Some years back I went with my Millonaire collector employer to see this plane with the prospect of purchasing it for later restoration. He did the wheeling & dealing but withdrew from the deal. It was corroded , but intact, and would have been an excellent base for a restoration. Sheetmetal is sheetmetal, and can be duplicated. The forged and machined parts are a little more difficult . The fuselage itself has some quirks of construction, but with time & effort could duplicated.
I know the Nazis did some terrible things but they are a very interesting part of European history. Especially when it comes to their great technology, such as the lightning fast Me's. Itd be amazing to see it fly again one day
The pilot made a perfect wheels-up landing on ice, since there was not doubt that the plane wasn't staying in the air after being shot down. The Luftwaffe ground crews had some time to salvage a few items before it sank, so the control surfaces could have been moved in any direction.
Restoration to flying condition has just started, though recently stalled while correct blueprints are researched to make the restoration as authentic as possible.
Most likely it will be de-skinned and anything that doesn't pass inspection will be replaced. The owners located a crated new engine (extremely rare) since the original has a hole in it and anything made of magnesium will have disappeared. All other systems will be overhauled to new if they plan to fly it and not "pickle" it. Actually the cold freshwater lake preserved it pretty well. Saltwater would have destroyed it.
@test71996 I don't believe that particular model had the middle cannon. At least if it was converted to an E-7. I believe only the E3's and possibly the E4's had 20mm nose cannons. I may be wrong though.
@luger9mmbest I disagree, yellow recognition panels were used by the germans at the russian front. By then squadron colors were done away with as were many personal markings
@MrThecoolhand Sorry but the ME-262A shits all over the Bf-109.And the Spitfire shit all over it too.But that's not taking away credit for this beautiful aeroplane either.
@MrThecoolhand Like USA to day hmmmmm, like time passing true i have that odd filling of One big sign of equality, as military power, but same is in Position of Global BULLY III RICH and IV RICH US of A...But that is not surprise at list for any body who can read between the lines
@evilhendrix2 How close could you get to it? Close enough to touch? I would love to just put my hand on it for a second or two :) Touch can make something seem so much more real than just looking.
Yes, shot down by Soviet Hurricanes from 2 GIAP V-VS SF while escorting Bf110s on April 4, 1942. Widowitz survived (wounded, I believe) and made a wheels-up landing on a frozen lake. Widowitz died later in the war in a crash. Pilot Pokrovskiy recorded the kill for the 109.
@panzerleader49 It's called "lend lease"America and Britain supplied russia with planes,guns and other impliments of war to help them fight the nazis.
Yes, to authentic condition and planning for an airworthy rebuild. Restoration is just beginning and they are researching existing blueprints/drawings so that the rebuild is accurate.
This plane is on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA. So if you live in Southern California you can drive over and see it in person.
@rburndred yes, isn't it a graceful beast! I'm not sure if you're just being poetic or not, but the aircraft and its weapon systems are just a tool. Menacing in the hands of a skilled pilot but, I agree, definitely a beautiful machine, but surely the whole 'devil' concept is supersticious nonesense and should be left in the dark ages? Would one describe the Spitfire or Mustang in the same way? They were arguably both more graceful and more deadly...
I saw this wonderfull machine at Chino ,LA,a year ago.It's in best hands if you know they also have "glacier lady" in supperb condition.I realy hope they get the bird flying again.That's where airplanes have there place.I saw this year a flying formation of a BF109 and the Me262 at Hahnweide fly in!Impressive.But have somme of you seen the Horten glider on the cealing of this video?Only one remaning in the world,the flying wing.That started the evolution the the stealts of today!
Yes, you are right. I read about the pilot after I saw the video, and my feelings changed. Actually, my thoughts about all war have changed. Sometimes one must fight, but the consequences of war are always sad and tragic.
thanks for the response...so good to hear that quite the original plane will be persisting.
Was wondering if there would be different approaches for a plane, as you can re-use e.g.any body panel on a car if not too cooroded..On a plane I guess you will have way more forces working on it.
Requirements for airworthy permits are more strict than for automotive. Shaping the metal is only part of the process, since the metal must also have the correct properties for strength that hold the airframe together. Cracks and corrosion can be deadly. New material must meet original manufacturing specifications.
when you say ït will be restored to flying again, how much of the old stuff is usually saved?
