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Old 07-27-2011, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II View Post
and yes, the 109 in the video is actually a genuine Emil, originally an E1, upgraded to E4 after the BoB one of the very few Battle of Britain veterans left, which was piloted by Marseille (with which he shot down a Spitfire) and subsequently sent to Russia, where it was abandoned and recovered in a swamp.
Apologies for the intrusion Sternjaeger II but i'm not certain that is correct.
I remember the programme very well It's 'Spitfire' part of the UK Channel 4 Equinox series (I had it on video up until a couple of years back). The 109 is a G2 which became well known as 'Black 6' it was captured in North Africa in 1942.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/c...k%206'.pdf

The pilot is Paul Day who was OC of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight:
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/arc...p?t-18274.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...emorial_Flight

Probably not a 'tool'

Regards Mike
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