Tall tale: Historical relics hidden in barns, awaiting discovery

[@grahambooth8799]

I realy enjoyed this program and seeing the old warbirds was very uplifting. One thing I wanted to correct was that the Messerschmitt BF 109 here and in the Battle of Britain film are not BF109,s but Spanish built 109 airframes powered by Rolls Royce Merlin engines and not the inverted Daimler Benz units fitted to the German BF109. The Spanish aircraft are called Buchon. Of note that the Heinkel He111 in the BoB film are also Spanish Built Casa airframes, powered by Rolls Royce Merlins as well. In the BoB film, every combat airframe on screen is powered by Merlins.

[@Davydownunder1]

That is correct all the 109’s & He III ‘a were powered by the Rolls Merlin’s in the 1969 film, but still are a great plane for somebody to collect. Does anyone know what happened to the planes in this collection ? RIP Mr Edwards, a great pilot & a genuine guy !

[@thursfield3107]

Buchons

[@pat36a]

I believe they had 1 ME109 or at least he a 1 in his collection.

[@Kaitler_Motorsport_Engineering]

Wilson Connell “Connie” Edwards passed away on May 3, 2019. Battle of Britain movie, Connie logged extensive flight time piloting Me109’s, Spitfires, Hurricanes, Heinkel HE III’s, Junkers Ju 52’s and B-25 Camera planes. Awards and Commendations - Honorary USCG wings, presented by the Secretary of Transportation in 1992 - Meritorious Service Award, the highest civilian award given by the Navy, presented by Admiral F. B. Selso, II, Chief of Naval Operations, in 1992 - FAA Special Recognition Award, presented by Donald Engen, Administrator, in 1986 - President’s Pilot Award in 1988 - John Henry Towers Award from the Naval Aviation Commandery, one of the most prestigious flying awards given in the U.S.A.- Navy League life membership- "Sea Plane Pilot of the Year” by the Sea Plane Pilots Association. I think this gentleman is worth listening to.

[@pod9538]

50sk that is amazing man. RIP. Mr CONNIE.

[@fredpinczuk7352]

It was an honor to have meet him and his late son. The personal tour of the collection will always be a story to tell. Their typical warm Texan warm welcome to strangers and tails of San Batista's and Bay of pigs was my favorite. Now both gone. RIP Connie. RIP Tex.

[@gani999]

The planes look rusty and in need of maintenance. I hope the collection is in safe hands and is getting the care it deserves.

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Ondoeoed, respect... from the 🇬🇧

[@ebayerr]

50sk : The Battle of Britain movie....when they used real planes and pilots before CGI .

[@patallen5095]

RIP Mr. Edwards! What a treasure trove of engines, parts and airframes. Hopefully whoever purchased the collection will have everything flyable once again, for all to enjoy.

[@gahtsno1]

It is a common thing throughout history, enthusiasts come run the show - they pass away and the show sleeps in dust for years - some young folks discovers those barns - the show starts again. But there is one big trouble: Too many barns get scrapped by idiots inbetween, because they see quick money prior to history.

[@kennethcohagen9037]

I'm not a pilot, but I would love to own one of these grand ladies. They need to be restored, they need to be flying so our children and our children's children can see them.

[@Vuzuul]

restoring the aircrafts would be like repainting a painting, it should be kept for and be for ppl to see

[@FiveCentsPlease]

It's just paint from the movie, not service paint. Perhaps one should kept in the original movie paint for posterity.

[@michellemarshall3667]

The 109 that is based at Duxford UK is an ex BoB film aircraft and is painted in its film paint scheme, Yellow 7 I think,looks fantastic,seen it several times,they had Black 6 there for a few years too,a genuine DB 605 powered 109G,awesome. Rick

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+michelle marshall The UK just got the Bf-109E from the Russell Group in Canada. The engine and prop are serviced and it probably will start flying for 2017. Another flying Emil for the UK is under rebuild in Germany.

[@michaelcuffsr9797]

Kenneth Cohagen plus the guys and girls from that era! few and far between now a days.

[@ldavis5734]

The old timer was making me dizzy with all the head turning..Must be checking his six..

[@geoffbales1839]

Bubba D

[@johnfisher1472]

Bubba D The "Spitfire pilot's twitch"

[@doinok1149]

Bubba D I know man I think he was wondering were he left all the keys there’s that many of em

[@brucekirk5386]

I have PTSD and training was told awhile ago I'm always scanning I'll even look over my shoulders

[@slimchancetoo]

The Messerschmidts are actually SPANISH Buchons powered by Rolls Royce Merlins not ex Luftwaffe Me-!09's

[@Antonluisre]

slimchancetoo Yep, Ha 1112's.

[@derpreue3947]

slimchancetoo s

[@derpreue3947]

Shame ‘cause Mark Hanna died in one of those Spanish build planes.

[@thetourettesgamer8851]

slimchancetoo yup you can always tell the difference as me 109s have inverted daimler Benz engines plus they didn’t have four props

[@arodrigues2843]

@@thetourettesgamer8851 ONE prop, with four BLADES.!!

[@WolfKenneth]

"Planes should be flown not sittin in museum gathering dust" aaaand the guy sits in front of a plane thats literally covered in dust, with hangar full of parts and planes that are even not shown to anyone. Trully sad.

[@vasili1207]

Yep he just using it so people talk to him .... He die so and it get turned over by his kids don't worry fucker looks old

[@FiveCentsPlease]

Connie is still alive. He is very well-known and has been a legend in the historic aircraft community for decades.

[@highrevs6110]

WolfKenneth sounds great but how many pilots have been killed "demonstrating" and destroying these old warbirds at air shows.

[@tomasinacovell4293]

Then get out a vacuum cleaner, they won't even bother to build new engines for them.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Tomasina Covell Restorers are making parts, but the demand for new engines would be low for the costs to create the tooling for them. It will be slow as 3D technology eventually makes it easier. Roll Royce will not license new Merlins to anyone. BMW and Mercedes are ashamed of their wartime involvement and are not really helping anyone restoring a DB engine or a BMW-801 engine.

[@nelsonchristovao985]

I am Brazilian a d my father was brailians airforce. In 1956 here they used T6 aircrafts and P47. So since long time when I see those beauties flying at TV I just cry because It seems like respect follow by profound respect. So thank u to allowed me to see this gentleman carry so much respect , honor, well duty man whom did his job as a giant and hide himself with so tremendous humble heart. Thank you. God keeping blessing you Mr. And your love ones.

