,at the end of the war.The exact date is unknown but it
was part of the massive post war "clean up",it is pictured amoung other
allied aircraft as fuselage only and in poor shape.
The aircraft was left on the Melbourne docks for some weeks,and not
suprisingly, was vandalized,part of one prop blade sawed off and the
rudder and fuselage damaged, a newspaper of the day shows the
rudder being rebuilt(it is the wrong shape if you look closely!) and
the aircraft camouflage was touched up(incorrectly) painting over
the white wingtips and rudder.
It was an ERLA 1938 built BF109E-3 WN.750 .ENGINE DB601 A/1 NO 30674
made by HENSCHEL .
Possibly shot down by FltLt John Webster of 41 SQN (SPITFIRE)
on Thursday 5 Sep 1940 (late morning?) crash landing at Wychling
in Kent.
The largest remaing piece known is the port main wheel in my collection.