Bf109 after the war

[John Beaman]

Pilot, I am not sure some the above answers really address your question.

Czechoslovakia used the G-14 and G-10 in the post war period briefly. Some of these were in 1945 when the "independence" movement started before the May 8th surrender. They then took incomplete G-10 airframes and produced them with DB605D engines. This was called the S-99. They later mated a quantity of Jumo engines with the airframe with extensive modifications from the firewall forward. These were called S-199. There was also a two place trainer. I'm not sure of the designation off the top of my head, but I think it was the S-199S. A group of S-199 machines was sold to the new Israeli state after the beginning of the 1948 Independence War. As the Israelis were desperate for anything, they used it but it was called "the Mule" because of its awful handling/flying characteristics. They were quickly phased out ASAP in favor of Spitfire and Mustangs.

Yugoslavia used several WNF built G-10 machines for a short period, but quickly went to USSR equipment under Tito. The G-10 at the old Planes Of Fame Museum and the USAF Museum are ex-Yugoslavia machines. Jerry Crandall and others did a lot of research/work on these machines years ago.

Lastly, Spain had a quantity of G-6 machines from Germany before the war ended. When the war was over they ran out of DB engines and substituted RR Merlin engines in two different configurations. Some of these were used in the 1970s Battle Of Britain film and are presently with the Heritage AF (aka the former Confederate AF) in the USA.

There were likely brief uses of 109s in other venues, but the information escapes me at the moment!