Restoring The Messerschmitt Bf109: Black 6 | The Restoration Classics: Messershmitt | On The Move

[@TheKevintegra19]

Kudos to the men responsible for rescuing this incredibly significant historical aircraft, a superb specimen, as magnificent as she is rare.

[@ianpursey7864]

Lovely to see this video. I was at the first public display at Duxford and sat in it on the flight line - part of the privilege of being on the team that restored it.

[@bbrut3332]

A true testament of so many men focusing on one dream in unison to get the BF 109 back in the air after so long ground bound. Thanks to all and their skills for such a fantastic job. Cheers to you all.

[@tonyriordan2853]

It was a new aircraft when 450 sqn and 3 sqn handed over for evaluation by the RAF. Less than ten hours in the air. Just fyi ...the aircraft was handed over in 1942. It was the first "G" model captured and that's the reason the pommies said they wanted it. So it could be sent straight back to England for evaluation. This was 1942 The evaluation process didn't commence until three years later. WTF? LIKE SERIOUSLY. pommies didn't start the evaluation process It was initailly hidden from the pommies and its existence denied. They were threatened with being court marshalled by the pommies if they didn't hand BLACK 6 over !! FOR THE UNINITIATED court marshalling in North Africa During WW2 By the pommies meant being marched out of sight and shot like a mongrel dog by a pommie firing squad !!!

[@bjw4859]

How many amazing WW1 & WW2 vintage aircraft & vehicles are in working order today only because of a small army of volunteers, well done.

[@melburns4378]

This video is so old it could buy you a beer. I still like it.

[@lotharsawalt8620]

Phantastic!!!!! Thanks to you all!!!!!!

[@danielduesentriebjunior]

I lived in Cambridge during the 1990's and I watched the Black 6 a couple of times. It sounded real mean when passing over.

[@renatoamaral8259]

Great restoration of a great plane. 👍 Awesome work, guys.

[@robmiller1964]

Thank you so much to the people who saved this wonderful piece of Aviation and Engineering History! I wonder how this beautiful beast of magnificent German Engineering would have performed on the superior 100 Octane Fuel that the Spitfires, Hurricanes, P 38's, P 47's , P 51's had had?

[@DannyBoy777777]

@ Rob Miller The Germans had a lack of appropriate alloys, particularly nickel which compromised compression ratios. They went for chemical enhancements instead to boost performance. That said, 100 octane was available in Germany, albeit in small quantities.

[@robmiller1964]

@@DannyBoy777777 Danny you are 100% correct! I hope you are Irish!

[@NationalistPop]

Doing a model diorama of "Black 6" based of that photo found in the desert would be interesting to build..

[@robertmorey4104]

22+ years - thats dedication! Lovely BF!

[@fernandomolano7712]

Amazing job....! Espectacular...! Great team work!

[@madrafboy]

Nice to see John Dixon after all these years. I bought a BSA Bantam off him at RAF Topcliffe in 1966. Long time ago.

[@okmeneer9583]

Cheers the all the people behind the restoration after hearing what happened to it on its last flight

[@davidroberts2777]

Amazing Stuff. Congratulations to the team for a job well done.

[@oim7392]

Old documentary, but how not to appreciate effort of people who restore 'Gustav'?

[@hakapeszimaki8369]

German Messerschmidt foundation did the G restaurations.

[@stevetheduck1425]

The RAF men who spent many years restoring and maintaining this aircraft, only to have an officer pull rank and wreck it... it must have been absolutely gutting.

[@RubyMarkLindMilly]

Magnificent aircraft

[@Jurflip2]

Wonderful video!

[@ianmangham4570]

Amazing pics

[@bikenavbm1229]

the bad killer of the skies great vid lucky enough to have seen her flying too, long may it continue, well done all and IWM

[@greenslider]

Thought this plane was crashed several years ago and is now a static

[@jamesb.9155]

Be sure to look up: 'Duxford: The Last Flight of Bf-109 Black 6 | 12th Oct 1997'

[@brianwilliams3345]

Its amazing that 109's aren't made today, apparently much simpler to build than a spitfire and designed for ease of assembly line production. I love the 109, fly them in flight sims, lethal machine, love the 109 f4.

[@mr_derpo9729]

I think that the reason they aren’t is difficulty in flying it safely due to the torque and also the fact that although the airframe is simple it is still a lot more costly to fly. 109s are not very fuel efficient compared to most general aviation aircraft. The engine would also be extremely expensive as it is a much higher performance engine then what is in most props today. For example a Cessna 172 uses a 160 horsepower engine while as you probably know the 109 has about 10 times that

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+ brian williams There are not enough engines left to support a production run of Bf-109s. (I'm surprised with the number of DB engines that have turned up for restorations.) It would be an enormous expense to manufacture new engines, adding that Mercedes very likely still owns the licensing on their engine designs from that time.

