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Originales Foto, Jagdflugzeug ME 109 | eBay

<p>Originales Foto, Jagdflugzeug ME 109. </p><p>Das Foto von einem deutschen Jagdflugzeug Me 109 im Schlepptau zur Instandsetzung </p><p>ist 6,2 x 8,8 cm groß und sehr gut erhalten.</p>
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Snautzer01 said:
Pushing out of the mud notice the tree trunk used Perhaps of intrest E Engineman

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Russland ? Flugzeug Jäger ME 109 Pik Ass Geschwader Bergung WK II | eBay

Originalfoto, Format ca. 6,0 x 9,0 cm, zum Teil rückseitig Klebereste, Zustand siehe Scan.
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Yes, Thanks for posting. #2888.
So, Bf 109 F-2 with DB 601 N. This has belly landed on very boggy ground, you can see the crushed oil cooler and mud/grass/earth still hanging out underneath The single bent-backprop blade would tend to indicate that the engine was stopped-still on landing.
The usual way to recover 109's on their belly was to use a large A-frame tripod, and lift with slings to the engine lifting eyes on the main engine mounts and to the wing main spar upper bolts that had fitted eyes for the purpose. In this case, possibly they had difficulty because of the soft ground and the long pole looks to be stuck into the cannon blast tube, maybe for getting more leverage or lifting hands-on?
Just out of interest, this pic of the Bf 109 F-1/2 prop hub shows this rare propshaft type on the DB 601 N on the Bf 109 F-1/2 with the MG 151 Motor Cannon. It is very different to the later propshaft/Hub/Blast tube extension on the Bf 109 F-3/4 and all later Bf 109 G/K, although you can't see most of the differences in the pic.

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Every picture tells a story. So, looks like a Bf 109 E with Tropical air filter down in N. Africa. I don't really see battle damage, but there are a lot of details. Firstly, look at the flat landscape, I guess those troops felt pretty vulnerable out there! Are they a recovery team or just passing? The aircraft has the canopy off, and it is there on the far right of pic so, probably retained for landing as it would likely be miles away otherwise. Forced landing advice was to retain canopy and land wheels-up unless a pretty perfect landing ground was just where you needed it! However, we can see here that the left mainwheel is unlocked. It is possible that it never locked-down, or if this was just after take-off, it never locked-up. Noticing that the u/c door looks OK, I suspect that someone has pulled the u/c up-lock release after the landing. There are other clues, the refuel hatch on the top of rear fuselage is undone and sticking up, the first-aid kit fuselage access hatch has 3 of its quick release fasteners undone and is wrenched around, hanging from its bottom left corner, the cowlings are undone. Also, there looks to be a brew coming along from a stove/billy can under the front of the left wing and something strange is under the front of the engine/prop that blocks the view at the front.
Overall, an interesting picture.

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Yes, they don't look like they are expecting trouble. If it was a "safe" rear area, you would think it would be due recovery ASAP. There could be desert War specialists with more info on this particular aircraft.

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The prop tips are bent backwards. That's a means the engine wasn't producing power.

Maybe someone forgot to put the gear down on approach? The last action in a gear up landing is to put the handle in the down position.
 
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