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Re: Buchon question

Posted by Tom on Tue Oct 23, 2001 01:57:00 PM

In reply top Re: Buchon question posted by Harm Jan Strating on Tue Oct 23, 2001 01:32:09 PM

That is the best news that I've heard in ages, three DB engined beasts to fly, woohoo! (sorry spit fans but I love me Benz's). Any ideas on how long till test flying? Any way thanks for the post and may I congratulate you on your translation, better than my English.

Cheers.

Tom

;)

: : Looking for ownership of HA-1112, C4K-075. Is this airc
: ra
: : ft
: : currently owned by Jean Salis?
: : Also C4K-121. This one has been a mystery to me.
: :
: : Thanks for any info!
: : Stephen
:
: In the book Deutsche Fluzeuge bis 1945 (Peter W. Cohausz,
: Aviatik Verlag)the following history of C4K-121 is given:
:
: "The aircraft is being reconstructed as a Bf109F-2 which i
: s an acceptable compromise as the HA1112 airframe was deve
: loped from the Bf109G-2 which in itself largely represents
: the F-series. The reconstruction is based on a HA1112M-1L
: that, as C4K-121, served in the Spanish air force. The ai
: rcraft took, as a taxiable aircraft, part in the filming o
: f the Battle of Britain film in 1968. Afterwards she went
: to the Victory Air Museum in Mundelein/Illinois. After sev
: eral changes of ownership she is now owned by the "1941 Hi
: storical Aircraft Group"in Geneseo/New York who are rebuil
: iding it as a Bf109F-2. A 1200HP DB601N enigine has alread
: y been acquired by the group. The group gets technical sup
: port from the Frenchman Victor tatin who is recreating a B
: f109G-14 on the basis of another HA1112."
:
: The book also mentions the aircraft C4K-75:
:
: "This aircraft will probably become the third airworthy Bf
: 109 in Germany. In the years 1958-1965 the aircraft was op
: erated by the Spanish air force under the registration C4K
: -75. It flew in the battle of Britain film as Yellow 11, r
: ed 14 under the registration G-AWHG. In 1969 she was to fl
: y in a film on patton but was damaged in a take-off accide
: nt in Le havre. Until 1974 the aircraft was stored (part o
: f the time in Blackbushe) before going to the USA to fly i
: n Florida as N3109G. On 28 may 1986 the aircraft was sever
: ely damaged in a crash in Casper/Wyoming. In 1994 the airc
: raft reappeared, this time in La Ferte Alais in France whe
: re a rebuild using a DB605 was planned. In 1997 the aircra
: ft went to germany where it is now being rebuilt as a Bf10
: 9G-2. The fuselage and fin have to be completely rebuilt.
: It is planned to fly the aircraft from a location in the s
: outh of germany using the registration D-FWME".
:
: Hopefully this translation by a Dutchman from German in En
: glish is good enough to be of any help.
:
: Greetings,
:
: Harm-Jan Strating

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