Right side view from below of the empennage of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 prototype, showing the tail wheel, rudder cables and horizontal stabilizer support strut. Aircraft is seen indoors, resting on supports. Germany, September 14, 1936 Three-quarter view of wing spar of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 prototype, seen supported on sawhorses outside a building; Germany, August 21, 1936. Plan view of main spar of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 prototype. seen indoors on a workbench; Germany. August 31, 1936. Messerschmitt Bf 109 Prototypes (V-Series), Production. photograph
Cool. The seller says he doesn't sell reprints or scans but I've found two other sites with this photo, one giving the date of 1939. Curious as to how a GI acquired the photo when he entered service late in the war. Foro Modelismo :: Ver tema - Ayuda Me-109 Alfred Held Rod's WarBirds
It is an almost brand-new Bf 109E-1 of the JG1 , judging by the squadron emblem. The camo scheme RLM70/71/65 with the early national markings . IMHO the pic could have been taken in the summer of 1939. There are two Bf 110s in the background.