[@warhorse03826]

just the video took my breath away..if I ever went there, I'd have to sit down a few minutes...

[@jackgibbons7410]

if he didn't take those planes home I bet they would be scrapped by now, I thk he's a gd man and it's very sad tht his son died. hope those planes went to gd homes

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Ian Gibbons They're no better than scrap now.

[@brutusoftroy2810]

no chance, not for ww2 warbirds

[@DAGATHire]

rotting away in his barnyard is a better end for them? and while he takes the piss out of museums which look after their aircraft... perhaps they would be scrap if he didn't take them... perhaps they would have ended up restored in a museum... who is to know, but rotting in his barn is not a good end for them either. and that's a fact

[@peteroper8556]

Ian Gibbons o

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Mycel The weren't worth anything in 1969 when he got them in lieu of payment for his movie work. The movie used about 50 CASA 2.111s for He-111 aircraft and when the movie finished the Spanish AF put them up for sale. The majority were scrapped with no buyers. It would be nice to have a few of those 2.111s to convert to He-111 today. Fortunately many of the Buchon fighters found collectors and are still around.

[@psygn0sis]

I just want to hang out with him, talk warbirds, and soak up every bit of information he knows.

[@tatersalad9416]

The planes, and so many of those wonderful engines in one place is amazing. 😋

[@philipe7937]

Man, I wish I had just one of those airplanes. I used to build model airplanes when I was a kid and I’ve had all of those planes at one time or another. It is amazing to see these airplanes, I never tire of it. I hope that they are always preserved. Thanks for the video

[@NoTaboos]

Bullshit he does not have 6 Me-109s. They are Spanish Buchons.

[@welshparamedic]

he annoys me by continually referring them as Me 109's THEY ARE NOT, yes they may be valuable as Me109 air frame based aircraft but they were made after the war in Spain as Casa buchons (for the Spanish air force who flew them up to the time they were retired just before filming the battle of Britain began...the He111's in the film too, were not heinkals at all but again were Casa built versions which had Merlin engines installed. Spain acquired a lot of the tooling and Jigs to allow limited production runs with these war time air frames after the war but not with the original engines and so the 109 and 111 based air frames were altered to allow the introduction of alternative power plants together with updated radios etc. Once again were built for the Spanish air force. In fact it was Spanish air force pilots who flew the majority (NOT ALL) of the German marked planes in the film.

[@fergie12116]

Well spotted. Not too many people can see that. This guy doesn’t really know what he’s doing or talking about.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Ian Ferguson Mr Connie Edwards was one of the lead pilots for the epic "Battle of Britain" film. He is old-school and is very respected in the aviation world. www.warbirdsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Connie-and-Spits.jpg

[@fergie12116]

FiveCentsPlease I meant zero disrespect to you or mr. Edwards. But this is a black and white issue. There is no middle. The bottom line is, if this guy can can throw millions of dollars around on aircraft that he doesn’t even know what it is, there is something working.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+ Ian Ferguson Edwards began buying old warplanes decades ago when they were worth very little. He has owned and flown many. He didn't buy those Buchons at all. The produces of the Battle of Britain film stiffed him on payment for his flying work in the film, so he took the Buchons and a Spitfire for payment instead. The Spanish AF was retiring them, and most of the Buchons were snagged by buyers. All but three or so of the CASA 2.111s were scrapped. Those Buchons are still in the movie paint. His Texas ranch is a mecca for warbird buyers.

[@jiggermast]

Seems like a really nice old fella & I must say I thought he was brilliant in the staring roll of the 1949 movie "White Heat!"

[@slimchancetoo]

Ummmmmmmmmmmm James Cagney had the starring role in said movie. But yes he does look like 'Connie' Edwards twin brother --- separated at birth. Hahahahahahahah !!!!!!!

[@Crashed131963]

If it was not built before 1945 please quit calling them ME-109s, they are not. This guy has the Spanish HA-1112s that was built until 1958 with a front end that looks nothing like a 109's. They do the same with the Czechoslovakian Avia S-199 . One Google image search can show you that.

[@Loup-mx7yt]

John Smith I was going to make an argument against yours about something but I feel dumb because you are totally right

[@stevewayne1359]

Theese aircraft are an insult to the proper/original 109's and in my opinion should never have been allowed to be called a 109. The later "Buchon" versions of this monstrosity built by the Spanish used the rolls Royce Merlin engine. In fact, if you look closely, the front end of the buchon is almost identical to the spitfire (apart from the intake unde the motor, which looks like a sick smile). The original Daimler DB605 engine used in the real Messerschmitt is an inverted V, which gave the 109 it's lines and amazing looks. The Hispano engines and the Merlin are all normal V 12's, so they had to modify the entire front end of the aircraft to fit the totally different engines. They should be called FrankenMesserSchpit.

[@LawrenceTheKiwiBryant]

Thank you both for the info.......I knew they weren't 109's but didnt know what they were??. Was thinking they were modified Spitfires at first just for the movie.....

[@brentdallyn8459]

what will really sweat you off is they were Merlin powered

[@brentdallyn8459]

Dont call them ME-109's either.Official Luftwaffe Designation remained BF-109 through out the entire conflict,Messerschmitt's global reputation had grown to the point where the Air Ministry suggested changing his company's name from Bayerische Flugzeugwerke to Messerschmitt A.G.. but nothing official changed. Allied pilots began giving them the incorrect ME prefix in after action reports

[@tomthompson7400]

Now that is a barn worth finding. What a trove of treasures. But non of them as great as the man himself , what an interesting guy.

[@BobbieTacoHAF]

So he says "if the Commemorative Air Force has any planes left flying" yes we have a hell of a lot "flying ". Not trashed up piled in a barn. Get off your bucket and put yours in the air then. They all flew once.... but not now.

[@keithlucas6260]

Bobbie Taco ..... I'm with the Texas Raider, a B-17G that looks as good as she flies.

[@fredpinczuk7352]

His only son Tex, who was an great flyer passed away. He's doesn't have anyone else to hand it down to. Tex is the one that took me through the collection 10+ years ago, the Spitfire was flying as well as the 2 Catalina and several other sea planes. The collection was huge and it was really a small operation as far as staff was concern and they take a lot of maintenance each to keep flying.