Am a maniac on old cars which were abducted by the Soviets to USSR and brought back 50 years later were just completely rebuild around maybe a chassis and a few bits.
nice craftmanship but for me not the original car if 90% are new..
just wondering if this works same with the old plane(s)?!
A few advantages for this example was that is was in a cold freshwater lake, without the corrosion affects that would be seen in a saltwater environment. Chemical composition of the water/soil can very the corrosion on an object. Secondly, this was a controlled landing on ice, with some materials salvaged by the Luftwaffe before its sank. Not much bent metal other than impact and battle damage. The engine has many magnesium parts which will have dissolved away. Cont....
Other engine parts will have rusted, and there is a large cannon hole in it. A replacement engine will be needed with perhaps some parts reused. In all, I think this plane will retain a lot of original airframe material. Flight worthy components (electrics, etc.) will be another matter unless the owner wants to just restore it and pickle it. Some planes have mostly new material while a few have a lot of original metal.
wow! very cool find. definetly a few bullet holes in the fuselage, maybe a 20mm cannon hole in the wing.
TheXxVIP3RxX, that part of the tail may not have been "sliced off". later production ME 109s had a slightly taller tailfin extension made of wood, so it probably just rotted off. i cant be positive if this is a plane with this extension, but since it has the later style solid prop spinner it is possible.
It seems that it was a Recon plane, turned fighter, it also seems that when he landed it, he was pulling up with flaps set down. He must of done a great job as half the tail is sliced off
Beautiful and very rare relic of a beautiful plane. I hope someone will restore the plane - maybe even in flyworthy condition - and bring it back to germany. If i only had the money for this ... .*scribbles on his x-mas wishlist* "Dear Santa ..." ;-)
lets hop she flies again! there are not enough aircraft like this around to teach my generation about the struggles that have happened in our history!
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Isn't removing this from the bottom of a lake sort of like removing a sunken ship from the bottom of the sea? I mean, this was a grave, of the Luftwaffe pilot who no doubt most likely was in it when it crashed into the water. If he wasn't already dead, then the impact would have killed him.
i don't think she's going to fly again, too much damage after all this time, too much money to restore her. she might end up in some museum, roughly repainted and brought back to some mock-up status. shame, though...
The two E-models presently flying started with much less of the original airframe. This example is likely to keep much of the original structure and/or skin. There's a lot of new-build structure made now as well, although it's expensive.
An old girl and she stands in prettynes and hopefuel to fly again in the air stand she there :D i am not an men for dreamly words but i hope that this grate plane can fly and fly and fly in the sky of the legendary war history of german engines and build factorys :D
I think it is always awesome to see relics of World War II because as the years go by, we are going to lose more and more veterans of that era. It is one thing to see footage of planes such as this, but seeing an actual plane that you can physcially touch is completely different experience. Aside from damage action and water, that plane is in remarkable condition.
They may of been our enemies but that is still sad, you can see at 1:12 the aircraft was trying to pull up, that was a beautiful aircraft but still, the spitifre had and has to be the best!
Compelling to see the bullet holes in this plane. This and the fact that much of it's original paint survives really brings us closer to the past when we look at this.
It's an early one too. The condition of the frame will determine whether it is ever flown again, but at the very least it should be restored as a static exhibit.
I'm always impressed, if I see that there is still nazi-stuff found. I mean I don't like Nazis, but I like things they built, and in Nazi things there's much history in.
@xBlueeSkyx this isn't "Nazi stuff". Nazi was a political party. This was German military stuff, the majority of the soldiers not even belonging to the Nazi party.
Further more I did not say Mark made a mistake. What I said was he got caught in his own bump ( vortex ). That isn't a mistake but bad luck. Spanish report says he was above AOA. But given the ill manners of this aircraft a sudden stall on approach is not where you want to be. In his own review he even says AOA is actually a lot higher than indicated. Needed to be on the power because it was so scary to fly. Go read it if you have not already.
