Engineers Try To Make An Original Messerschmitt Bf 109 Fly Again | Restoration Classics | Progress

[@Hi-lb8cq]

seeing these historic aircraft in photos and seeing them it in person are 2 different things!!

[@ianbeale2527]

Now currently on display at RAF Cosford.

[@64mustangfan]

Never give up, wow! Perseverance at its best, a magnificent tribute to history, thank you.

[@tonybony5805]

A hard labour of love.

[@volvogt21]

Cracking job lads!

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Utterly fascinating video. Thank you for sharing it.

[@johngrantham8024]

Buchons were not 109's. They were based on the design, yes, but reengineered by Hispano Aviacion as the HA. 1112.

[@workman3951]

Excellent research and video...but the audio totally sucks, especially for those of us who have asymmetrical hearing loss.

[@rookie1525]

Thank you very much for this clip! you did that incredibly well. maybe even better than us... I'm sure we were always fair opponents. It is all the more important to stand together against Putin now.

[@johngrantham8024]

Such a shame it wasn't allowed to fly anymore. 😢

[@DARIVSARCHITECTVS]

ALL efforts should be made to preserve this historic aircraft. It's a miracle that it can fly.

[@Pete-tq6in]

It was a terrible shame that the MOD chose the pilots, given that they chose Sir John Allison, whose terrible airmanship put it in a neighbouring field with a broken back, never to fly again.

[@oxcart4172]

U mean AVM Sir John Allison? I imagine he got that far by being a pretty decent pilot. Everyone makes mistakes!

[@oxcart4172]

U mean AVM Sir John Allison? I imagine he got that far by being a pretty decent pilot. Everyone makes mistakes!

[@Pete-tq6in]

@@oxcart4172 he made a LOT of mistakes, I personally know a lot of people who were involved in the vintage display scene and who served in the forces with him and his reputation is terrible.

[@oxcart4172]

@@Pete-tq6in He didn't click the radiator flaps open properly, which led to the engine overheating. That's all. I imagine it would be easy to do in such a noisy environment

[@Pete-tq6in]

@@oxcart4172as I said before, this was far from his first mistake and not the first time he wrecked an aeroplane. It wasn’t just his initial mistake of failing to ensure that the radiator was in auto correctly, it was his botched handling of the resulting (non) emergency, his circuit planning was ridiculous and ham-fisted, this accident was a litany of problems, all stemming from poor airmanship.

[@TSimo113]

From an historical perspective, it's refreshing to see the swastika on the tail. Glad to see cowards are not everywhere.

[@bobsakamanos4469]

Flown by test pilots at 107 MU, Great Bitter Lake Egypt in 1943 against Spit Vc in tactical trials. Dickey Martin, chief test pilot and others.

[@ringo196]

Audio is naff and how old is this repost? The newest car in the car park is a MK1 Fiesta!

[@brianfearn4246]

Some of the date stamps appear 1991 it was worth a watch but the sound was awful..

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

I saw that some smartarsed pommy stacked it at an airshow!

[@kneeslider47]

I watched it happen as a kid. I was fucking fuming, but probably not as much as the restoration team

[@oxcart4172]

He didn't lower the radiator shutters properly. Everyone makes mistakes, even Australians!

[@ALA-uv7jq]

It was the Aussies in 3 Sqn RAAF that captured it in North Africa in the first place. Then the Brits stole it for so called inspection of a G model. Was never given back but ended up wrecked by a dickhead pom who had no experience on the type.

[@jiyushugi1085]

@@oxcart4172 Stop making excuses for the winker!

[@JohnSmith-ei2pz]

@@jiyushugi1085Brown nose you mean?

[@24934637]

Absolutely gorgeous aircraft! The thing that I find crazy is when they find a wreck, totally corroded to oblivion, and claim to 'restore' it.......They AREN'T restoring it at all! They are building a TOTALLY new plane, that just happens to have the factory identification plate of the wreck attached (Similar to a VIN plate). Nice to have another example of the type flying, but it's a replica not a restoration! Not yet seen this vid, but I'm hoping that this one is a genuine restoration! Great that it's kept the original engine, instead of cheating and putting a Merlin in it!

[@24934637]

I really don't see why the RAF didn't think that it was appropriate for the BF109 to be flown with the BBMF! Just because it wan't on the winnning team doesn''t mean it wasn't part of the Battle of Britain! The BF109 had FAR more involvement with the Battle of Britain than the Avro Lancaster, the Douglas Dakota or the DH Chipmunk did, all of which are flown with the BBMF!

[@JohnSmith-ei2pz]

What, no Scottish Aviation Bulldog?

[@24934637]

@@JohnSmith-ei2pz Haha, I never got a go in one of those when I was in the cadets, they were reserved for the University Air Squadrons, and the Air Cadets got the Chipmunk, which personally I think was great! Loved the Chippy, but not a fan of the Bulldog.

[@Porkypies6m]

narrative enforcement ie Germans bad...Allies good i wonder who is behind it

[@brealistic3542]

A Me-108 was owned and flown near me. It flies just like the Me 109 ! Willy M. Picked a good aircraft to develop into a fighter. The 108 flies beautifully.

[@chriscarbaugh3936]

Nothing like a 109!

