[markjsheppard]

Hi all,

Having seen the photo of the tail of Bf109E 2023 on the recent ebay auction and which was sold on Friday for 262 Euros!, I thought I would ask whether any more background information is available on 2023 since it was reported in 1999 following recovery.

I have it down as an Erla Built machine built in 1940.

So possible additional information that might now be known.

What was the production block in which 2023 was manufactured.
Built as - E1 or E3?
A more accurate hand over date than 1940.
Stammkennzeichen?

Unfortunately did not win the photo but shows how just a single photo can suddenly double the amount of information/history on an airframe.

Before that photo, we know 2023 was lost with JG5 in 1942 but of course nothing from 1940. All owners seem to want the Battle of Britain history for obvious reasons.

Have been asked to do the same for 3523 - so would love to see a photo of this airframe! Nothing else has come up.

regards

Mark