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Re: Whose Bf 109E-4 was this? Photo enclosed
Dénes,
This is the a/c of Lt Ernst Busch, Gr N.O. of Stab I./JG3 taken in September, 1940. It just sold on eBay. Did you win it? This a/c was shot down at Fischer Farm, West Wickham, Kent, England, on 27.10.40, with Busch bailing out and becoming a P.O.W. This aircraft is the subject of one of our Color Profiles for the EoE Project. The "Moritz" cartoon figure painted on the fuselage was originally designed by a man named Busch, and it's possible that Ernst Busch was a relative or descendant. Some genealogy work here might answer this. Or since his name was also Busch, the pilot may have just chosen the insignia because the designer has the same family name, but was not related. Someone on this board may know this.
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