Unfortunately 'BB' did not take part in the flying display at the EADS family day.

These substantial remains were recovered during excavations for building work in Luqa in February 2023. According to the Malta Aviation Museum, Werk Nummer 8668, which is carried on the wing root, corresponds to a Bf 109F-4/Z of 5/JG3 which crashed during a raid over Malta on April 1st, 1942. Unteroffizier Hans Pilz was at the controls, pursuing an RAF fighter at low level when his Messerschmitt took hits, presumably from ground fire, and bellied in on a farm. Pilz survived the crash relatively unscathed, despite the aircraft flipping on its back; he spent the rest of the war in a POW camp.

The third Bf 109, first flown in June 1937. Jumo 210 engine, two 7.92-mm machine guns. Prototype for the Bf 109A batch which was tested in the Spanish Civil War. The V3 itself and the V4 arrived in Cádiz in December 1936. Marked 6-2, the V3 crashed taking off at Cáceres on 11 February 1937. Pilot Lt Paul Rehahn was killed. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer E. Blomberg.

Black 2 under restoration inside the very interesting hangar at Planes of Fame Air Museum. This Buchon was built in Seville in March 1958. It was formerly flown by Ejercito del Aire as C.4K-77 till it was sold to Gp Capt T.G. "Hamish" Mahaddie of Pathfinder fame as part of 28 Buchons used for filming in the movie Battle of Britain. It was one of 21 given later to Wilson C. Edwards as payment for the flying. In 1981 it crashed at Reno during air races. It was restored to fly for the movie Pearl Harbor, suffering an undercarriage collapse in 2000 after filming.

Ex Spanish AF Hispano HA-1112M1L C.4K-135 c/n195 rebuilt by Messerschmitt AG and first flown in April 1982. Crashed on take off from Neuburg in June 1983 and restored again using fuselage of Buchon c/n156 ex C.4K-87. Mechanical damage sustained in 2002 led to further work and the aircraft was flown again shortly before this appearance at Hahnweide. Retired from flying in 2007, the aircraft was restored to fly again by Hangar 10 at Usedom in 2019/20 and now flies with the Messerschmitt Foundation as D-FMBD.

Used in film 'Land Girls', now Black Six static RAF Cosford

The engine cowls were off for some reason revealing engine number - 20 374 -

The aircraft was captured during the Western Desert campaign and brought back to South Africa as a war prize. Although the identity is unknown, it is displayed as White 6 I/JG27.

Accepted by the Luftwaffe Oct.1942 but abandoned to the advancing allied forces the next month. Allocated RN228 by No.1426 Enemy Aircraft Flight Feb.1944. Displayed at various venues post-war and shown above as Yellow 14 in the desert colours of JG53. Registered to the IWM as G-USTV 26 Oct.1990. Rebuilt to flying standard with first post-restoration flight 17 March 1991. On 12 Oct.1997 on what was its last planned flight before handing over to the RAF Museum, it was substantially damaged in a landing accident at Duxford. Since rebuilt to static display standard and now at RAF Museum, Cosford.

This HA-1112-M1L "Buchon" is a licensed, Spanish (Hispano) built version of the Messerschmitt Bf-109G fighter of which 172 were produced from 1954 to 1958 and issued to Ejercito de Aire and operated until 1965. Originally had a four bladed propellor. In 1967 to Victory Air Museum, Mundelein, IL. To private UK owner on 30 March 1982 - reg G-BJZZ. Damaged in ground loop Biggin Hill in May 82. Restored and displayed at Whitehall, London. Re-registered G-HUNN from 29 April 1987 to 9 October 1991. To the US and registered NX109GU. To museum in December 1994 now registered as N109GU.