| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-INJR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Messerschmitt Me-209 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Messerschmitt Me-209 |
| Aircraft Version: | Messerschmitt Me-209V-1 |
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| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (closed)Map |
| Country: | Poland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EPKC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego |
| Photo Date: | 4 July 2018 |
| Photo by: | Kas van Zonneveld |
| Photo ID: | 216493 |
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Originally designed in the race for the world speed record. The prototype flew for the first time on August 1, 1938 by Herman Wurster at the Messerschmitt factory in Augsburg, Germany. The aircraft showed several defects, which were thought to be corrected in the V2 prototype until it crashed during its test flight. On April 26, 1939 Fritz Wendel managed to set a speed record of 755km/h in a V1 model, of which the fuselage is displayed here. This photo is copyright © Kas van Zonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 February 2020, and has since been viewed 224 times. |