Maybe you should attend some lectures. I watched Hanna dead stick the widow maker 3 times at Wanaka. I didn't understand then what he was doing but I do now. He was trying to master the nasty little bastard. The first time I recall the motor actually cut out. That was the DB engine. For all its fame it was actually pretty rubbish. Made of poor metal and prone to over heating and seizing. That is why they changed back to the Merlin in the Buchon. Which was actually how the first mks were anyway.
The Buchon was never equipped with the DB engines because Germany was unable to fulfill their contract to supply them from 1942, and Spain used their Hispano V12s and later adopting the Merlins. So the quality of the DB engines was not a factor because there were never any to start with. Other than quality issues with late war German engines built with slave labor and sabotage, they are quite sophisticated and technically superior to Allied engines according to restorers today.
@alphabetica that had nothing to do with buchon, changing to merlins, the db engine was not a piece of crap, and i have never read of any 109 pilot during the war complaing of the quality of the engine considering german engines are normally "over engineered" when it comes to tolerances and quality.
As as to blanket emotional statements. Learn your aircraft. Any child who has ever built a model of an Me109 knows the cockpit was horrible and cramped the landing gear poor and that the aircraft was liable to unpredictable torque roll at the worst of times. Willie cranked these out in enormous numbers and the quality varied enormously to. Messerschmitt got the contract because they could build it cheaper and faster ( BADLY ) than any of the competition!
I wasn't requesting a history lesson on the flying characteristics of the Me109. I am aware of the ground tracking performance from the narrow landing gear design and the torque effects which are common to all of the high-power piston fighters. Again, you are making an emotional connection to a piece of history that you would rather simply destroy than preserve. You laud Hanna's flying skill but also correctly point out that his loss was from pilot error and no fault of the plane.
Some years back I went with my Millonaire collector employer to see this plane with the prospect of purchasing it for later restoration. He did the wheeling & dealing but withdrew from the deal. It was corroded , but intact, and would have been an excellent base for a restoration. Sheetmetal is sheetmetal, and can be duplicated. The forged and machined parts are a little more difficult . The fuselage itself has some quirks of construction, but with time & effort could duplicated.
redr1150r 15 hours ago
terrible music!!!!
niquel911 1 day ago
Poor poor pilot.. Must of been shot to hell when it hit the ground.
wwiikillerbor44 2 days ago
@wwiikillerbor44
No, Wulf- Dietrich Widowitz survived (wounded) and died in another crash later in the war.
FiveCentsPlease 2 days ago
i think its quite a lovely relic as is, without restoration
zythepsarian 2 days ago
I know the Nazis did some terrible things but they are a very interesting part of European history. Especially when it comes to their great technology, such as the lightning fast Me's. Itd be amazing to see it fly again one day
RaudiAudiT 3 days ago
its amazing how the elevator is still at an extreme position, showing the pilots attempt to keep the plane in the air.
BenBenConCon 3 days ago
@BenBenConCon
The pilot made a perfect wheels-up landing on ice, since there was not doubt that the plane wasn't staying in the air after being shot down. The Luftwaffe ground crews had some time to salvage a few items before it sank, so the control surfaces could have been moved in any direction.
FiveCentsPlease 3 days ago
so what are they gonna do with it..just display it like it is or are they going to restore it?
crotchboots 4 days ago
@crotchboots
Restoration to flying condition has just started, though recently stalled while correct blueprints are researched to make the restoration as authentic as possible.
FiveCentsPlease 4 days ago
@FiveCentsPlease
Will the material hold its original strength?? The whole thing is soooo rusty...
vascularcylinder 3 days ago
@vascularcylinder
Most likely it will be de-skinned and anything that doesn't pass inspection will be replaced. The owners located a crated new engine (extremely rare) since the original has a hole in it and anything made of magnesium will have disappeared. All other systems will be overhauled to new if they plan to fly it and not "pickle" it. Actually the cold freshwater lake preserved it pretty well. Saltwater would have destroyed it.
