Archeology / identification

[gilles collaveri]

thanks all for your contribution.

I shall now investigate more about the history of this aircraft and I shall let you know if I obtain information.

I shall try to post next week additional pictures of the parts that seem the more interesting to me, for your expertise on them.

Have a good day.

GC

[gilles collaveri]

I come back on this thread to bring you the answer:

it was a ME109 and details are as follows:

1943-11-11, 2./JG 101, Bf 109E-7, 5145, 5 rote, Bei Argèles, Absturz. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Gefr Riemer, Kurt, tot
Grab: Berneuil/Frankreich, Block 8, Reihe 12, Grab 301

(info from another thread)

So you were right Andy, it was a 109,

most probably a learning 109 from Pau or Tarbes; you can see vey well on Thomas Genth website :

http://www.thomasgenth.de/html/jg_101_pau.html

some 109 with special devices under the wings to help young pilots to take; This 109 we found may be one of these.

If any body has info or data about the pilot, they are welcome.

Have a nice week-end, all.

GC

[Andy Saunders]

Gilles

I am pleased that you have identified the aircraft and pilot involved.

Just to clarify - I didn't identify the aircraft type from books or websites but from quite a few (40!) years experience recovering and handling this stuff!

Having dug more than a few of the 109 bulkhead armour plates out of the ground, and been on the periphery of various restoration projects, it wasn't very difficult to identify straight away that you were dealing with an Me 109.

Pleased to have been of assistance.

[gilles collaveri]

Andy,

I did appreciate your expertise, no doubt I shall be in contact again with you in the future for similar discussions;

all the best

Gilles