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Old 29-05-2008, 09:01 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Restored Me109 creashes at Berlin

Antique plane skids off runway in Germany

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A historic fight plane skidded off the runway at Berlin-Schoenefeld airport on Tuesday, shortly after the official opening of the annual Berlin air show.

According to local officials, the Messerschmidt Me 109 came off the tarmac shortly after landing.

Amateur video showed the plane's wing scraping the tarmac before the plane eventually came to a halt, surrounded by smoke.

The pilot managed to get out of the plane unaided and was not injured.

The cause of the crash is still unclear.

The Me 109 is a one-seated German propeller aircraft that was used by the German Air force in the 1930s and '40s.
YouTube - Me-109 G10 Landing mishap at ILA 2008 in Berlin
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Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945.
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Old 01-06-2008, 11:10 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I am glad the pilot is okay.
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Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM.
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I agree wholeheartedly.

Aeroplanes are relatively easy to fix.

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Old 02-06-2008, 12:51 AM   #4 (permalink)
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The Me 109 is a one-seated German propeller aircraft that was used by the German Air force in the 1930s and '40s.
I've always wondered what one of those was...

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Will it be repairable to flying condition guys? Just wondering why do they use "Me" and "Bf" to describe the 109?
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Sounds like it should be okay, James, as long as the money is there. Gear collapse and a relatively gentle one at that.
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Just wondering why do they use "Me" and "Bf" to describe the 109?
BF is the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (Bavarian Aircraft Works), which Willy Messerschmitt joined in the 1920s. In the late 1930s, the company was changed to Messerschmitt AG, with Willy becoming Director. Those aircraft that had been designed before this retained the Bf (108, 109, 110 - can't remember any others) on official documents, and the ones after became Me. However, the two became pretty much interchangeable.
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