FiveCentsPlease 3 days ago
@FiveCentsPlease
That's some tough works! Thanks! :)
vascularcylinder 1 day ago
The cannon in the center of the prop is missing.
test71996 6 days ago
@test71996 I don't believe that particular model had the middle cannon. At least if it was converted to an E-7. I believe only the E3's and possibly the E4's had 20mm nose cannons. I may be wrong though.
c4nucksens8tion 5 days ago
nose was painted yellow he was a squad commander
luger9mmbest 1 week ago
@luger9mmbest I disagree, yellow recognition panels were used by the germans at the russian front. By then squadron colors were done away with as were many personal markings
toonsis 6 days ago
So we are just going to ignore the Yamato.. And the P51 Mustang...
dredrev 1 week ago
@dredrev i never for get the Yamato and the P51 Mustang and other legendary planes and ships
liamable 6 days ago in playlist Favorite videos
One of the best airplane in the WW2. Gremany was the leader of Air, Land and Water VH
we bouild the best Tank the best uboat and warship (Bismark) and the best Fightairplane Me-109
and FW 190 and the first rocket V1
MrThecoolhand 1 week ago
@MrThecoolhand Sorry but the ME-262A shits all over the Bf-109.And the Spitfire shit all over it too.But that's not taking away credit for this beautiful aeroplane either.
MrCriticOfAll 1 week ago
@MrThecoolhand Like USA to day hmmmmm, like time passing true i have that odd filling of One big sign of equality, as military power, but same is in Position of Global BULLY III RICH and IV RICH US of A...But that is not surprise at list for any body who can read between the lines
runxxeroxx 5 days ago
Anyone know who the pilot was and if he survived the war?
starguard 1 week ago
@starguard
Read the description above. And the pilot died in another crash later in the war.
FiveCentsPlease 1 week ago
check the holes made by bullets.....
djjinx100 1 week ago
I catch these all the time with my Neodymium super magnet on a rope.
MarkAllenChannel 1 week ago
what a beautiful old airplane...it would be such an amazing project to restore one to operational status.
shebamonster 1 week ago
this is not a russian, its nazi aircraft becoz i see the simbol if nazi on the tail, its visible,
artech28 1 week ago
@artech28 wow ur a quick one. not only is it a ME 109 but the description clearly states it was german
chrisc170 1 week ago
@chrisc170 hahaha , as i comment my mind get that i was stepped quick. :P
artech28 6 days ago
Salute to the fallen ones R.I.P
mudder932 1 week ago
ya,thats where it should be
MrCaptainNObeard 1 week ago
She is still resting gloriously on her landing gear.
wolfey41 1 week ago
the footage plus the music was an overpowering peice of history,should be in a museum.
MrCaptainNObeard 1 week ago
@MrCaptainNObeard dont you notice where the video is being filmed.
cornelious786 1 week ago
Possibly the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
davemirra145 1 week ago
its nice to see people still triy to save the past
fullmetal762tm 1 week ago
This plane with a lot of TLC can probably fly again.
NearAbbeyRoad 1 week ago
@NearAbbeyRoad
That is exactly what is planned for it and already in progress.
FiveCentsPlease 1 week ago
what a great old warbird.!
SirPoopoopants 1 week ago
I've seen her in person, she sure is a beauty
evilhendrix2 2 weeks ago
@evilhendrix2 How close could you get to it? Close enough to touch? I would love to just put my hand on it for a second or two :) Touch can make something seem so much more real than just looking.
MutantHippie 1 week ago
Amazing
Benny118811 2 weeks ago
I'm not clear on this; Widowitz was shot down in this aircraft in Russia by a Hurricane???
panzerleader49 2 weeks ago
@panzerleader49
Yes, shot down by Soviet Hurricanes from 2 GIAP V-VS SF while escorting Bf110s on April 4, 1942. Widowitz survived (wounded, I believe) and made a wheels-up landing on a frozen lake. Widowitz died later in the war in a crash. Pilot Pokrovskiy recorded the kill for the 109.
FiveCentsPlease 2 weeks ago
@panzerleader49 It's called "lend lease"America and Britain supplied russia with planes,guns and other impliments of war to help them fight the nazis.
916fanatic1 2 weeks ago
REST IN PEACE WARRIOR!!!
w5andre 2 weeks ago
Какая только дрянь не водится в наших озёрах.
npo6eJIB3aKoHe 2 weeks ago
@npo6eJIB3aKoHe это не дрянь, это история.
SalityZ 2 weeks ago
All things considered,she is still a lady of beauty....