[@angelreading5098]

Connie Edwards passed away in May 2019.

[@Wotdermatter]

The comments made by Connie Edwards sound realistic until an investigation is carried out. Most of them are incorrect, especially those made concerning the Spitfire. As noted elsewhere, the Spitfire was superior in many ways to the ME bf109. He even mentions the Confederate Airforce but was not sure if it is still in operation at the time of his remarks, which it was. For example, his comment regarding the rate of climb of the Spitfire was nearly correct but he never mentioned that it depended on the type of engine and the supercharger, loaded, i.e bombs, buns, etc., and from the height, at which the climb started. Sorry, I forgot he had flown all finds of WWII aircraft and he is from the USA so he MUST be correct and know what he is talking about.

[@BlueBaron3339]

Unlike the Brits who masturbate to pictures of Spitfires 😂 🤣 In fairness, the Spitfire is perhaps the most GORGEOUS aircraft ever created. Much more attractive than British gals 😉

[@lauriewise6271]

A lot of ww2 pilots would not agree with Connie concerning the Spitfire .Adolf Garland for one.

[@samrodian919]

@ Wotdematter LMFAO !

[@colindouglas7769]

I believe the armament of the Bf-109 E (2 x 7.62mm machine guns firing through the prop and 2 x 20mm cannons mounted in the wings) was much more effective than the 8 x .303 Browning machine guns of the Spitfire and the Hurricane, and they could climb and dive better thanks to fuel injection (in the early marques of the Spitfire and Hurricane, the engines had a carburettor fuel system which meant the engine often was starved of fuel momentarily when they entered a dive). The simple fact is the Bf-109 was inferior at turn fighting than both the Spitfire and the Hurricane. They were also disadvantaged during the Battle of Britain by their short range.

[@Max-ht9hf]

Truly sad to see these magnificent machines rotting away, they should be returned to the skies!

[@angelreading5098]

They have been at Sywell aerodrome UK,now flying again very quickly as well.

[@e-curb]

They are in dry storage. Collecting dust isn't "rotting".

[@paulchandler9646]

If the 109 is head and shoulders over the Spitfire why did Adolph Galland ask Goering for a squadron of Spitfires.

[@TheNickathome]

This guys is no different than the old car owner that has it sitting under a tree up on cinder blocks, languishing away. You approach him about selling it, and the answer is always the same, "I got big planes for this one"......Ten years later you're riding by the same house and there sits his big plans, in the same spot, only now rotted beyond hope and sunk that much deeper into the ground. Maybe when this guy croaks, somebody who can really put these aircraft to good use will be able to buy them. And BTW - Those are Spanish built Messerschmitts, not used by the Germans. Easily ID'd by the Merlin Exhaust pipes. A True Messy has an inverted V-12 Daimler engine.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

All of those planes and equipment were very protected in that dry barn. He made a bet with someone over how many prop blades would turn before starting and they rolled one out and he won the bet. The planes have been sold to a European collector and will find good homes. Connie is an aviation legend.

[@MRBILL-dr2wr]

Nickathome Smith I guess where you're from they didn't teach you what the word different means cuz it's to me it's a lot different those airplanes are being preserved in a building they are not rotting under a tree .maybe try finishing the third grade !!!!!!🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓🖓

[@scottfirman]

Nickathome Smith I had that happen. These damn old fools,they really think they can do stuff only young men can,yet in their own minds,they will live forever,and fix them back up. eventually thgey die and this stuff gets sold for peanuts.

[@kilo393]

TEEHT When you accuse someone of being stupid try not to look like an idiot yourself.Didn't they teach you proper grammer in school?

[@Mrbfgray]

RC Hobbyist Extreme A tangent: There is a side to every old person that still pictures themselves as when they were young, in part this is because the perception of time is so warped. 0 to 18 yr.s old is as long as 18 to 80 with respect to how an individual perceives the passage of time. Childhood is as long as a long adulthood. That explains a lot of the disconnect from reality you mentioned. Old age sneaks up on everyone.

[@TheCleansingx]

He can bet his ass the children will sell them off one by one.

[@thetourettesgamer8851]

TheCleansingx we can only hope so they are not just rotting if you are referring to the first guy

[@fredpinczuk7352]

His only son was killed in a car accident, and no one left to take over the collection. I would bet your ass he would trade the entire lot to have his son back.

[@johnpalgrave6998]

Probably all at once!

[@alanh8101]

I’m sorry to hear Wilson Connel”Connie”Edwards passed away.. Such a great story to hear from him and his inspiration and dedication May you Rest In Peace “Connie” God bless

[@smacdiesel]

Seems like he wants the respect of a combat pilot. He flew in a movie.

[@SuperNevile]

smacdiesel: When he mentioned at the end getting his RAF "wings", and crashing during The Battle Of Britain, I momentarily took a double take, until I realised...…….

[@ianballinger7644]

Was the crash landing intentional for the movie, or did the yank jerk wreck a perfectly good Spitfire ?

[@BlueBaron3339]

I don't think that's what he was saying at all.

[@BlueBaron3339]

@@mtk51 Alas. Thank you for posting this, Mark.

He's still bitter about his son getting killed.

[@richardlewis1870]

Messerschmidt is now in Sywell in England. Saw it last year at a motor show. Along with only P47 flying in Europe, a 2seat Spitfire and a P51. Got a brilliant pic.

[@timmorris3056]

He should have trusted Kermit Weeks with this collection. His grandkids have no clue the value or history, and will be easily persuaded to sell. Two Totally different generations, and totally different life values.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Tim Morries Those Buchons were sold several years back, I think in 2014. They went to a single buyer in Sweden and were divided and sold again. Some are already flying again. Mr. Edwards passed in 2019 and the rest of this assets will find aviation buyers.

