[Me 109 K-4]

Hello John,

In 2005 a gun cover of a Me 109 for the engine mounted gun was found in a crater at Obertraubling near Regensburg. The crater was dug up during construction work.
On this cover was the hand written WNr. 784956 clearly visible.
So it seems, that this particluar aircraft was transfered to Messerschmitt Obertraubling, after its belly landing in January 1945, for repair.
Probably it was destroyed there during the attacks on the airfield in early 1945 and came to a rest in the crater.
In this crater also the complete tail section of a Me 262 and a Kettenkrad were found.

Cheers,
Matthias