Bf109 G6 dataplate research

[Jagdgruppe Sud]

Hello everyone,
This is my first post on the forum so I would like to take the opportunity to thanks everyone here for the great information available.
I live in South of France and my passion is about everything that concern the Bf109, especially aicraft archeology and all information about Jagdgruppe Sud.

Today I would like to share with you this great find. This is a dataplate from a Bf109 G6 that i found on a crash site. This plate is obviously not the main dataplate but I cannot refer it to any other data plates that we usually found on the famous Bf109.

As you can see this data plate is made of aluminum and manually stamped.
I wonder if any of you could help me identify the purpose of this dataplate and where it could have been located on the aircraft.

Important information to note is that 100 kms this crash ... if found a second very similar but for a Bf109 F4.

I would appreciate any help from you.
Best regards
Mat

[S Sheflin]

Hello Mat,

Unless I am mistaken, your Typenschild is from: Messerschmitt-Regensburg-built Bf 109 G-6, WNr. 18200, Stammkennzeichen TO+JL. The Übersichtsliste Bf109 (Overview list) shows this as being the last in a Bf 109 G-6 production series starting with 18001.

Steve Sheflin

[Matti Salonen]

1943-12-12, JGr. Süd, Bf 109 G-6, 18200, Westlich Fl.Pl. Orange, Absturz infolge Motorstörung. Bruch 100 %.

Matti

[KrisJG3]

Who was pilot ?

"...Important information to note is that 100 kms this crash ... if found a second very similar but for a Bf109 F4 ..."

- please add photo.

[harrison987]

HI,

This is a plate for a tool box that belonged TO the plane. it was never installed on the plane directly...



Mike

[Jagdgruppe Sud]

Hello everybody! thanks for any information , this plate was found near Uzes , i don't known the name of the pilot , but he was not wounded or dead , the plate was found in crash site with many others parts , regards Mat

[S Sheflin]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the interesting information regarding this Typenschild being from a tool box. It does, however, beg the question of why it would have been found among crash remnants?

Steve Sheflin

[Jagdgruppe Sud]

Hi Mike , thanks for your answer , have you the pictures the toolbox with this plate ? i have the similar plate from 109 F-4 , found in sitecrash , the toolbox was installed in aircraft ? regards Mat

[harrison987]

Yes...

These are offered quite a bit on eBay. It was not attached to the aircraft. I do not have a pic of the toolbox, though...

Steve is the data plate expert (he is on here quite a bit)...he may be able to shed more light on this.

Mike

[Jagdgruppe Sud]

Hi Mike ! i send the similar plate , this is Me 109 F4 , from 1/Jgr Sud,Weise7, the pilot Siegfried Klein ,was killed , 13 10 1943, Mat