[@naardri]

3:30 Movies and finances..the man has it exactly right. Do not believe anything produces say. From a former IATSE person

[@ablemagawitch]

Ditto, producers will run out on payroll(60 +/- % of them you need to take their cash to bank and let it clear before you sign on because they are so notorious for paying with worthless checks especially near the end of the production as it shutting down, add small, local, and/or independent and the number goes up......) and they disband their film LLC/Incorporated company every few pictures/shows/circuits. Then there is nothing you can do. Despite the the same people in a newly formed and named LLC making money.... Yet when a film, a concert, tv show, circus, carnival, theatrical play, etc makes the nut and returns keeps going up, they don't give you any more pay but expect you take a loss if they do. A loss being defined as they didn't make as much profit as they wanted. Look at the film "Titanic" and how much it grossed but due to "creative" payout percentages for the producer, and others on the film, the accounting shows they didn't make any profit.....That is the business and how producers work/think. hence the long contracts(riders tell more about how someone has been screwed in the past) that spell out how a sandwich has to be a regular sized sandwich that the meat must fit the bread, etc, if it they are being fed instead of being allowed to leave and go eat elsewhere. If you can't get the money your best bet is anything of value because otherwise you're screwed. Labor laws? Not for people in the entertainment industry..... How much are you going to spend to get a court order against a bankrupt no longer in business, incorporated production company? Every ticket sold to a film shot in foreign country should be taxed as imported product but guess what else they duck. That is before you get into the all the money cities, states and countries pay to recruit the production to their area. The upper end can loose big but can also win big. A lot of hard working folks give up having a life to make productions happen and thrown to the side if injured or as soon as they are done. Work a hundred hour week? If you want to keep your job and you'll going to be unemployed within a week or two. Which your an independent contractor when it works to their advantage and not yours and the same thing as employee. IATSE and the Teamsters are needed to help make sure people get paid for the work they put in. A lot of people who work in the industry are expert craftsman and when you need experts to make sure details are right you need the collectors of items that are used to create any period or historical piece. Even Sci-Fi has to make sense. Production people are the ones that save the odd things most others don't. With the changing of the guard items that would be scrapped suddenly turn up for sale by family that only sees a quick buck and none of the love of preservation and enjoyment of items. With the internet the offspring are pricing out everything for when their loved ones die. It was worthless junk being hoarded until they found out how much one sold for then they have to get that much or more... Now if someone would just rescue that Cessna in the back of the shot at the beginning in the hanger.......

[@smgri]

so should i scrap my ideas of being a grip and joining IATSE?

[@angelreading5098]

Same with the 'Blue Max' film,aircraft hidden away in Ireland at a stately home eventually one Fokker Dr.1 was stolen overnight surfacing years later,you can read into how he got those aircraft and a good job he did.

[@mmeyers111]

What a waste of good flying history, rotting away in some old coots barn! I heard he has passed on, so maybe his heirs will sell or donate these aircraft so they can flown or housed in an appropriate facility.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+mmeyers111 They were sold several years before he passed away.

[@sohomesick1]

I would love to have that Grumman Albatross sitting on the ramp when he taxied in in that T6. Fond memories of the the U.S. Coast Guard operating them for search and rescue out of Kodiak AK. back in the 60s.

[@maxsmodels]

I just did a documentary about the making of the movie the Battle of Britain based on Leonard Mosely's book but it mistakenly said Connie belly landed a Buchon. Now I have to go make a correction.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+maxsmodels Connie and his Spitfire: www.strijdbewijs.nl/film/bob/b21.jpg

[@arodrigues2843]

I don't agree in flying those venerable airplanes, because they are OLD, and as much I would like to see them flying, I don't like to see them to crash, and destroyed forever.!!! Let's keep those jewels intact, for future generations be able to appreciate them, before destroying them all.!!! PS : I am a pilot, and I've been professional for 40 years.

[@markissboi3583]

planes dont belong in a museum gathering dust - the old guy sitting in a shed planes covered in dust no one ever sees 😳 he checks his 3 to 6 alot still ww2 pilot

[@herobo123456]

Ya but someone has the chance to buy and fly them again unlike a museum

[@robbietuned]

I wish that we could still find the barn finds, and deals that were found years ago. I'm a 35 year old military veteran, I work hard, I play hard, and would love to go into my hanger daily and work on restoring a bf109, a fokke wolfe, or a p40. The guys with all of the knowledge are dying off, and the knowledge has to be passed down or it will be lost. As it is, I see a p51 fly over work every so often and I wish I were up there with him.

[@kilo393]

robbietuned The worst guys are the ones that don't want to share their knowledge with you and it dies with them.

[@shane7485]

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[@davidblurton7158]

there are skills but these old aircraft are no where near as complicated as later jet aircraft,,, pretty basic engineering i would say

[@richardcole9558]

If the Messerschmitt was a better aircraft the fact the spitfires prevailed must be down to the young men that flew them .. Churchills words “ Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed ,by so many , to so few “ was earned by the lost lives of insanely brave and patriotic young men …

[@ancientheart2532]

Oh the smell in there with all that vintage airwar gear. I can imagine it.

[@conceptalfa]

Keeping them flying means even risking them crashing, badly, I think I'd rather kept them intact and safe in museums, one can fly replicas if its that important....

[@carmelpule6954]

I am almost as old as this gentleman and remember the 1940 -44 war in Malta with Spitfires flying overhead. I only remember it as a child but my father put in all the details. I can appreciate what this gentleman feels when he looks at those plane and there is an inner feeling that no one outside his shoes can feel. To be near what you had when one is young is meaningful and I can appreciate why he does not want to sell, and there is so much work to be done which depends on others that he can see that it would be better to keep looking at them as they are, they are part of him, and no one can take that away from him. One has no right to criticise him for his decision, he knows what he has been through and he deserves and earnt the satisfaction of being near the planes that saved his life and contributed to the style of life of those younger people who never knew what others faced to give them the good life they enjoy. He knows what he feels, and let no one try to take it way from him. Sir, I salute you for what you have done so that they younger generations can enjoy life as we know it now. He sits amongst the few who did so much for the many others.

[@chrisff8303]

Carmel Pule' Well said. In the words of Sir Winston Churchill- "never before, has so much been owed, by so many to so few".

[@venuspicturesshowgriffith4066]

Time

[@billludolph1696]

I remember being in Malta, it was a grand place to visit. As a matter of fact it was my first country that I had the pleasure to visit in the Mediterranean sea cruise onboard the USS Saratoga cva-60 the year was 1969. It wasn't my first country that I had been stationed in..that was Southeast asia Vietnam and that country had boogie men.. Viet cong gorillas nightmares comes over me and I wake up covered in sweat tears and NIGHTMARES flashbacks from a place in my old mind that I hope I never ever set foot on

[@YDDES]

Carmel Pule' These Buchons (Spanish ”ME 109’s”) only fought for Franco, the Spanish dictator. Connie Edwards met them, when participating in making the movie ”Battle of Britain”.

