Me 109 found in Russian lake.

[@opoxious1592]

That's incredible!! Finding a complete ME-109 in a lake, is like finding a gold treassure! Can't wait to see it restored.

[@maurocoimbra9624]

So do I!!

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@tqrx The Luftwaffe used a nose gun design with the blast tube passing through the inverted "V" of the V12 engines and exiting through the propeller hub, which was not centerline to the crankshaft. This was used on the Me109 and long-nose Fw190s, depending on the sub-series model. The Fw190D-12 was designed to use a 30mm nose cannon and the Fw190D-13 used the 20mm nose cannon. The rear of the gun was between the pilot's feet. The magnetos were typically at the rear of the engine.

[@America-First2024]

Thank you for the up close walk around. I’ve never seen a Messerschmitt in such detail. This was awesome!

[@HawkinsVapor]

You should give credit to the amazing air museum that houses this piece. The museum's name is Plane Of Fame Air Museum and it is located in Chino California

[@777Pantheraleo]

I was working there when I took this video, your right I should have given them credit. Plane's of fame museum 7000 Merrill Ave Chino CA

[@robertbowman3406]

It would be nice to hear that engine come to life and this plane fly. What a marvelous find. Glad to hear it will be rebuilt.

[@jerywilliams]

@davidruedy What makes this so cool is the faded paint, patina , and most of all the bullet holes and hole in the wing. A restored plane would never have that kind of impact!

[@Galejro]

Good'ol German tech. New paintjob, metal plate here and there, brand new set of tires, new engine, refuel and it's good to fly.

[@UK5098]

LOLOLOLOL You fly it first ha ha I think the tech that shot it down must have been better........

[@Galejro]

UK5098 Technology helps in victory, but victory is something achieved by a man, not a machine. A shit pilot can fly the best plane and can still get shot down by a shit plane flown by the best pilot. Sure, the shit pilot has great advantage, but what good is an advantage if you don't know how to use it.

[@karp1941]

***** and the record books show that the german pilots where the best in ww2 !

[@DannyBoy777777]

karp1941 Er, no. Over claiming of air victories was rife. Plus they flew longer, and in the East flew in a target rich environment.

[@karp1941]

DannyBoy777777 sorry to tell you that you are wrong, just read a few books and you will find out that the germans had the most highest scoring aces of the war. but they don't make hollywood movies about them. so most people don't know the facts.

[@RavenswoodProductions]

This plane is on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, CA. So if you live in Southern California you can drive over and see it in person.

[@Ro6entX]

I think it is always awesome to see relics of World War II because as the years go by, we are going to lose more and more veterans of that era. It is one thing to see footage of planes such as this, but seeing an actual plane that you can physcially touch is completely different experience. Aside from damage action and water, that plane is in remarkable condition.

[@SpenzOT]

Damn this is a RARE Bf-109. You can see the interesting first-gen armament on that thing comprised of six 7.92mm machine guns. This model didn't even have the cannons so synonymous with the Emil models of the 109. Of course it was upgraded but I have never seen an E1 before, not even in history books.

[@janborrowitz]

"Theo. I have run out of ammunition. I'm going to ram this one. Good bye. We'll see each other in Valhalla." - Heinrich Ehrler's last transmission over the Squadron Radio Network before he allegedly rammed a B-24 bomber, destroying both aircraft and killing himself

[@N146MB]

thanks much for the extra info/vids -- best of luck

[@TheAmateurDetectorist]

What a great find, I would love to find stuff like this. It is one of my dreams to work with WW2 aircraft.

[@conceptalfa]

The English channel must be ful of aircraft like this.....

[@kncklesandwich]

They wore the more usual style of marking for a Geschwaderkommodore, and featured a much broader aft fuseage yellow theatre band. Note, too, the winged red 'U' uniy badge, which was introduced when JG 3 was formally named the Jagdgeschwader 'udet' on 1 dec 1941 following the death of ernst Udet, the luftwaffe's chief of aircraft procurement and supply, this bf 109 he walked away from and returned to action but in 1943 was killed in another crash landing. His top score was 137 victories

[@logancody8841]

Regardless of the rightness, or wrongness, of the cause being fought for, it is still sad to look at this and know that some mother's son almost certainly lost his life in this elegant tool of death.