Rekreated1 2 weeks ago
Wow! That is some history there
shane8109 2 weeks ago
Great shots and music, thanks for this!
Dionysos37 2 weeks ago
Always that I saw an machine preserved of WW2, I compare like find a jewer for history enthusiast
cannrickyf14 2 weeks ago
no one disturb the beauty.......:*)
boomerdc18 2 weeks ago
She was on a par with the legendary spitfire both were killing machines .but both were works of art .
Taildragger2411 2 weeks ago
fascinating. i would love to dig/find artifacts like these, big and small from wars which were so costly.
MrNedsta 2 weeks ago
Beautiful :*-)
FreeRoosterGR 2 weeks ago
are they going to restore her to her former glory.
wooky3491 2 weeks ago
@wooky3491 I hope not it tells a better story just the way she is.
29modeltaa 2 weeks ago
@wooky3491
Yes, to authentic condition and planning for an airworthy rebuild. Restoration is just beginning and they are researching existing blueprints/drawings so that the rebuild is accurate.
FiveCentsPlease 2 weeks ago
Awesome video! Thank you.
wjp255 3 weeks ago
wow
singningwongho 3 weeks ago
a true hero plane .... good old shoe ^^
frustriert 4 weeks ago
@DornDaniel no need to be an asshole about it, a simple "read description" would have been enough
nick21sammy 1 month ago
Wow, very nice!!
ROBBEAUDOIN66 1 month ago
name of song?
nick21sammy 1 month ago
@nick21sammy Apparently you cant read the description so it is pointless to write it down here.
DornDaniel 1 month ago
@DornDaniel no need to be a jackass, a simple "Read description" would have been enough
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@DornDaniel no need to be a jackass, a simple "Read description" would have been enough
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@DornDaniel no need to be a jackass, a simple "Read description" would have been enough
nick21sammy 1 month ago
@DornDaniel no need to be an asshole about it
nick21sammy 1 month ago
truly beautiful
THEGRIMREAPER5650 1 month ago
I'd like to see the final results.
M1LS572 1 month ago
This plane is on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA. So if you live in Southern California you can drive over and see it in person.
vv55sst 1 month ago
Really hope that they dont restore her. Thats one heck of a historical document.
PipewrenchDale 1 month ago
@PipewrenchDale I agree.
altoonabeme 1 month ago
such a beautiful aircraft , hard to believe it was a bringer of death , the devil can be beautifull in disguise
rburndred 1 month ago
@rburndred yes, isn't it a graceful beast! I'm not sure if you're just being poetic or not, but the aircraft and its weapon systems are just a tool. Menacing in the hands of a skilled pilot but, I agree, definitely a beautiful machine, but surely the whole 'devil' concept is supersticious nonesense and should be left in the dark ages? Would one describe the Spitfire or Mustang in the same way? They were arguably both more graceful and more deadly...
finmedia 1 month ago
Super video...
landseerromeo 1 month ago
Beautiful. Still looks deadly today.
joedlang 1 month ago
very cool
PedroChapps 1 month ago
just seeing the battle damage is amazing.
tmu27lox 1 month ago
NAZI AAAHHH RUN AWAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLZZZZZZZ
declan106 1 month ago
no cannon in nose... simply amazing video and thanks!
glad the discription states 'Bf 109' to correct the title! : )
the82spartans 1 month ago
A dirge would've been more appropriate music.
mookins45 1 month ago
its surprisingly mostly intact
baliblades 2 months ago
I saw this wonderfull machine at Chino ,LA,a year ago.It's in best hands if you know they also have "glacier lady" in supperb condition.I realy hope they get the bird flying again.That's where airplanes have there place.I saw this year a flying formation of a BF109 and the Me262 at Hahnweide fly in!Impressive.But have somme of you seen the Horten glider on the cealing of this video?Only one remaning in the world,the flying wing.That started the evolution the the stealts of today!
buellsteven 2 months ago
to bad for all the fighting we do all the time, we can fly go to the moon
but cant stop the wars, and dont have much fun. nice shop
galegregory97comcast 2 months ago
Amazing music! Great footage and a huge +1 from me!
Draious 2 months ago
How bout some narration instead of the music?
432b86ed 2 months ago
gives the words "frozen in time" a hole new meaning...
