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The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach has taken delivery of its
newly-restored Messerschmitt Bf 109G. Aeroplane saw its rsst ights in the
US, and talked to its pilot about ying the menacing Gustav
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY: LUIGINO CALIARO
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FIRST AIR-TO-AIRS!
BELOW: Rick Volker
ying the Military
Aviation Museums
Messerschmitt
ttt
Bf 109G-4 N109GY
near Virginia Beach
on 20 May.
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ABOVE: The
aircrafts markings
are those of Black
1, the Bf 109G-4
own by I./JG 3
pilot Hptm Klaus
Quaet-Faslem
circa 1943.
or what is believed to
have been the first time
since World War Two, a
Daimler-Benz DB605engined Messerschmitt Bf 109G has
taken to American skies. The historic
event occurred on 20 May, the day
before the Military Aviation Museums
Warbirds over the Beach airshow at
Pungo airfield in Virginia Beach. Those
present to watch the various pre-show
training and proficiency flights by
aircraft in the museums collection were
able to witness it.
The Gustav was rebuilt by German
company MeierMotors at Bremgarten
RIGHT: Previous
Bf 109 experience
on Ed Russells
E-model saw
Rick Volker being
brought in to carry
out the initial ights
in the USA of the
MAMs Bf 109G.
OPPOSITE: It is
thought that the
MAM aircraft is
the rst Gustav
model of the Bf 109
to have own in
the US since the
wartime evaluation
of captured
examples at Wright
Field, Ohio.
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ABOVE: The
Daimler-Benz
DB605 engine was
restored by Vintage
V12s in Tehachapi,
California.
TOP: Some pilots
may not be keen on
the Bf 109s cockpit,
but Rick Volker
likes it.
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stalls, so I couldnt tell you about the
accelerated g stall. It is a different wing,
it does feel a little different. On the
E-model, when you land the ailerons
start to sag and it changes the whole
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LUFTWAFFE COLLECTION
BELOW: A very rare MAM Luftwaffe duo, with the Bf 109G leading Flug Werk FW 190A-8/N N190BR.
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