[@southjerseysound7340]

Pilot landed this one safely after he was shot down.It later fell through the frozen lake.But he did die in another plane crash later on.

[@logancody8841]

WOW! Thanks for the info, but how on Earth did you discover that?

[@southjerseysound7340]

Logan Cody Besides reading the description on the video ;) I search for old wrecks as a hobby and this find was pretty legendary.My wife is from Bulgaria and we spend a lot of time in Eastern Europe since we have a place there.But most of what I find is old tanks and ex Soviet era planes etc.Although the coolest I found was a DC 3/C 47 or the Russian Li-2 copy in the Black Sea while diving.We're actually in contact with some people about possibly raising it too next year.Although they'll only finance it if it's a real DC3/C47 :(

[@FiveCentsPlease]

The pilot was Wulf-Dietrich Widowitz. The plane was lost in April 1942 escorting Bf-110s when the flight was intercepted by Soviet Hurricanes. Widowitz put the plane down on a frozen lake, and Luftwaffe mechanics salvaged what they could before it sank through the ice. Widowitz returned to service and died in a crash about a year later. There are some gaps in the plane's service history but you can see the desert tan under the layers of paint, since this Bf-109 served in North Africa before being transferred to the Eastern Front.

[@logancody8841]

I feel so foolish to not have read the description above. I can't tell you how much I envy you. I would absolutely love to hunt for WWII artifacts. I hope all your searches are extremely successful.

[@17VINCE]

A piece of history. I get a nostalgic feeling seeing something like this recovered and left just the way she was found.

[@spring4522]

The Bf109, and similarly, aircraft such as the Spitfire and Fw190, represented impressive technical achievement. I am always struck by that when I see one.

[@kncklesandwich]

And i got to touch it. I couldnt help myself. It was once in a life time for me and enjoyed looking at every inch of it. you can see the bullet holes that brought it down..

[@alfredenisz4775]

A man in Broomfield,Co had gone to Russia and retrieved two 109s. He stored them in a hanger at our nearby airport in a hanger. He allowed me to come in and inspect his relics. I looked at the wing and discovered a spend 20mm Russian shell lodged next to the spar of the aircraft. This shell had not been touched by a human hand since the plane was shot down. There were several other shell marks - expecially in the propeller. The pilot did a dead stick landing.

[@chrism790]

Alfred Enisz a

[@Gixxer983]

imagine, you open your garage or hangar and you have this inside.

[@Wolfen443]

Beautiful, sad to see so few of the thousands of ME-109 survive to this day. It was such a classic warplane from the war.

[@duncan6447]

Big mistake on my part, I read the other posts. Later on that night. Its just when they pulled one out in Norway they snapped it due to silt in the body. A Wellington in Scotland or the lakes snapped that. When you think you have all the time to work it all out to do it right people still are able to stuff it up.

[@keltthomas6087]

some fresh fuel and some wd40 and she will fly as good as new lol

[@kncklesandwich]

The nose was in fact yellow, Acording to the book the planes were painted and at some point repainted and upgraded acording to the units spects. The book shows his personal plane with its marking since this plane was built in 1939 im sure as the post from fivecentsplease states it had many paint jobs and seen lots of action. I have mixed feeling about some being restore but this plane is totaly gutted and it would be wonderfull to see it restored in the colors and marking before sunk.

[@llanamejia]

What a beautiful German aircraft. Thank you for the video. I love the music you used

[@FiveCentsPlease]

Bayerische Flugzeugwerke became Messerschmitt AG in 1938. It was directed that all new aircraft were to use the "Me" prefix. However, both "Bf" and "Me" were acceptable terms during the war.

