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Lost posting - Need Me109 Expert

Posted by Tony D on Thu Nov 08, 2001 05:39:07 PM

Chaps, I posted a message yesterday and it has gone missing. Anyway here goes again!

Two of my friends have Me109 Emil control sticks which both came from aircraft that belly landed in the UK during the Battle of Britain. They would love to identify which aircraft they came from! Your expert help greatly appreciated:-

Stick One: From a bomb carrying variety. Has an interesting bomb fusing unit (Bosch) mounted on the terminal block cover. Distinguishing feature is five kill marks filed into the hand grip.

Stick Two: Came from an aircraft that ended its days on the Hatfield dump. The stick has significant wear that would suggest it has seen much flying or hangar time. So it could have been a display aircraft (i.e. Spitfire fund or whatever) or indeed could have been an evaluation aircraft.

Long shot, we know, but any help greatly appreciated!

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