Thefallenraptor 2 months ago
What an amazing recovery.
TheSlugstoppa 2 months ago
sshhh!!! she is resting.......
TheBByamashiro 2 months ago 24
@TheBByamashiro it might recover...
...hopefully
Kn270 1 week ago
that gives me goosebumps !!
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So much respect for the luftwaffe R.I.P Wulf- Dietrich Widowitz & All Air Forces.
PriorVideos 2 months ago
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PriorVideos 2 months ago
@PriorVideos You know these guys where bad?
M1LS572 1 month ago
Yes, you are right. I read about the pilot after I saw the video, and my feelings changed. Actually, my thoughts about all war have changed. Sometimes one must fight, but the consequences of war are always sad and tragic.
trippletear 2 months ago
soothing music for a Nazi fighter. WTF.
trippletear 2 months ago
@trippletear the plane aint a nazi, it all depends on a pilot!
Snooperking 2 months ago 22
@Snooperking I believe that German Officers in WW-2 were not able to belong to a political party, someone correct me if I am wrong.
simideelite001 1 month ago
shes beautiful
MontezumaUH60 2 months ago
dont worry he was dead befor he drown
MUNCHIES46 2 months ago
@MUNCHIES46 he didnt die read the info below the video
tobi25586 3 weeks ago
my my my..one hell of a fighter, wont this make only a handful that are in exsistance today???
whokeithmoon 2 months ago
@FiveCentsPlease:
Hi,
thanks for the response...so good to hear that quite the original plane will be persisting.
Was wondering if there would be different approaches for a plane, as you can re-use e.g.any body panel on a car if not too cooroded..On a plane I guess you will have way more forces working on it.
Cheers.
Jürgen
ecsdaehn 2 months ago
@ecsdaehn
Requirements for airworthy permits are more strict than for automotive. Shaping the metal is only part of the process, since the metal must also have the correct properties for strength that hold the airframe together. Cracks and corrosion can be deadly. New material must meet original manufacturing specifications.
FiveCentsPlease 2 months ago
pretty awesome :P
karlehamel 2 months ago
Hi All,
just a question from a non airplane freak...
when you say ït will be restored to flying again, how much of the old stuff is usually saved?
Am a maniac on old cars which were abducted by the Soviets to USSR and brought back 50 years later were just completely rebuild around maybe a chassis and a few bits.
nice craftmanship but for me not the original car if 90% are new..
just wondering if this works same with the old plane(s)?!
ecsdaehn 2 months ago
@ecsdaehn
A few advantages for this example was that is was in a cold freshwater lake, without the corrosion affects that would be seen in a saltwater environment. Chemical composition of the water/soil can very the corrosion on an object. Secondly, this was a controlled landing on ice, with some materials salvaged by the Luftwaffe before its sank. Not much bent metal other than impact and battle damage. The engine has many magnesium parts which will have dissolved away. Cont....
FiveCentsPlease 2 months ago
@ecsdaehn
Other engine parts will have rusted, and there is a large cannon hole in it. A replacement engine will be needed with perhaps some parts reused. In all, I think this plane will retain a lot of original airframe material. Flight worthy components (electrics, etc.) will be another matter unless the owner wants to just restore it and pickle it. Some planes have mostly new material while a few have a lot of original metal.
FiveCentsPlease 2 months ago
Thank u to restore that kind of war birds...thank you to preserve it !
USHomeboy 2 months ago
Thats gorgous
princezak25 2 months ago
I want one :'(
MrSkidooguy1 2 months ago
Amazing piece of human engineering! very jealous.
JavaLuCpp 3 months ago
yep
mrbayon 3 months ago
Very tastefully and respectfully done! Nice job!
JaleelJohanson62 3 months ago
I can't wait to see her come back to life.
pimpedvw 3 months ago
will it be restored and in a museum to see??
Phoenicion 3 months ago
@Phoenicion
Restoration to airworthy has just been started, according to latest info. It will likely take several years to complete.
FiveCentsPlease 3 months ago
wow! very cool find. definetly a few bullet holes in the fuselage, maybe a 20mm cannon hole in the wing.
