PanzerFodder 0 Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Just found this video on youtube and thought you guys might like to see it . This Bf 109 was built in 1939. it was known to have flown in battle of France and the battle of Britain as an E1. After upgrade to an E7 it was delivered to the eastern front where it was flown by the highly decorated German pilot Wulf- Dietrich Widowitz. He was shot down by a Hurricane whilst on an escort mission in 1942.He made a near perfect, forced, wheels-up landing on the ice of a frozen lake. The plane sank through the ice an came to rest on the lake-bed. Widowitz died more than a year later in another crash landing. It remaind untouched until its recovery in 2003. Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,308 Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 It's in better shape then I thought it would be after all that time, except for the flack holes. Thanks for showing. Link to post Share on other sites
Clem Wu 1 Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Wow, thanks for sharing this. It's amazing that it still looks that good! Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 You could see the amount of small arms fire in the cockpit side - amazing! Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Those icy cold, low-salinity waters are great for preserving old wrecks. She really looks good. I wonder if they'll retsore it or leave it as is Link to post Share on other sites
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