[@trolojolo6178]

Ok Boomer!

[@stevefuller1779]

Let me get this right, he was saying that the Mustang is crap and the Spitfire was crapper still yet the Germans apparently blamed the loss of the Battle Of Britain on the the Spitfires superiority plus all those who fly them now rave about their manourvability, so, either he is talking poop or the BB pilots must have been amazing, I'll take the first option.

[@Giovanniram22]

Wow! What a great video. Thank you for the upload. The photo of Adolf Galland and Robert Tuck was great. What stories those two they would had to say!

[@marclarose5382]

I would love to just to be able to buy one of the Merlin engines there's so many of them!!!

[@dennisschell5543]

And do what with it?

[@derekstocker6661]

If it is really past restoration as in damaged beyond repair, then a plate glass top makes it into a fantastic conversation piece table, seen a couple of these and what an impressive piece of furniture....

[@twickersruss]

@@derekstocker6661 you could melt them down and make cooking utensils.

[@suzyqualcast6269]

4 years on, - didya get one yet ? There's still loads from back then, in the ground, still to be found (or the water). Good luck. HEY, if only the post war scrappers hadn't been so handy but, back then... Different times for sure.

[@joer5627]

Amazing the comments criticizing these men. Everyone is an expert yet knows absolutely nothing. It takes time and serious money to rebuild these. I salute all involved in this endeavor.

[@siriusjean-marie8032]

De plus si on veut voler avec, il faut les équiper avec du marériel de navigation moderne !!

[@martinramsdale99]

JUNE 2020 Shame it will never be a Manchester, Stirling or B3 special Lancaster Bomber in a complete condition.

[@helir00]

Connie it’s good to see these are still possible airworthy frames. And I’m glad your attitude is as it is - don’t need bargain hunters. Keep the wheels down and the eyes up chap. Roo

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

Pip, pip and tally ho.

[@Mk1Male]

No disrespect but even German pilots that have flown the Spitfire said it turned faster.

[@davvvvo]

1:11 the rarest piece in the collection, the last hispano trainer.

[@easystar123]

I really enjoyed watching this video and hearing the stories surrounding these famous Warbirds and their pilots who were involved in the making of The Battle Of Britain movie. I also felt sad when the father was telling the story of how his 41 year old pilot son was killed in an automobile accident. Life can be very cruel at times and i have nothing but admiration for all of these people who have done their utmost to preserve these historic planes.

[@warrenchambers4819]

Seeing that spitfire made my heart start racing. Could you imagine what that would be like to have a shot at buying that? I'd pass out lol

[@siriusjean-marie8032]

prix d'achat environ 1 million + 1 million pour le restaurer pour le faire voler !!

[@richardturner9317]

and so would the 'Bank Manager' !

[@harbourdogNL]

3:30 "I traded two Messerschmitts for this Spitfire...". That's not a sentence you hear every day!! This was a helluva guy. How cool.

[@zzirSnipzz1]

These are spanish made copies with a rolls Royce merlin engines, spitfire later ones had a more powerful rolls Royce Griffon

[@bfmcarparts]

I see one of the CASA 109s is listed for sale with Platinum Fighter Sales for $2.5 million. Time to cash-in all my beer can empties.

[@businessjetguru1298]

The Me109 performed well, but had no protection for the pilot, engine or fuel tank. That’s why so many were lost, compared to the Spitfire, Hurricane and P51. As the war continued, the Mark IX, Mark XI and later Spitfires had MUCH more power. The British killed Me109’s at a rate of 2:1, mainly because the Me109’s were supposed to provide bomber escort during the Battle of British. Without that kill ratio, the European war would have ended in the Autumn of 1940, more than a year before the US entered the war.

[@colindouglas7769]

I think you are a tad confused about the Luftwaffe losses during the Battle of Britain of August/September 1940. The Luftwaffe lost all aircraft at a rate of 2:1, not just the Bf-109. It is a myth that the Spitfire accounted for all Bf-109s shot down during the battle. The reality backed up by official statistics is that the Hawker Hurricane accounted for as many 109s as the Spitfire as well as accounting for the lion's share of the bombers shot down, because two thirds of the squadrons in Fighter Command who participated in the battle were equipped with Hurricanes. Yes, the Hurricane was tasked with taking on the bombers, but with the Bf-110s proving incapable of beating off British fighter attacks, Goering ordered his Bf-109 pilots to fly in closer formation to protect the 110s. Aces such as Galland and Moelders strongly protested at this change of tactics because it meant that the Bf-109's big advantage as a boom & zoom fighter was largely lost in the new role and the Hurricane and Spitfire, being excellent turn fighters profited greatly. The Hawker Hurricane was responsible for 60% of the total losses suffered by the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. And of course the notion that Fighter Command consisted solely of British pilots is also completely false because their were pilots from Poland, Czechoslovakia, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa who also took part.

[@nunyabeeswax2638]

They arent even ME-109s, They are SPANISH Hispano Aviación HA-1112's. A massively altered Spanish Knock off of the ME-109. Its like Fools gold or "An Idiots ME-109"

[@fletsepopje]

Fools gold ???, "An idiots ME-109" ??? No way. The Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon is NOT a massively altered Spanish knock off of the ME-109. It IS a basically an ME-109 with a Rolls Royce Merlin 500-45 (identical to a Merlin 24) engine. The engine, the engine bearers, the engine covers, the propellor and the armament are the only things that are different from a standard ME-109G-2. The Buchon's you see in this video are very valuable (and expensive !). With a Daimler-Benz 605A-1 engine the Buchon's can be modified to an almost original ME-109G.

[@EvolutionofAviation]

My grandfather was a fireman in the RAF, after the war they were told to burn all of the old planes and dispose of them on a mass scale. He always said how much he regretted doing it looking back.

[@lioncurlew]

The Messerschmitt 109's here are Spainish build "Buchon" variants with Rolls Royce Merlin Engines, as supplied under contract to the Spainish Airforce. Original Daimer Benz Engined 109's are rare....