[@marcoapollo2466]

Man I love the germans designs on the BF109 Its almost as beautiful as the P51s

[@marcoapollo2466]

what every you say, my man.

[@marcoapollo2466]

I understand we have two different opinions (btw sorry I assumed you were a guy and I think its incredible a girl like you knows your history) but yes I would like to see your viewpoint as to why you like the 109s. I just prefer the P51s style and it favored pretty well in combat,

[@marcoapollo2466]

WOW you should write a book that was amazing! All though you said the P51 was built because of the 109, which was kind of true its main purpose was to escort bombers which it did very well. the range on a P51 blew most fighter of the time out the water. What I find extremely interesting was the fact that they asked the company North American Aviation for a plane that could have the range of a bomber and can still combat the luftwaffe and they designed and had prototype up and running only after a little more than 100 days!! I will admit the first few variants were not the best the p51 A struggled to compete with other planes over 1500ft due to the under powered allison engines until the P51 B with the new Packard Merlin super charged engines. thats when the mustang started to live up to its potential and as for not having the best rate of climb didnt really matter as much because the mustangs usually already had altitude advantage when they were up with the bombers the 109s really needed the rate of climb advantage because they had to climb to reach the mustangs. And actually the design of the mustang was some what revolutionary with the design of the mustangs wings as they produced less drag with leminar flow airfoil the mustang had 20% less drag. The only thing holding it back was its tendency to spin out of control at lower altitudes when flying slow, but with the P51 D's famous bubble top canopy it became a thing of the past. as for the armament its 6 .50cal guns could easily shred any 109 or FW190 apart and had more than enough ammunition to carry out the rest of the mission it doesnt really need cannons which may be big and powerful but were prone to jamming (which was a big problem with the 109s) and projectiles fired from cannons at high speeds were inaccurate and slow compared to the .50cals plus you can carry sooo much more ammunition compared to the cannons of the 109. The p51 proved to be one of the best fighter of WW2 and still saw regular service during the korean war. Both are extremely formidable aircraft with their advantages and disadvantages but at the end of the day the its the pilot that will decide who would win in a dogfight. you could have all the advantages but still lose a dogfight to a good pilot. anyways I can truly say for the first time that a girl obviously know more about ww2 planes than I do ( I know more about Vietnam and modern jets than I do about ww2 planes) (But I know a lot more about guns than planes anyways) which is awesome I wish there were more girls like you where I live. btw sorry if i messed up any facts Im not the best at knowing this stuff but I tried my best,and there is probably more facts as how good the mustang is as a fighter and sorry it took a while for the reply because you replied to me at 12:00 Am where I live and I was asleep.

[@marcoapollo2466]

cool I must investigate

[@marcoapollo2466]

What do you mean?

[@wolfey41]

She is still resting gloriously on her landing gear.

[@54Snickers]

From what I understand, the landing gear configuration made the ME 109 very difficult to handle on the ground. Many were wrecked on landing or damaged while taxing.

[@kncklesandwich]

I just got back from california and seen this plane in the chino air museum. They said it is to be restored and air worthy. I did some research. under the nose is only yellow, The wing tips and the fuelage band are yellow as well.

[@jman9022]

Damn that thing is almost serviceable haha. That is pretty cool to find something as beautiful as this aircraft.

[@satan749]

jman9022 yeah just need some wing parts and heavy repairing xD

[@jman9022]

Yeah, all jokes aside that is in pretty remarkable condition for something this old.

[@satan749]

jman9022 yeah it is in quite good shape

[@FiveCentsPlease]

That is the plan.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

The engine was recovered at the same time as the aircraft. It has a cannon hole in it and the current owners have found a very rare crated engine for the rebuild. The plane sat on the ice long enough for Luftwaffe ground crews to salvage parts before it sank. There is a very good chance that they salvaged the guns to use again.

[@WarhammerWings]

Beautifully preserved! WOW ! :O

[@Wolfen443]

Ironic, but accepted no one builts planes like this anymore than can survive decades under water so well.

