Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin - Messerschmitt Bf109E-4; Werk Nr. 1407
Messerschmitt Bf109E-4; Werk Nr 1407
This aircraft was originally built as an E-3 by Erla Maschinenwerke GmbH Leipzig and was delivered to the Luftwaffe on 28 November 1939 to II./JG 77, operating in Norway. It was shot down in air combat on 17 July 1941 in the vicinity of Murmansk, on the Kola peninsula, although the pilot was able to make an emergency landing on a lake and survived. The aircraft sank when the ice melted and remained in the water until the wreck was salvaged in 1993. The Bf 109 was restored in Hungary and is now on display in the Aviation Hall of the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin - Messerschmitt Bf109E-4; Werk Nr. 1407
Messerschmitt Bf109E-4; Werk Nr 1407
This aircraft was originally built as an E-3 by Erla Maschinenwerke GmbH Leipzig and was delivered to the Luftwaffe on 28 November 1939 to II./JG 77, operating in Norway. It was shot down in air combat on 17 July 1941 in the vicinity of Murmansk, on the Kola peninsula, although the pilot was able to make an emergency landing on a lake and survived. The aircraft sank when the ice melted and remained in the water until the wreck was salvaged in 1993. The Bf 109 was restored in Hungary and is now on display in the Aviation Hall of the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.