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Old 16th August 2008, 19:18
Franek Grabowski Franek Grabowski is offline
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Re: Battle of Britain Bf109E found in India a few years ago?

Because the aircraft was a gift in exchange for funding Hyderabad RAF Squadrons. They paid for it, they got it, they kept it for years. Sure, it is their heritage, even if they did not manage to keep it in better conditions, and even if there were only a few Indian pilots in Europe.
You could keep your Messerschmitt in store for all those years as well, could not you?
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