[@decunha73]

What a fantastic find! These planes were amazing. Does any one know if this one will be restored? If I remember correctly there isn't any more than a few flying 109's left in the world. Such an amazing piece of history (and engineering) should be restored if possible.

[@bber45]

Sweet! Nicely preserved hopefully get her up and running sometime soon.

[@robertmason710]

What a nice Historical find hope you rebuild her.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+silvin choren The current plans are to rebuild it.

[@captmoonbeam]

perfect music for this video. Looks like a good restoration project. good luck.

[@zachearwood9388]

Let's just hope they can get this beauty flying and up in the air when it was its grand old self in 39

[@modeler308]

Agreed. Hope they can afford the rebuild. It WONT be cheap.

[@MaliciousGrim05]

An amazing find, I love the damage on the wing at 1:35 from, of that size I would guess at least a 20 mm shell

[@rick1827]

Sylling Boy it was supposedly shot down in russia, i’m pretty sure that could not have been by a british aircraft.....

[@konaber8020]

@@rick1827 Lend-Lease was a thing. Soviets had the Hurricane, the Spitfire, P39, A-20, P-40, P-47 ... (not all in great numbers, but it is possible that this was a Hurri).

[@rick1827]

Konaber krimskrams they had some but certainly not many, damage from what looks to be a 20mm would probably be a russian 23mm, although this doesnt look like it was a big projectile.

[@konaber8020]

@@rick1827 Thats not a valid point, just because it is unlikely. Ecspecially if you search for Mr Wulf- Dietrich Widowitz and it is stated he was shot down by a Hurri.

[@rick1827]

Konaber krimskrams i never made a point, all i said that such damage would more likely be from a russian 23mm instead of a 20mm hispano. You can’t disagree on that, considering only a tiny percentage of luftwaffe planes on the eastern front were shot down by non-soviet allied aircraft.

[@Miswired-2501]

even shot up, rusted and sitting on the bottom of a lake its still a beautiful sight to behold

[@tiagogoncalves7248]

will u recover it? i wish i could fly something like that. can't imagine the feeling while flying a true warbird what was once in battle...

[@87Wayne]

Very nice find, hope this fine craft will be restored, loved the music thanks for the upload.

[@ahasbsgagfjsjddhfh5281]

My favorite plane...

[@Tiagomottadmello]

Same here !! 👍👍👍

[@Britishkid91]

lets hop she flies again! there are not enough aircraft like this around to teach my generation about the struggles that have happened in our history!

[@christiancabreira261]

someone pls restore that beauty

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Christian angelo The current owners are planning a full restoration.

[@blonder70]

Christian angelo I actually would prefer if they just leave it that way ... shows much more the history that way

[@billa2402]

aircraft arent like rustic furniture, if left like this it would fall apart into a pile of white dust from corrosion. Restoring the aircraft to prevent further decay of the metal is critical at this stage. I worked on aircraft in the US Navy.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Bill A Any water recovery (fresh water and especially saltwater) should undergo a chemical treatment to remove minerals and impurities that were absorbed by the metals. They would react with the oxygen in the air. Hopefully this airframe was treated after the initial recovery. It is unclear what is planned for this plane now. It has been waiting to undergo a full restoration to flying but I have also recently read comments that the Friedkin family who own it may leave it as-is. I would prefer it restored, since the paint colors that were on it have already been washed off during cleaning. (It was more colorful when it came out of the water and what you see now if the desert colors it had when it flew in Africa.)

[@ROBBEAUDOIN66]

Since I was a kid I have always admired the aesthetic of the 109 from the c-d patterns used in Spain to the nearly jet like efficiency of the peerless -k- If I was ever blessed with millions of dollars I would definitely buy a old ditched 109 and spend happy years repairing her. 100% cool post!!