[@MrCsepregi]

wrong

[@MegaDeansy]

Old-guy reckoned the Messerschmit was better than the Spitfire - I'm not British but who/what was it that won the 'Battle of Britain' despite being outnumbered 3-1 ?

[@roadking99jokerst60]

How bout Hurricanes?

[@davidjohnireland4]

He's in a minority I'll warrant

[@BlackKnight1586]

He is a little too conceited. Would not trust him

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Black Knight Most everyone in vintage aviation likes Edwards. He's a legend. Just don't BS him. Some have visited him and he'll crack open a beer and talk airplanes.

[@maddykeri1]

He was going to say that's how I got all this shit.If he's had these planes all of these years he should have all of them flying.I just saw recently where he had the p51 plus a bunch of parts for sale I think it was for around 4 million.Maybe 4 mil for it all.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+maddykeri1 It's a comical story about how he got the planes. But he was also a well-known pilot and early collector of warbirds, many from South American air forces. Those Buchons have all been sold now and three are already flying again.

[@rb67mustang]

The question is, have any of these planes ever been restored to flying condition?

[@raymondyee2008]

That's a good question. If it had been sooner in time for the "Dunkirk" movie it might have been more epic with the air combat scenes.

[@iamredlinerhooligan587]

@@raymondyee2008 No CGI was used in the filming of Dunkirk air scenes. And original Spitfire I was used that was incredible since it was what was used during the BofB in 1940. IMAX cameras were used in ways never tried before. I think the air battle scenes were THE BEST ever recorded as a result. www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/how-dunkirk-took-imax-cameras-theyd-never-gone-before-1023705

[@alexandermenzies9954]

I have the disappointing feeling he's enjoying the envy of visitors some of whom may have the money, skills and dedication to return these planes to the sky. He saying one thing but is doing another.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Alexander Menzies The vintage aviation community loved and respected Edwards. He flew and saved a lot of aircraft. He pulled a lot out of a Latin America had a Nicaragua AF P-51D still with a WW2 cockpit. www.aopa.org/-/media/images/aopa-main/news-and-media/2019/february/mustang/0226_mustang_front/0226_mustang_front_16x9.jpg?mw=880&mh=495&as=1&hash=265867DDD87D780B6516C4BA01138EBFB2A1E230

[@YDDES]

If he had sold them earlier, they probably hadn’t existed anymore. Several of the ”Battle of Britain” Buchons have crashed after the filming. They were tricky to land.

[@sonnyburnett8725]

One of the things I love about getting older, you don’t have time to worry about hurting someone’s feelings. You tell them what it was and what it is, period.

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

I do that now and I don't care and it's a full stop.

[@regbaron]

I wouldn't normally question an expert with his flying experience but I was surprised to hear him say the ME109 was better in a turn then the Spitfire. 😕

[@davidmoore2851]

Yeah, he oughta have had a conversation with Clarence 'Bud' Anderson about that...

[@ShankarHurst]

Spits all the way for me. Seemed to do the trick didn't they..:)

[@puiphillips4609]

Paul Lets not forget Hawker Hurricanes. Apparently they were responsible for shooting down the most bombers in the Battle of Britain.

[@homebuiltindoorplane]

Connie! I cant believe it. So great to see you again. I sure miss you guys, Marty Caidin, Joe Engle, Tom Reilly. Blue Skies my friends.

[@Tiberiotertio]

That fellow even though he brags he has flown almost everything, certainly does not know the differance between a Bf 109 and a spanish licence built Buchon Ha1112 which are based on a Bf 109G but have no DB engine.

[@unclebullfrog7319]

They are Merlin powered

[@WolfKenneth]

They where Hispano-Suiza powered but later some got converted for merlins.

[@michellemarshall3667]

most were Merlin powered from the start,no conversions. Merlin version was superior to the first few Suiza powered ones. CASA 2111 Heinkel 111 was also Merlin powered. Rick

[@mckendrick4046]

WolfKenneth - I think Uncle Bullfrog is refering to the ones in the video which were all merlin powered 'scrap' engines leftover from WWII and the late 40's/early 50's. Most were Packard versions from XVIE's.

[@TorquilBletchleySmythe]

Almost as bad as an Avia

[@billygillan821]

Battle Britain probably the best flying movie,and there's history in theses planes,I know there Spanish Messerschmidt's,and have Merlin engines,and I don't think they look like German panes,but there movie stars so ha ho

[@murdoch451]

Give that MAN a HUG, done more than i ever will do. from the UK.

[@DAGATHire]

Well he also did a fair amount of talking nonsense in this video... don't know how much you have done in your life, one would hope it was less. but hard to beat the amount of shit talk when a pilot says that a 109 would out turn a spitfire when the entire german Luftwaffe during WWII were acutely aware that if you turn with a spitfire you will lose and be shot down.. but okay... he flew some fake 109s built in spain with british engines that were in fact not REAL 109s and so he's the expert.

[@richardloveday1092]

well he was 80 four years ago...I am sure his memory is pretty full...so inaccuracies are a liability of age....BoB made in 1960s?? most of that stuff considered SFS=Sale For Scrap! still a most impressive collection and be a shame to carve it up...it should all go to a trust or foundation that could put them flyable together..... the Confederate airforce he disses in video and others like it do a fantastic job of it and their Pearl Harbour "Act" is great theatre at airshow. ..something similar could be done in the same way of the Battle of Britan with authentic Vintage aircraft from that hanger.....the Allisons in Red are worth 250 grand and the merlins can run a cool million....I don't know why he is worried about money or bargin sale...he can't take it with him......and although not completely accurate info and models...still be great to have a whole wing of them...and pilots learning how to operate those old crates/Kites.... cut Connie some slack he outlived his son and sounds like he is a bit hard on equipment!! with Balls that big your allowed to exaggerate. ..makes storey more interesting

[@DAGATHire]

Richard Loveday of course richard, no doubt buckets of respect for the man, tho' it doesn't change the fact he's talking out of his backside about certain things here. taking the piss out of museums who keep their exhibits in beautiful condition while his are rotting in a barn is not cool. giving inaccurate account's of the historical capabilities of these aircraft is not cool either. sorry, of course you can't not have respect for him, but i call it as i see it too.

