The Last Combat – Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 Wk. Nr. 1342

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The Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum’s Bf 109E-3 Wk. Nr. 1342 , piloted by Ross Granley, flies in its original wartime markings as an aircraft of JG 51 during the Battle of Britain in 1940, except for having no individual code number as there is some uncertainty over exactly which number it wore. (Photo by John Dibbs/ Facebook.com/theplanepicturecompany) One of only two Bf 109Es currently airworthy in the world, this German fighter participated in...

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