Messerschmitt Bf-109 F2 of 9.JG54. Yellow 7 flown by Alfred Dollefeld (WNr 8086): belly-landed in Russia, 28th Jan. 1942

[nmayhew]

i meant Antonio posted a different aircraft - Yellow 7 - not you

[nmayhew]

On 6/25/2020 at 9:16 AM, MikeMaben said:

Hi Nick, there's a record of the crash plus the photos.

 

The glass quarter was only on the port side for F-2/4.

Both sides were glass on the F-4Z.

 

I would bet those 2 photos are of the same a/c. First, the camo under

the cockpit matches as well as the snow drift at the wing root.

 

 

 

Betcha

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hey @MikeMaben

Came across this again and it has only just occurred to me what you wrote...

 

can you confirm you are saying F-2s and F-4s only had quarter glass on one (port) side?

 

Also re this (yellow 7) bird, I believe being an Erla F-2 it would have had (may have had??) the squared-off wheel wells...would you agree?

[Kagemusha]

The best pilot figure would probably be one of these

 

[MikeMaben]

8 hours ago, nmayhew said:

Hey @MikeMaben

Came across this again and it has only just occurred to me what you wrote...

 

can you confirm you are saying F-2s and F-4s only had quarter glass on one (port) side?

 

Also re this (yellow 7) bird, I believe being an Erla F-2 it would have had (may have had??) the squared-off wheel wells...would you agree?

 Hi Nick, I can't remember where/if I read that somewhere but verified by every photo of an F-2/4

having no glass on the starboard side. Some photos of F-4Zs Marseille's for example having glass

quarters on both sides. Then the G series came along and they went away altogether.

Yes, many early series F-2s had squared wells (according to Prien/Rodeike).

As you know though , when it comes to 109s , never say never.

hth

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On 1/17/2021 at 2:16 AM, Kagemusha said:

The best pilot figure would probably be one of these

 

 

Hi,

 

Do you still have the info on that pilot figure, please?

TIA!