[@greykaufman1057]

@@FiveCentsPlease But would it not be so cool to see them up dated and made easier to mass produce? Imagine a 1800 or 2000 hp db 605 coming off the line, now made with modern tweaks we now have, such as pistons and entire cylinder heads made thru 3d printing and computerized engine management systems they could not even dream of back in the day, the modern db 605 could be made better, cheaper and of superior materials, then crated to await that easily made air frame. We just need a millionaire in search of a purpose!!!

[@gustavobrito2871]

Excelent job, it is a beauty machine

[@stanthology]

This is an "official version " of what happened. But what I can"t undestand is the apparent lack of interest by the Germans concerning this iconic aircraft. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542302aeed915d1371000bdb/dft_avsafety_pdf_501760.pdf

[@muckiderhase157]

Great job, and yes, the F type was the most elegant of all, but I like the P-51 better.

[@jamesb.9155]

Nothing sounds quite like the Bf-109 DB 605 G.

[@shanethepain2009]

it was grounded after the pilot at the time misjudged the landing and flipped over and broke the its back , Perinatally on display at Cosford or Imperial war museum

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+bergermeister It was always planned for "Black 6" to permanently retire. I think the accident was on the final flight unfortunately.

[@4vepvik781]

Useless pilot🤬

[@thomasche]

It was a difficult plane to handle.

[@Wheelie_will]

I live down the road from there!!!! That’s so cool 😎

[@UnicornGamingRX03]

The first test flight of the me-19G2 in the redone was on the same year and date as my birthday.

[@crumblefest]

Terrific plane and video.

[@brutter602]

Such a shame it crashed thus ending its flying career. It was restored but no longer allowed to fly. It is now preserved in the RAF museum.

[@joejoe2928]

His Specs make him look like he is Wearing a Snorkel mask for skin diving...

[@vladostefanek]

after seeing this I feel even more sorry and angry at the same time for the lag of competence that lead to the destruction of this machine... ironically it was supposed to be the last flight.

[@mariorodrigues5796]

Belo trabalho parabéns a tds 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@presstodelete1165]

The 109s used in the Battle of Brittain film are in large pieces in a warehouse in USA

[@RoyCousins]

The Bf 109s used in the film were Spanish "Buchon" aircraft. Messerschmitt supplied the airframes to Spain during WW2, but were unable to deliver the DB engines. After the war, surplus Rolls-Royce Merlin engines were fitted and the aircraft was designated as the HA-1112-ML "Buchon" (male dove). You can tell the difference between the Bf 109 and Buchon aircraft as the Daimler-Benz engine runs inverted (exhaust stubs at the bottom) and the Merlin is upright (exhaust stubs at the top).

[@presstodelete1165]

@@RoyCousins Thanks, that was very interesting.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@@presstodelete1165 They were not in a warehouse but a private hangar owned by one of the movie pilots. They have all been sold and some are already flying again.

[@SilmarilPT]

Is this the F4-Trop?

[@stevetheduck1425]

As revealed by the maker's plate, this airframe was started as a late F variant, but finished as a G-2, with the engine, equipment and radio mods up to that standard. When restored over many years, the intent was always to remain a G-2, and so it did. Of this variant, this is the only one that flies.

[@P51]

Crashed in 1997 and will never fly again.

[@jonathansteadman7935]

Yeah, I saw it happen, pilot stayed upside down for quite a while as he didn't want it damaged more, but as you probably know, the canopy swings open, so couldn't been slid back. They had to hoist it up to get him out, which made more damage. Just completely flipped over onto it's back, sad , it's grounded now.

[@P51]

@@jonathansteadman7935 yep

[@briancavanagh7048]

Did he every get a chance to fly the plane?

[@dennispfeifer7788]

I'd like to see Black 6 bring down some long tail jets...if you know what I mean...

[@GermanGreetings]

Wow...

[@taketimeout2share]

Golly. It really is just an engine with some wings and a seat attached. What a clever design. There are few adjectives for this team. Fabulous undertaking. I hope it eventually goes to Germany in exchange for 2 Sea Furies or a brace of Gannets.

[@stallionlp6633]

It should go to Australia who were the rightful captors of the aircraft.

[@JohnSmith-ei2pz]

@@stallionlp6633 What they would use it for a barbie!

[@pat36a]

It was sad on it's last flight when an arrogant pilot with no vintage aircraft experience pulled rank to fly it. He forgot to open the coolers after take off. The cooling system spit out some water and he panicked. Bringing black 6 in to fast for landing and crashed it. Flipping it upside down braking it's back. It was restored to display status.

[@Dsdafg]

How and why did Marc Hannah die?

[@davidslattery5168]

What year is this??

