Aircraft Photo of N109J / NX109J | Hispano HA-1112/Bf-109E-3 | Germany - Air Force | AirHistory.net #701775
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N109J
Alternate Registration:NX109J
Other Marks:0392
Aircraft Original Type:Messerschmitt Bf-109
Aircraft Generic Type:Hispano HA-1112 Buchon
Aircraft Version:Hispano HA-1112/Bf-109E-3
C/n (msn):186
Operator Titles:Germany - Air Force
Unit Markings:III./JG 2
Location
City / Airport:Seattle - Boeing Field / King County InternationalMap
Region / Country:Washington, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KBFI   IATA: BFI   Local: BFI   Other: -
Collection:Museum of Flight
 
Photo Date:16 June 2016
Photo by:Arjun Sarup
Photo ID: 701775
Photo Comment

On display at the Museum of Flight. This Emil has been reconstructed in 1973 using a Swiss Bf-109 cowling and engine mated to a Spanish HA-1112 airframe. The aircraft is painted in the markings of Hptm. Hans "Assi" Hahn, Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 2 "Richthofen" during the Battle of Britain. Shot down in Feb 1943 as Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 54 "Grünherz", Maj. Hahn survived the war in Russian captivity with 108 victories, which included 53 Spitfires in the west.

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