Danish Boy Finds Messerschmitt in a Field

Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules

buffnut453

Captain
8,104
13,475
Jul 25, 2007
Cambridgeshire, England
Saw this link on the BBC:

Danish boy finds remains of German Messerschmitt in a field - BBC News

Am HUGELY jealous. As a young child, I dreamed of finding a WWII aircraft wreck but, alas, I grew up in a part of Northwest England where not even the Luftwaffe were foolish enough to visit (ok, they did but not very often).

Got to admire his determination...and I'm glad he's got some reward. Hope more info comes out about the pilot (if it is a Me109) and the events surrounding the crash.
 
buffnut453 said:
Hope more info comes out about the pilot (if it is a Me109) and the events surrounding the crash.
Click to expand...

The parts behind the lad in the photo certainly come from a Bf 109. I think that an identification of aircraft and pilot has been made, at least tentatively, and will soon be public.
Cheers
Steve
 
More...

Boy finds WWII jet with pilot's remains in cockpit - CNN.com

"The curator at the Historical Museum of Northern Jutland, which now has the pilot's possessions and the remains of the plane, believes his team will soon be able to confirm the man's identity.

"We found the pilot's papers, and I think we have a name," Torben Sarauw, curator and head of archaeology at the museum, said.

Sarauw believes the pilot came from the training base for German pilots in Aalborg, a nearby city. Along with the pilot's suit, hat and three unused condoms, they also have his wallet, which contained two Danish coins and some food stamps for the canteen at the Aalborg base."
 
It should be possible to identify the pilot or aircraft sub type (though I can't from the wreckage I can see in the news photos ).
I'm sure we'll know soon.
Cheers
Steve
 
Capt. Vick said:
Jet? Isn't that a Daimler - Benz in the background?
Click to expand...

The English speaking press are obsessed with German jets. A fin from Schnaufer's aircraft was sold recently for £90,000 at auction here in the UK. The Daily Mail (or Daily Fail) identified the aircraft from which it came as a 'jet.'

  • Luftwaffe pilot Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer shot down 121 planes in WW2
  • Marked each 'kill' by printing icon of the target on the tail fin of his jet
  • 121 British and Commonwealth aircraft were stencilled over large swastika
In the article there is even a picture of a Bf 110 'similar' to Schnaufer's (though not a night fighter) which is quite obviously not a jet

The description of the application of the kill markings is utter rubbish too.I've looked at the museum fin in the AWM as closely as you can, having driven all the way to Canberra to see their Bf 109 it was the least I could do, something the writer of the article clearly has not!

With the greatest respect to the many Commonwealth aircrew who would have flown in some of Schnaufer's victims, the markings are simply generic with a RAF roundel representing the bombers claimed.

This fin is the famous 'third fin', i.e. not the one in the AWM, nor the one in the IWM, Schnaufer appears to have had two aircraft carrying his personal markings..

Cheers

Steve
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)

Similar threads

M
Fighting in a Fiord
Replies
8
Views
1K
Wurger
M
Three in a 109
Replies
10
Views
1K
Snautzer01
O
451st Bomb Group Italy WW II B-24s Castaluccia (sp?) Field
Replies
3
Views
710
fubar57
M
A Shocking Message
Replies
4
Views
498
Gnomey
P
B-24 Photos found in antique store...
Replies
3
Views
312
nuuumannn
Menu
Log in
Register