[@jonathansteadman7935]

I was at Duxford the day Black 6 came in to land, and flipped over on landing.it was in the only complete 109 with original engine at the time, not Buchons with inverted Merlins, so to see the original aircraft and hear the real sound of a Messerschmit black 6, back then was the only way. I love the Spitfire and the sound of a Merlin, or griffon, like any true Brit. But it's not the sound of a 109, that growl of a Mercedes-Benz is its own special sound. When the 109 flipped there was a unified gasp from the crowd. Obviously, the pilot couldn't slide the canopy back as they opened up and across, a design flaw in this situation, not altered till the Czechs and Israelies sorted it out. So the Duxford pilot agreed to stay put, inverted, until they could get him free, without damaging this only genuine flying 109, as long as there was no petrol leaks. Unfortunately, it was deamed not worth repair and had its flying permit removed. Considering the quality of virtual skeletons that are returned to flying conditions i find the decision rather..... questionable. By the way, what happened to the Focke Wulf 189 they were supposed to return to airworthiness about 15 + years ago. They even sold Bronze, Silver and gold certificates so for the Gold you'd get to go up in the 189 for a 20 minute flight. A Czech model company, where the 189 was found, even did a kit with the decal sheet the same as 189. It had a white wash pattern camouflage as it was on the Eastern Front during the winter. I have a soft spot for this plane and my sister was going to get a flight for me , there's hardly any Luftwaffe ww2 planes you can get a flight in. My dream would be the JU 88 R which was in IWM Hendon, but all these have been spread around Duxford, St Albans wherever. Same with the IWM in London. I want to see a Tank, not the cheap wooden table and chair from Saddam Hussain Trial, looked like it came fro Ikea. I presume the tanks went to the Bovington Tank Museum, which makes sense. I believe black 6 which was in Hendon around 2000, is now in St Albans or Duxford. I know theres a Buchon G6 retrofitted with a Daimler Benz i believe, and an earlier model E flying. But seeing these wonderful machines sat immobile in a museum is great, but nothing like the real thing roaring through the air.

[@ChickenNugget-dk9hp]

Black 6 is at RAF Cosford

[@jeffskillman6161]

Buchons have an upright Merlin as in a Spitfire whereas the DB 601 is essentially inverted from our perspective which is why Buchons never look right - Propellor and exhausts too high. They should have inverted the Merlin but it was never designed to work upside down.

[@garynew9637]

Im fortunate to have bobby gibbs autobiography, signed edition.

[@BarryRudge]

My fathr was stationed at Martuba in 1942 a member of the RAF and would probablyhave seen this machine.

[@bobsakamanos4469]

mine too.

[@jeffskillman6161]

It's remarkable that the BBMF was not allowed to have Black 6 on their roll as it was an enemy fighter given its objectives, but why shouldn't have been given that opportunity. The RAF did however press into service a captured Argentinian Chinook with an RAF serial so perhaps an exception should have been made accepting there are still missing types such the Mosquito from the Flight.

[@JohnSmith-ei2pz]

Those clowns would only smash it up just like the Spitfire!

[@PeterNebelung]

There is an E model flying in either Canada or the US.

[@Juno58]

In Germany is a flying E model too, at Bonn Hangelar EDKB.

[@patrickyoung3503]

Red tape by the mile is all I can see , that's a pity really . Why do men climb mountains ! because they are there . The restoration of a war plane fits into that category . I see no harm in it I know for a start that it takes money , skill & everything else to complete the project . Time well spent in my option , so get on with it . Bloody pen pushers with small minds . It defeats me in my old age now did we get this far without the destruction of the world , mind you we have had a pretty good to at it up till now . May be the next war we can achieve it . God help us , no son else is listening . Congratulations to all who helped to restore Black six a remarkable achievement in spite of all the hills you had to climb to complete your project .

[@dagger1145]

Seems a "Ffriedrich" to me, more than a "Gustav".. But maybe i'm wrong ...

[@kneeslider47]

It’s a G2 model, looks very like the Friedrich though, hard to tell the difference externally

[@dagger1145]

@@kneeslider47 Thanks for the update, man , aprreciate 👍👍

[@kneeslider47]

@@dagger1145 you’re welcome mate! A friend of my family was one of the technicians that restored Black 6

[@Trevor_Austin]

The MOD chose the biggest, highest ranking wanker possible to crash this aircraft. And they didn’t let us down (Let me guess, AVM Tosser chose himself).

[@hoodoo2001]

The Brits have always been reckless. It's not a case of if a 109 is going to prang, but when.

[@Bjowolf2]

Germans: Jawohl, ze Luftwaffe iz bak vonce agayn 😂

[@paulfrancis5728]

has it been repaired since its landing accident?

[@johnstirling6597]

Civilian registration was cancelled in September 98, on display Hendon from 2012.

[@ricardoroberto7054]

Yes it's as good as new but grounded. Currently at cosford UK. Still looks amazing.

[@JohnSmith-ei2pz]

@@ricardoroberto7054 Not fit for flight! How can that be good as new?

[@ricardoroberto7054]

@@JohnSmith-ei2pz cosmetic. If you saw it you would know.

[@JohnSmith-ei2pz]

@@ricardoroberto7054 Did you NDT the structure?

[@conceptalfa]

👍👍👍!!!

[@TheTubeTube2]

For heaven’s sake sort out your audio track.

[@KnowYoutheDukeofArgyll1841]

Sounds good to me.

[@cabanford]

Try?

[@hopper1415]

That hat doesn't go with that suit. Nor is it in fashion in this century.....haha

[@damianbrennan2258]

U POM's should not have it it belongs in Australia

[@JohnSmith-ei2pz]

Tell that to the Inhabitants! Bloody crims!

[@tonyriordan2853]

This is just a reposting of the original inaccurate story.

[@mongolike513]

It’s an F?

[@stevetobe4494]

It's a Bf 109G-2.

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Look under the skin, DB605.

[@TA-152H-1]

HORRIDO PAUKE PAUKE

[@vrosi1963]

who was he pilot that crashed it and ran long and broke it back ? thus making it no flyable and only static now