[@robinthomason3054]

sad music it fits the video if the pilot was killed may he r.i.p

[@FiveCentsPlease]

The pilot lived, but he perished in another aircraft approximately a year later.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

The aircraft history is known, although it was refurbished while in service and stripped of paint which erased earlier service markings. It served in North Africa and the Eastern Front. The pilot was killed in another aircraft later during the war. The current owners of this plane are planning to restore it for flight.

[@derfixwaffen2920]

Germans have the best designs of WW2, i love the BF 109 and the ME 262 two great planes, i want to see this palnes flying again not in a battle but in a great exibition

[@jason127x99]

How about in a war react meant scene? I think that would be cool.

[@Cdubp01]

As much as I would like to see this bird restored-I kind of don't, its great being able to see it as it was and what damage was inflicted on it, like the HE round exploding on the wing near the fuselage.

[@branofattrebates2847]

#Dakota shoemaker BF 109 and ME109 is the same aircraft it was first named BF 109 but along the way a new designer joined the design team and help with the upgrades for the aircraft and so changing the name to ME blah blah blah plus allied pilots named it the ME109 ME for Messerschmitt. its all there on the interweb plus it's a beautiful aircraft I must say I was lucky enough this year to see one fly with a group of spitfires and hurricanes 20 odd aircraft in the sky above . RIAT.2015 it had a dog fight with spitfire cool. wonderfull sounding engines great tone.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Bran of Attrebates Well, the historically accurate version of "blah blah blah" was the reorganization of Bayerische Flugzeugwerke into Messerschmitt AG with Willy Messerschmitt made chairman in July 1938. And the official designation of the naming prefix changed by the RLM from "BF" to "ME", though both prefixes continued to be used afterward.

[@keithrai]

There's always the urge for restoration for shows, movies etc. but as it stands, it has such an IMPACT. Its a art artifact in its own right....!!!!

[@82lostsoul]

Grand old lady. Great condition considering!

[@SilvesterHumaj]

It's not going to rust if left indoors, first off most of the plane is not made of steel, and whatever steel (iron) is left it will not rust if left on display in a museum or a clean, dry hangar. I think this Bf109 Emil should be left EXACTLY as is.

[@Abbeville_Kid]

She's beautiful.

[@JaleelJohanson62]

Very tastefully and respectfully done! Nice job!

[@pathealey277]

This plane represents those who fought against the scheme for world conquest. The Scheme is fairly simple: 1. Force people into using privately controlled fiat currency; 2. Force people away from self-sufficiency and into wage labor; 3. Pay people with privately controlled fiat currency that can easily be devalued; 4. Place people under financial stress so they are forced to take out bank loans and use credit cards; and 5. Simply buy up everything.

[@getplaning]

It's an early one too. The condition of the frame will determine whether it is ever flown again, but at the very least it should be restored as a static exhibit.

[@Franky46Boy]

Please not another restoration to flying condition! This plane and its history are too unique to be lost in some tragic accident. The Me/BF-109 is a very difficult plane to fly and especially to land...

[@willyford]

It would be awesome to see her fly again Second life for this one Fly maybe long time So long in the water If i would own her i would bring her back to fully operational condition. Then you have something to be proud on and she can stretch her wings again 😊 even if you restore something like that complete...not put it in a museum always but use it....that were its made for

[@DutchKat]

I agree, this beauty has suffered enough, let them restore the plane to her former glory and give her some well deserved rest so all can marvel at this technological masterpiece.

[@dakotashoemaker7324]

Its a Bf 109 not an Me 109

[@reddfoxx590]

Not really, because the real name is Messerschmitt Bf 109, refer to his creator, Willy Messerschmitt. Both name are correct :)

[@PzkwTiger]

Dakota Shoemaker its a messerSchmidt109E THE E is dir Emil its a e1 the First 109 *-*

[@pault5947]

@Redd Foxx Nope. ''Messerschmitt Bf 109'' and ''Bf 109'' are correct. There is no such thing as a ''Me 109''

[@libra9381]

what do mean by theres no such thing as "Me 109" thats how allies pilots call it.