[@ZunaZurugi]

Must be from the mid 90s

[@jankarlsson5358]

A bad idiot to pilot destroyd it. ..So it will never fly again. ..but thats also a good thing. ..It become a beauty again. ..and no more crash 😉👍

[@colderwar]

Crashed by some idiot high ranking RAF pilot. I don't know why they allow former jet jockeys to fly irreplaceable piston engine warbirds - all jet pilots know what to do when there's a problem is to eject.

[@stevetheduck1425]

Rank hath it's privilidges...

[@ubejhane1384]

Where are the guns on the 109

[@12ozslushy71]

Wings and center of nose depending on the variant

[@stevetheduck1425]

Usually two above the nose in front of the cockpit, usually two in the wings, some had one in the centre of the propeller, some in 'gondolas' under the wings.

[@JohnSmith-ei2pz]

in the armoury

[@stallionlp6633]

It should have been taken back to Australia as a war trophy but like all things we Australians captured that were of value the British stole it and of course it sits in a British museum even though it is our aircraft.

[@afenijmeijer9027]

Say what? Why were you in North Africa? It was none of Australia's business unless you were prepared to serve the king and country of Great Britain. In that case they were your boss and coud do what they wanted. That is how colonialism works.

[@Will_M600]

Cry

[@jonathansteadman7935]

Actually, it's the Luftwaffes if you're getting picky, but I saw it crash at Duxford and has been grounded ever since, shame.

[@afenijmeijer9027]

Then it was crashed in 1997 and all but written off. Sadly. I don t know where the remains are.

[@stevetheduck1425]

The airframe was damaged, essentially it flipped on landing, nosing over onto it's back. The damage was enough to see it restored to museum condition and be hangared. A clumsy pilot set the radiator controls incorrectly, the engine over heated, he turned to land too soon, leaving himself with not enough runway, hopped over a road into a field, and stopped about where a P-51 ended up on it's belly a few years later. Also engine trouble.

[@afenijmeijer9027]

Ok thanks for this. So it is still around.​@@stevetheduck1425

[@kleinandreas4944]

Why they repaer the fuselage with a Part of a buchon 112 IT was the same frame

[@earnierosenow9834]

this video is not accurate, black 6 flipped over and was damaged, restored to static and is on display at duxford, as for being the only flier that is innacurate as well , flying heritage museum in everett washington has a bf 109 that flies

[@stevetheduck1425]

Several restored, rebuilt and converted Bf-109s fly. An original wartime airframe with records of it's servicing and maintenance since it was flown by the RAF enemy aircraft flight? None other. British regulations mean that planes with gaps in their servicing history cannot be restored to fly without ruinous expense.

[@ceb7894]

Aahhhh … I don’t think it’s the only one flying … there are several restored ones around in the world. Unless the G variant only one… which it was a poor modification… it killed their best fighter Ace…

[@โอภาสโทบุตร-จ9ฒ]

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[@loneranger5349]

They fly these old birds until they crash and burn and lost forever they shouldn't be flown at all. Just because you can doesn't mean you should the pleasure of the many should outweigh the thrill of the one. The very reason why so few exist is because more destroyed from crashes than were shot down

[@fw1421]

I wish they had painted her in Marseilles paint scheme,Yellow 14. One of Germany’s highest ranking aces that flew in North Africa. 158 victories.. He died at only 22 years old. Killed not by the Allies hand but by his own airplane.

[@martimhenriques1169]

Then it wouldn't be historically correct, and the history of the plane and pilot would be probably forgotten, sometimes a plane related to a unknown pilot can be more interesting than one from one of the most popular.

[@fw1421]

@@martimhenriques1169 I understand your point. It would be nice to see one of Germany’s highest ranking Aces reflected here. Most war birds aren’t painted in its original paint scheme though. I love the desert tan scheme though.

[@martimhenriques1169]

@@fw1421 that's a shame many restorations are guided by the urge to represent the most infamous soldiers of the war, the real story of the aircraft and pilot gets faded and ends up in oblivion. The original livery is what gives character to the machine, never let history die. You would like to see Marseille's livery represent on the aircraft but that's not historically accurate, and you surely know that the aircraft was completely destroyed.

[@conceptalfa]

Ok, who was the german ace?

[@fw1421]

@@conceptalfa Hans Joachim Marseille. 158 kills at 22 years old. Killed by his own airplane.

[@hendrikhuman5819]

. 3db1

[@juliusdream2683]

It looks awful with the British markings uhhh 😬.

[@stuartwildridge5822]

Bayerische Flugzeugwerke.

[@joejoe2928]

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[@damianbrennan2258]

It was descoverd by the AUSTRALIANS we should of had it and it was flown by AUSTRALIAN pilot bobby gipps RAAF

[@ob510]

Agreed, it should be in a museum in Australia or at the War Memorial in Canberra

[@stallionlp6633]

Also agree, it should be repatriated to Australia as we are the rightful captors and owners of the aircraft.