[@denisehunt6540]

My husband is not a pilot but rather a skilled mechanical engineer, that loves race cars and warbirds and says if you are looking for volunteers to help you restore, he is ready to sign up. Let's get them flying again!!!!

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Denise Hunt They are already sold and three are back in the air after minor work. He still has a Mustang for sale. Four are in California waiting their turn for work before heading to Australia. Edwards is a long-time collector and pilot going way back to when these planes were worth very little.

[@wiseal9063]

a mans man ----now kids live home with their mommies until 30 or more

[@bitukukuasukgremany3]

The only way they are still there is that he wants crazy money like crazy money....

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+bitukukuasukgremany3 They aren't there any more. All of the Buchons were sold to one buyer and then split between collectors. Three are back in the air with more in progress. The Mustang and the Spit are still for sale.

[@davidstorm8879]

this man needs a medal keep it up my friend all warbirds need to be put back to the air

[@DavidS-hb2df]

Hard to believe he allowed them to rot.

[@joelonzello4189]

David S they are indoors....

[@bperry9088]

To the tune of over $15 + million. European and U.S. restorers.

[@richardloveday1092]

B Perry is that what the collection went for 50 years after he got it.....he is no Warren buffet...but hope they went to appreciated homes and restorers of history.. do you have any other details..Connie dead now or still crashing shit etc etc?? I remember seeing Bob Hoover as a kid in his signature straw Bahama hat and thinking...Jesus is he old to be doing dead stick stuff like that....and that was 45 years ago!! 15 million was a gift. hope he got to spend it on his grand kids!

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Richard Loveday Connie is still kicking around. The planes went to a single collector and then were split between two collectors and are being refurbished for flight.

[@HammerHeadGarage]

For the love of God please someone get these war birds flying again.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Shawn Bradley Four are already back in the air, with more in the shop.

[@HammerHeadGarage]

@@FiveCentsPlease that is awesome!

[@mcguire4162]

Wow. Finally someone who actually stated from experience in all three types that the Bf-109 was a better fighter than the Spitfire & Mustang.

[@nethanelmasters5170]

Richard Maguire. my uncle disagrees with him. he flew all three plus the 190 and said all were better than the 109.

[@TheAspietunes]

Except for the fact that those are not 109s...

[@nethanelmasters5170]

TheAspietunes. True.

[@EstorilEm]

By finally, you mean you stumbled upon someone who contradicts just about everything ever written about these types, including German pilots - and finally lines up with what YOU want to hear? I actually came here to specifically call out that point. If that was true I don’t think (certain parts) of the conflict would have played out the way they did.

[@babysaver98]

All these aircraft had good & bad, but the 109 wasn't overall better than the Mustang, slightly better than the Spitfire. I'm afraid the P-51's were the overall best. Ultimately, availability of aviation fuel (and all that goes with it) and better livings pilots ruled the day

[@markfrance9924]

@ramair72 of 2 years ago, troll this. You don’t want one of these. You gotta climb up an’ down a step ladder to top them old tail draggers off with lots a lots of oil. Mobile 1 or Castrol don’t matter. ;)

[@nethanelmasters5170]

all the spec i can find on the 109. shows clime rate 31000 ft / min. now the spanish built 109 with a Royals Royce engine could clime at over 57000 ft/ min. that is what he has. old Spanish air force planes not German.

[@paulbantick8266]

Yup! Those Rolls Royce engines were 1,600 hp Merlin 500-45

[@GB-jk4vt]

No prop plane will climb 31,000ft a minute let alone 57,000!

[@paulbantick8266]

i think he added an extra '0' by mistake, meaning 3,100 & 5,700 fpm

[@htriumph1]

It's painful to see these Spanish Buchones there. They should be in the spanish Museums in fly state. We had dozens. Thanks for rescue them

[@TorquilBletchleySmythe]

Nothing breaks my heart more than seeing a 109 with a Curtis or Rolls Royce engine. Wouldn't it be great if Daimler and Benz released a run of DB 600 series inverted Vee 12s. It would be a fairly simple task to count up the remaining 109s and produce a motor for each.

[@davvvvo]

They is really no need to cry since those are postwar spanish made ha-1112's.

[@Slaktrax]

Curtiss? Do you mean Packard who licence built the Merlin?

[@TorquilBletchleySmythe]

@@Slaktraxmy mistake, you are correct.

[@Slaktrax]

@@TorquilBletchleySmythe 🙂

[@falconeaterf15]

Im no expert, but the Germans engines had to burn 87 octane fuel which reduced the amount of manifold pressure you could safely run. Allied planes had access to 100 octane or higher fuel which let them use higher manifold pressure and derive more power from their engines. The "109s" he flew in the movie were obviously Merlin powered copies and perhaps not the best for comparison purposes. Still though, this guy flew a lot of cool shit and did stuff most can only dream of! Salute!

[@Slaktrax]

Germans had use of 100 octane fuel too.

[@TheCleansingx]

this must be the first time I've heard some one say that about a p51

[@davebrittain9216]

+TheCleansingx Yes I thought the same thing. I guess most people do not have the chance to spend much time in all three planes to compare like he has. Very interesting indeed! I think this fellow would make a very interesting neighbor! I would certainly enjoy meeting with him and see him walk around his planes and tell the stories of each one.

[@welshparamedic]

he did not either, he spent time in 3 aircraft all powered by the same engine, i.e. the Merlin! the DB engined 'REAL' Me109 was a different beast altogether having an injected engine which is why it could out dive and out climb the spit but out turn? not according to Gunther Rall who flew in combat against spitfires in REAL 109's or indeed the great man Adolf Galland himself|! and to 'diss'the P51....it was the best fighter of WW2 period! (and i'm a Brit so please dont call me a mustang loving Yank!) although it did have a British designed Merlin in it which was far better than the original Alison engine that the first P51's had!

[@richardvernon317]

Nothing wrong with the Brits loving the Mustang, seeing that NAA designed and built it specifically for the RAF. The very first 200 NA-75's were Mustang Mk 1's, not P-51's as the designation didn't exist until the USAAF ordered it.