[@America-First2024]

There is actually a Me 109. It was produced late in the war. Low production numbers.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

I won't mention the owners but I believe it's currently in California for a full restoration to airworthy condition. The plans are for an authentic restoration and I've read that the project had slowed while any available engineering drawings were located and researched for a correct rebuild.

[@Auggies1956]

And brought down by the lowly Hurricane.

[@markhepworth1396]

Auggies1956 Among many shot down by the. "lowly" Hurricane

[@tkelly411]

hurricanes had 6,or 8 browning .303s?, either widowitz tried to out turn the hawker hurricane ,or he must have not seen the guy about to let loose on him

[@DavidJames-op3kg]

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[@Auggies1956]

The fact that it brought down one, shows that no aircraft is invincible. It depends more on the pilot and his proficiency. The Finish air force flew the Buffalo Brewster, one out classed American design, by the beginning of the war. But one of their pilots became an ace in one.

[@larryjacobsen4079]

Has anyone explained how it was shot down by a Hurricane in Russia?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

The pilot (Wulf- Dietrich Widowitz) made a belly landing on the frozen lake and survived. (I think he was wounded.) Widowitz died in another crash later in the war.

[@Gordankem]

Неправильное название NO ME-109 Правильно Corrctly= BF-109E

[@insight-chris7570]

It's actually A Me BF109, becuase it was desinged and build by Messerschmidt.

[@TheStalkingSniper]

German planes were named after the company, not the designer so the correct name is bf (bayerische flugzeugwerke) -109. Only later when Willy Messerschmidt became the owner of the company the planes started getting named Me (i.e Me-410).

[@forten07]

Я не припомню- ваоевали ли 109Е в СССР? Фки воевали а вот Е нет.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

The pilot did not die in this crash. It was a controlled belly landing on a frozen lake and the plane later sank. The pilot was killed in another aircraft later during the war.

[@zamblammer5659]

The good guys lost the war.

[@angrytom1923]

Loser.

[@WisGuy4]

Pathetic wretch. Maybe if you had something worthwhile going on in your life, you wouldn't need to spew delusional nonsense on the internet. I've never met a bigot who was a happy person.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

Read a bit of history

[@FiveCentsPlease]

Since the pilot survived this forced landing, there was no skeleton. He was killed in another crash later in the war.

[@Taildragger2411]

She was on a par with the legendary spitfire both were killing machines .but both were works of art .

[@yokoshemp]

As a vet I respect the poor bastard on the other side. Were it not for war we might have been friends. Looks like the Hurricane got a good bead on him... lucky he didn't die that day... such is fate.

[@kncklesandwich]

I bought a book there, BF 109 Aces of the russian Front were full colored drawing of his plane are pictured along with 40 top scoring aces on that front. Im not a big buff but i can share what i know. bf 109G-2 'Black Chevron and bars of Magor Wolf -Detrich Wilke, Geschwaderkommodore JG 3 udet, Morosovskaya, nov 1942, lutow's successor at the head of JG 3 also enjoyed a kommodore's perks, for this is one at least two gustavs kept at Major wilcke's disposal during the winter of 42 and 43 }

[@ashtonclarence2556]

i think its great wot certan ppl will do to keep the story going would love to see it fully retored good vid

[@BenjaminNicholaus]

that fighter is well-preserved. It would be cool to see it restored.

[@Constantine160]

Damn. She's an old bird, and a wounded bird, but she's still an eagle.

[@alfredenisz4775]

I saw a similar 109 several years ago. It also made a forced lading on a frozen lake. A Russian fighter had fired a salvo and there were several dings on the propeller and fusulage. I looked at the wing and sitting next to the main spar was a spent 20mm shell. I was the first person to handle this slug since WWII.

