Unusual Bf 109s

[Njaco]

Charles, I found one!!!

plus a couple more....

 

[Wayne Little]

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[zoomar]

The "Bf-109X" shown in these photos is certainly an interesting experiment, but just because the Japanese and Russians could adopt in-line designs to successfully take radials (Ki-61/100 and Lagg3/La5) doesn't mean a radial-engined Bf-109 would have been as good as or better than the designed-from-scratch Fw-190.
This plane is almost more interesting to me because if features an all-round cockpit canopy. Unless I'm mistaken, this is the only German Bf-109 prototype that ever made that obvious improvement. I wonder why. Also, I wonder how "official" the "X" subtype designator is, Wasn't this plane also assigned a "V" prototype number?

 

[Njaco]

almost all prototypes for German aircraft were desgnated with a 'V'.

 

[Civettone]

it can be called 109X V-##

Kris

 

[Njaco]

a few more interesting Bf 109s including more 209s and 309....

(sources unknown)

 

[Airframes]

interesting stuff Chris. Any info on the checked and striped '109s? Looks like they're in allied hands, post war (Note wing on right, with roundel below), possibly in Denmark.

 

[Njaco]

Nothing on those. And I made a mistake - 2d pic I believe is actually a Bv 155.

 

[bobbysocks]

or were they marked like that for everyone to form up on? kinda like what they did with bizarre painted 17s and 24s...

 

[imalko]

interesting stuff Chris. Any info on the checked and striped '109s? Looks like they're in allied hands, post war (Note wing on right, with roundel below), possibly in Denmark.

Terry, I believe these Bf 109s are post war Finnish machines. Fancy paint work might be for some kind of maneuvers or something like that...

 

[Airframes]

Maybe, but the style looks more like an allied form. The aircraft wing on the right certainly has a roundel beneath it, and I vaguely recall some aircraft being used for target simulation for filming, or something similar, with similar paint schemes for telemetary. I suggested Denmark as there was a large collection point for 'enemy' aircraft there, immediately after the war, I think either at Kastrup, Vaerlose or Aalborg, and the style of buildings looks like those places.
EDIT: Crossing posts. Thanks Igor, I believe you're right, and I thought I'd seen the scheme somewhere! Also explains the style of architecture!

 

[Wayne Little]

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[beaupower32]

I thought some were painted up like that for air racing, but I dont remember where I read it at.

 

[norab]

more info here on the 109 racer here

Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 Finnish Racer by Chris Sherland (Trumpeter 1/24)

 

[Gnomey]

Interesting stuff Chris!

 

[Njaco]

another uniquely painted 109.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nice!

 

[Crimea_River]

I think our son Harrison posted that one a while back. He was going to build a model of that IIRC.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice find!

 

[Njaco]

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