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Old 11th July 2017, 16:07
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Re: Bf 109 West of Bordeaux

I hate to disagree....buuuuuuuuuut...

There is no possible way this is from an E.

100% this is F...without a doubt.

the plates:

109.651-02 is from the ENGINE cowling of an F-K. With the re-design of the engine cowling from E to F, this number "651" was assigned to this new cowling style (the Me109E never used this code). This number was assigned to the Me109F onward...

109.621 (another cowling plate) - started with the Me109F...and ended with the G4.

So there is no possible way this is from an E.

The G model had the KG13A...so the the KG12 stick, along with the data plates, confirm this is an Me109 F wreck.

Fuel gauges were often re-used in all models (E gauge used on a G, for example). The gauges between E and G all indicated the same fuel tank capacity, so they were interchangeable. I have also seen F gauges on G birds.

so 100% this is an Me109F...no other possibilities, as proven by the engine cowling data plates.

Mike
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