[@FlyingAce39]

Just... wow. Wouldn't it be something if that video of the ME-109 being shot down in the beginning was the same one as this 109? This is an amazing video. The music is a perfect fit, too. :)

[@wildchild77x]

wow! very cool find. definetly a few bullet holes in the fuselage, maybe a 20mm cannon hole in the wing. TheXxVIP3RxX, that part of the tail may not have been "sliced off". later production ME 109s had a slightly taller tailfin extension made of wood, so it probably just rotted off. i cant be positive if this is a plane with this extension, but since it has the later style solid prop spinner it is possible. i cant believe how well preserved the canopy is!

[@kevd430]

My granduncle was only found 3 years ago in a marsh in Belgium , still in his downed mosquito.

[@WizzRacing]

It is a damn miracle this plane even survived 60+ years, much less is being restored.

[@kalgstol]

An amazing find and an amazing piece of history.. Thanks for sharing.

[@GregsAirplanesandAutomobiles]

Just amazing. That's about the most exciting lake fine I have ever seen.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles The are other planes in those lakes but the local laws and local interest have to allow them to be removed. And some went down with live ordnance in them that would need to be disarmed.

[@MrNedsta]

fascinating. i would love to dig/find artifacts like these, big and small from wars which were so costly.

[@Mr.SisterFisster]

Thats amazing. To see the original paint, as it was in the colors and scheme in WW2, along with the battle damage. looks like a big flak round or cannon round in the right wing, and a number of bullet holes near the cockpit. It is interesting to see the damage that likely took it down ~70 years ago.

[@AdventuresofanoldSeadog]

Hi, can you tell me what the music is called. Cheers

[@Dionysos37]

Great shots and music, thanks for this!

[@allenthebird]

Imagine its former glory, you can almost hear the rattling and spitting sound of the engine and its pistons getting ready to take off. As it gains speed and momentum, the propeller leaves a trail of minor turbulence and whooshing noise, off it goes to the sky!

[@mrashtray]

What an amazing find. Thanks for sharing.

[@davemirra145]

Possibly the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

[@baliblades]

its surprisingly mostly intact

[@LongTimeAgoNL]

Such a beautifull plane. You can really tell the story of that plane by looking at it and where it was struck. Nice find, nice video and thank you for sharing this amazing piece of history.

[@KapteinOpel]

There is a story like that here too,. Over a lake very near to where im sitting right now there was a dogfight between an English and a German plane at the last days of the war.The English plane was shot down and landed on the ice where it sunk later on. The pilot was rescued.but the plane is still on the bottom of the lake.. The bottom on this lake is said to consist of bog sludge, so it might be difficult to recover if it can be found at all, but if so happens it should be very well preserved.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

The occupying forces scrapped them, since there were entire British and American units tasked with destroying surrendered equipment of all types. Any spares in foreign territory were used post-war for a few short years. I've never heard of surplus Me109s being purchased since they were foreign equipment to be demilled and scrapped, however from the late 40s to the 1960s surplus Allied warbirds were available for near scrap-value. Most US German aircraft are the test planes released by the AAF.

[@doombeast45]

I know right? Just thinking about the possibilities of it getting destroyed in an airshow accident is sad.

[@evilhendrix2]

I've seen her in person, she sure is a beauty

[@FiveCentsPlease]

Little is known about the service history of this aircraft between 1939 and 1940 and there isn't much in surviving records. It was overhauled and stripped of paint in 1941 (erasing unit markings) and returned to service in North Africa. In March 1942, this aircraft was transferred to the Eastern front to 5/JG5 as a replacement aircraft. Widowitz received this plane in late March and it crashed on April 4, 1942. It was very well-preserved by cold freshwater lake.

[@KingBigd2]

nice video, think i will make some like yours. very good job! well done!

[@modeler308]

A priceless antique in ANY condition. You can buy a flyable warbird for about a million. (depending on type and rarity)

[@FiveCentsPlease]

No. After service in North Africa, this aircraft was one of two replacement aircraft delivered to 5/JG5 on 20-March-1942 and flew missions in the Murmansk area. It was lost on 4-April-1942, having been shot down by Soviets flying Hurricanes. The lake is near Luostari in Murmansk. After recovery, the plane was exported to the UK and eventually sold to a US collector.