TheXxVIP3RxX, that part of the tail may not have been "sliced off". later production ME 109s had a slightly taller tailfin extension made of wood, so it probably just rotted off. i cant be positive if this is a plane with this extension, but since it has the later style solid prop spinner it is possible.
i cant believe how well preserved the canopy is!
wildchild77x 3 months ago
wow. aliminium,never rusts! do i see bullet holes under the right hand side of the cockpit??
46FreddieMercury91 3 months ago
It seems that it was a Recon plane, turned fighter, it also seems that when he landed it, he was pulling up with flaps set down. He must of done a great job as half the tail is sliced off
TheXxVIP3RxX 3 months ago
i want to have sex with this plane!
1FenderGuy 3 months ago
Outstanding!
mdharfman 3 months ago
wow still a beautiful plane
gulgathore88 3 months ago
Haunting relic
wesmander 3 months ago
one tuff old bird i say
DustyDylan 3 months ago
Beautiful and very rare relic of a beautiful plane. I hope someone will restore the plane - maybe even in flyworthy condition - and bring it back to germany. If i only had the money for this ... .*scribbles on his x-mas wishlist* "Dear Santa ..." ;-)
Delreen 3 months ago
I like her :)
luckymaan123 3 months ago
lets hop she flies again! there are not enough aircraft like this around to teach my generation about the struggles that have happened in our history!
Britishkid91 3 months ago
wenn man bedenkt was der Flieger Leid gebracht hat, wie viel Leben er beschützte... Komisch wenn man das ding dann nach ca. 70Jahren vor sich hat. Welche Szenen mögen sich da drinnen wohl abgespielt haben? Welche Gedanken erst...
86flieger 3 months ago
wow check out the bullet holes on this thing. And he actually survived which makes it amazing.
Peaceinlifenowar 3 months ago
Crashing or not. The fuckin balls on a guy trying to land this thing on a frozen lake lol XD
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bortelliM 3 months ago
Isn't removing this from the bottom of a lake sort of like removing a sunken ship from the bottom of the sea? I mean, this was a grave, of the Luftwaffe pilot who no doubt most likely was in it when it crashed into the water. If he wasn't already dead, then the impact would have killed him.
YambidiBlamBlam 3 months ago
@YambidiBlamBlam the pilot didnt die in this crash !
paulhunter123 3 months ago
@YambidiBlamBlam Maybe read the description before you comment next time!
SolarBurrito 3 months ago
@YambidiBlamBlam Read the description, he didn't die in it
thisismenace 3 months ago
That's friggin sweet
kestkr 3 months ago
What is the name of this music? Lovely selection for this.
AssualtgruppeVeir 3 months ago
Sehr schönes Video, Grüße aus den fernen Deutschland!
Tillmann187 3 months ago
i don't think she's going to fly again, too much damage after all this time, too much money to restore her. she might end up in some museum, roughly repainted and brought back to some mock-up status. shame, though...
gigiminiotti 3 months ago
@gigiminiotti
The two E-models presently flying started with much less of the original airframe. This example is likely to keep much of the original structure and/or skin. There's a lot of new-build structure made now as well, although it's expensive.
FiveCentsPlease 3 months ago
An old girl and she stands in prettynes and hopefuel to fly again in the air stand she there :D i am not an men for dreamly words but i hope that this grate plane can fly and fly and fly in the sky of the legendary war history of german engines and build factorys :D
Gamingnewsdireckt 3 months ago
i have pictures of my grandpa and his Me Bf-109... beautiful plane.. i love it.. it must be fantastic to fly with such a great airplane...
granpa i love you!! =)
TheRedSkin2009 3 months ago
Beautiful, sad to see so few of the thousands of ME-109 survive to this day. It was such a classic warplane from the war.
Wolfen443 3 months ago
Very nice find, hope this fine craft will be restored, loved the music thanks for the upload.
87Wayne 3 months ago
I think it is always awesome to see relics of World War II because as the years go by, we are going to lose more and more veterans of that era. It is one thing to see footage of planes such as this, but seeing an actual plane that you can physcially touch is completely different experience. Aside from damage action and water, that plane is in remarkable condition.
Rogentx 3 months ago
For it's time it was a great fighter..I hope it flies again.
nothsim 3 months ago
another piece of beautiful german engineering.
