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Captured ME 109

It is a ME 109 G-6(trop),captured in North Africa in 1943 and returned to the UK for evaluation by the AFDU, coded VX101. This 109 was written off after a forced landing at Thorney Island on 19 May 1944, a JU 88 was lost the same day.

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  1. charlese87328

    charlese87328 (23 Nov 2011)

    It is a ME 109 G-6(trop),captured in North Africa in 1943 and returned to the UK for evaluation by the AFDU, coded VX101. This 109 was written off after a forced landing at Thorney Island on 19 May 1944, a JU 88 was lost the same day.

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