Aircraft Photo of 15343 | Messerschmitt Bf-109G-5 | Germany - Air Force | AirHistory.net #262576
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:15343
Military Code:11 black
Aircraft Original Type:Messerschmitt Bf-109
Aircraft Generic Type:Messerschmitt Bf-109
Aircraft Version:Messerschmitt Bf-109G-5
Licence-built by:Erla
C/n (msn):15343
Operator Titles:Germany - Air Force
Unit Markings:5./JG 3
Location
City / Airport:Breda - SeppeMap
Country:Netherlands
Airport Codes:ICAO: EHSE   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Vliegend Museum Seppe
 
Photo Date:28 December 2013
Photo by:Jonathan Verschuuren
Photo ID: 262576
Photo Comment

This Me109G-5 was shot down by a USAAF P-47 when operating from Schiphol, Netherlands, on 4 December 1943. The wreckage was salvaged from the soil after the war and is currently being restored. Allegedly, it is the only surviving G-5 model.

This photo is copyright © Jonathan Verschuuren, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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