TheEarl777 3 months ago
They may of been our enemies but that is still sad, you can see at 1:12 the aircraft was trying to pull up, that was a beautiful aircraft but still, the spitifre had and has to be the best!
razordude500 3 months ago
id like to see that fly soon!
MrSporefinatic 3 months ago
OMFG after more than 50 yrs it still remains almost intact!!! amazing.
ivanltrrible 3 months ago
what if tghe engine started that would be funny
BlueBieberBrothers 3 months ago
Fantastic.
einherje71 3 months ago
Compelling to see the bullet holes in this plane. This and the fact that much of it's original paint survives really brings us closer to the past when we look at this.
wks1978 3 months ago
It's an early one too. The condition of the frame will determine whether it is ever flown again, but at the very least it should be restored as a static exhibit.
getplaning 3 months ago
epic music choice too!
MurderCrowAwdio 3 months ago
It is a lot of Ме-109 in working order it has been grasped by red army in 1942, and also various other types of German planes. This has not reached.
Vanyaaynav 3 months ago
absolutly beautiful
thereelkane 3 months ago
I'm always impressed, if I see that there is still nazi-stuff found. I mean I don't like Nazis, but I like things they built, and in Nazi things there's much history in.
xBlueeSkyx 3 months ago
@xBlueeSkyx this isn't "Nazi stuff". Nazi was a political party. This was German military stuff, the majority of the soldiers not even belonging to the Nazi party.
pgcracker82 3 months ago
Further more I did not say Mark made a mistake. What I said was he got caught in his own bump ( vortex ). That isn't a mistake but bad luck. Spanish report says he was above AOA. But given the ill manners of this aircraft a sudden stall on approach is not where you want to be. In his own review he even says AOA is actually a lot higher than indicated. Needed to be on the power because it was so scary to fly. Go read it if you have not already.
alphabetica 3 months ago
Maybe you should attend some lectures. I watched Hanna dead stick the widow maker 3 times at Wanaka. I didn't understand then what he was doing but I do now. He was trying to master the nasty little bastard. The first time I recall the motor actually cut out. That was the DB engine. For all its fame it was actually pretty rubbish. Made of poor metal and prone to over heating and seizing. That is why they changed back to the Merlin in the Buchon. Which was actually how the first mks were anyway.
alphabetica 3 months ago
@alphabetica
The Buchon was never equipped with the DB engines because Germany was unable to fulfill their contract to supply them from 1942, and Spain used their Hispano V12s and later adopting the Merlins. So the quality of the DB engines was not a factor because there were never any to start with. Other than quality issues with late war German engines built with slave labor and sabotage, they are quite sophisticated and technically superior to Allied engines according to restorers today.
FiveCentsPlease 3 months ago
@alphabetica that had nothing to do with buchon, changing to merlins, the db engine was not a piece of crap, and i have never read of any 109 pilot during the war complaing of the quality of the engine considering german engines are normally "over engineered" when it comes to tolerances and quality.
pramboy09 3 months ago
In remarkably good shape. I wonder how long it was in the water.
diverdown48 3 months ago
@diverdown48
April 4, 1942 to 2003 when it was removed from the water.
FiveCentsPlease 3 months ago
GODDAMN IT WHO PUT THESE DAMN ONIONS HERE!?!?!?!?
XxPixilateDxX 4 months ago
As as to blanket emotional statements. Learn your aircraft. Any child who has ever built a model of an Me109 knows the cockpit was horrible and cramped the landing gear poor and that the aircraft was liable to unpredictable torque roll at the worst of times. Willie cranked these out in enormous numbers and the quality varied enormously to. Messerschmitt got the contract because they could build it cheaper and faster ( BADLY ) than any of the competition!
alphabetica 4 months ago
@alphabetica
I wasn't requesting a history lesson on the flying characteristics of the Me109. I am aware of the ground tracking performance from the narrow landing gear design and the torque effects which are common to all of the high-power piston fighters. Again, you are making an emotional connection to a piece of history that you would rather simply destroy than preserve. You laud Hanna's flying skill but also correctly point out that his loss was from pilot error and no fault of the plane.
FiveCentsPlease 4 months ago