| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 163306 |
| Alternate Serial: | 3 red |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Messerschmitt Bf-109 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Messerschmitt Bf-109 |
| Aircraft Version: | Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 |
| C/n (msn): | 163306 |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| 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: | 6 February 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 438453 |
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This Bf-109 was TOC by the Luftwaffe on 11th May 1944 and delivered to 2./JGr. West, based at Gabbert (now Jaworze, Gmina Wąbrzeźno). Only 15 days later it crashed into a lake near Trzebuń with the loss of the pilot Feldwebel Ernst Pleines. In 1999 the wreck was recovered from the lake and restored over the next two years. In October 2014 the plane was donated to this super museum and is now on display in the refurbished main hangar. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 February 2022, and has since been viewed 755 times. |