eBay: Messerschmitt Bf109

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Snautzer01 's EBay cockpit posts led me to these Bf 109 shots from EBay:

Bf 109G Merlin engine front.jpg
Bf 109G Merlin engine rt side.jpg
Bf 109G Merllin.jpg


The 109 appears to be a modern display (note the cars), with Merlin engine. Anyone have details? May be UK due to cars, coats and grey skies.
 
Since computer is not my native language, I don't know how. What I do is click on the title/source of the photo from the forum which takes me to the EBay source where he (the forum poster) found it. Then scrolling down, see other offers. In this case, I use one of the seller's offers, click "other selections" found near the seller's rating, and explore similar stuff.

Edit: It appears the seller does not know about the things in the photos and this is listed as Bf 109 Richtofen JG2, oblivious to the engine change. The thrust line appears that is could be a H-S engine although why anyone would want to do such a conversion.
 
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After my poor attempt at sarcasm up thread about who would put a Hispano-Suiza in a Bf 109, I expected a chorus of voices shouting Hispano Ha 1109. I would still like to learn the details of this display. Could it have been in Spain? Did they loan one for an airshow?
 
special ed said:
The 109 appears to be a modern display (note the cars), with Merlin engine. Anyone have details? May be UK due to cars, coats and grey skies.
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I don't have any concrete information, but on first glance it appears to be a Hispano HA.1109 K1L with a Hispano Suiza engine, as opposed to a HA.1112 M1L Buchon with a Merlin. The clues are in the undernose intake, modified cowl shape and position of the exhaust stubs inline with the wing leading edge compared to the Buchon.

Here's a grainy pic of the K1L at the Museo del Aire at Quatro Vientos, Spain and a Buchon for comparison.

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HA-1109 K1L

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A b it more stooging about leads me to suspect the aircraft might have been modified for a movie role. In 1957 the film Der Stern von Afrika appeared, this had a Hispano K1L painted to look like Marseille's aircraft, although the cowl was not altered. The movie relied on aircraft from the Ejercito del Aire and desert scenes were filmed in Spain. Now I don't know if there is a link between the film and our mystery aircraft, but there is a possibility the picture was taken in Germany or mainland Europe at least, as it has no swastika. The British had no difficulty portraying Bf 109s in the making of Battle of Britain with swastikas, and neither did the Spanish in that film, but the earlier film the swastikas are not seen in film shots.

de.wikipedia.org

Der Stern von Afrika – Wikipedia

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Der Stern von Afrika - The Internet Movie Plane Database

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Not really much help, but we are getting there.
 
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