| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 784993 |
| Military Code: | 13 white |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Messerschmitt Bf-109 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Messerschmitt Bf-109 |
| Aircraft Version: | Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 |
| C/n (msn): | 784993 |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Wiener Neustadt - OstMap |
| Country: | Austria |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LOAN IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Flugmuseum Aviaticum |
| Photo Date: | 1 June 2024 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 701421 |
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In Jan. 1945 Wiener-Neustadt was one of 39 sites producing Bf-109s and was bombed 28 times during WWII. In the same month, Uffz. Herbert Maxis was flying 784993 in IV/JG53 as part of Operation Bodenplatte when he attacked an American convoy near Ober-Felsberg in the Saarland but was shot-down by ground fire. Maxis belly landed the plane successfully but was shot by an American soldier as he exited the plane. The wreck was later buried but re-discovered in 1987 and used, along with from parts of many different authentic 109s, for the restoration of 784993, which is now on display at Aviaticum. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 June 2024, and has since been viewed 1065 times. |