[@otterspocket2826]

+Christopher Crosby - The reason the debate over turn performance rumbles on is because it depends whether you mean theoretical or practical. The Me109 DID have a tighter absolute turn radius than the Spitfire, but it would snap into a high speed stall without warning - which would almost certainly be fatal in a dogfight - while the Spitfire gave plenty of warning in the form of pre-stall buffeting. For this reason it would take a very experienced and skilled pilot to take the 109 to the limit, and a very brave or foolish one to attempt it in combat. By contrast, even a (relative) novice Spitfire pilot could fly on the edge of the envelope (just as well really, since that's what most of them were in 1940 compared to their opponents) and out-turn the Messerschmitt. Since both aircraft were designed for combat, I think it's fair to give the award to the Spitfire.

[@EstorilEm]

Christopher Crosby exactly, I specifically remember Gunther’s comments on the spit and p51, I’d like to think he’s seen a little more real word “life or death” situations than this guy. Also lines up with everything else the books tell us. This guy wound up with a bunch of 109 clones and couldn’t find a P51 if his life depended on it, so now spends his days convincing people it’s the better aircraft. 🤔

[@BoostedSpeedDemon]

Man and with the prices of these old warbirds now, that's probably 150 million worth of planes and parts. Just those Db610, Allison and Merlin engines, are probably 20 million in that scene where they're all sitting next to each other. Provided that they are in running condition. I think the average is about $175,000 for a used running Packard belt Rolls-Royce Merlin, and refurbished I think I've seen them as high as $250-300,000

[@jonflanagin6682]

That is not a real 109. The real 109 was a inverted V12 ,with landing gear in that wings .

[@monroetoolman]

Looks like a Spanish built post war model. Spain used them up til e 50`s I believe.

[@me-xb6mg]

these ones are the spanish built

[@FiveCentsPlease]

They are Spanish AF HA-1112 Buchons and were part of the planes used for the 1968 "Battle of Britain" film. The Spanish retired the planes and sold them after the movie.

[@michellemarshall3667]

The 109 never had the gear in the wings,they were always mounted as these. The first airframes were supplied from Germany were engineless 109 G10. Spanish used these to set up tooling. They also had some early 109s D and E models that were left for General Franco after Civil War. Most received the Merlin as the Daimler Benz were no longer available after WW 11. Rick.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+michelle marshall I wonder how much international politics and trade policy in the late 40s and early 50s played into the CASA 2.111 and Buchons in Spain. Czechoslovakia had a warehouse full of DB engines available after the war but they were destroyed in a fire. Meanwhile Sweden also manufactured DB engines for a few years for their own use and in theory they could have provided engines to Spain. The Czechs also had the capability to provide Jumo 211F engines for the CASA 2.111 just like they were putting on their Avia S-199. It seems like Rolls Royce got a sweet deal with Spain to provide engine packages for their aircraft.

[@BillyCosmosis]

4:10 All 3 aircraft powered by RR Merlin engine variants. However it's not really a valid comparison to compare wartime era P51, Spitfires with a Hispano HA-112 which were still being manufactured in Spain in the early 1960's. By that time the engine installed was a RR Merlin 500-45. At least one of the BoB movie Hispano 109's was built in 1959. A long time in aeronautical engine development. Wikipedia gives the ww2 era BF109G rate of climb as: 17 m/s (3,300 ft/min) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109

[@ROTAXD]

The old pilot sits there singing the praises of the Messerschmitt while saying the spitfires & mustangs did not handle, had cruddy rates of climb and were slow...yet somehow our boys beat the krauts i also don't ever recall messerschmitts being the be end all be all of the pylon racing world. Folks still say the M4 Sherman was junk...and somehow those beat the faster, heavier armored, heavier armed Panzers & Tigers.

[@richardvernon317]

Putting a British 17 pounder AT gun in the M4 did help a bit, plus the fact that the Germans put most of their panzers divisions in Normandy against Monty, and not Patton or Bradley.

[@steveberman5616]

t-34s were the best

[@amramjose]

ROTAXD ...Goreing himself is quoted as saying in exasperation "where can we get some Spitfires?" As he yelled at his pilots in frustration over their losses. The Spits and Mustangs could outfly the 109s except in a climb where the 109s fuel injection kept the engine from flooding or fuel starvation.

[@bigwheel6533]

Steve Berman t34 were smoking junk. They just had a lot of them

[@bigwheel6533]

jose amram where did goering say that? A fw190 could take any p51 or spit. We should be greatful they did not have enough.

[@Thunderer0872]

I count 13 Rolls Royce V12 Merlin engines on the ground there in shipping wooden crate bases, with a possibility of there being a total of 15 Merlin's with the other bits around the barn? Wow plus the Spitfire and all the ME109's hope they all go to a flying museum?

[@michaelcampin1464]

As a pilot qualified up to 8 jets i loved flying the mosquito she was the best plane I ever flew but being called into action due to an illness I flew a 737 into Malaga it wasnt a bad plane to fly she could glide easy

[@51WCDodge]

Hell! I skipped school to watch these aircraft stage through Jersey in the Channel Island's to get to the film set.

[@warrenchambers4819]

"Theres no one left to leave this stuff to" grandson kicks grumpy grandpa in the shin pokes out bottom lip and stomps off.

[@johnsweeney6072]

Thanks for your service first off and thank you four sharing your stash. 🇦🇺👍

[@pat36a]

I believe this Collection was sold almost as a group. There are videos of the 2 seater flying. The engines are very early Allison's.

[@derrickspooger798]

It seems to me that the combination of the Merlin engines (engines that purrrrrrr) and the P51 air frame design was the best of British and American know how.

[@sliperysid]

One can be certain that when an American admits a foreign product is superior, he talks the truth. 5:04

[@sailingdreams7699]

I would give the rest of my life right now to be taught answer rebuild one can be rebuilt and teach another generation to keep them flying it's interested let me know.

[@daves7503]

The guy who owns fantasy of flight in Florida should jump on that 109.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Dave S Kermit has a collection of engines, including a few DBxxx types. It seems logical that he would eventually grab a Buchon for a conversion.

[@k.w.churchill4397]

Seeing the picture of Galland and Bob Tuck hunting together was wonderful !

[@Backpacker1uk]

Visited a small aircraft museum many years ago this guy was showing me a Mosquito fuselage that a farmer had used for a chicken shed all it needed was a couple of engines

[@wayne.thomson-qe1pf]

I have watched a lot of things on KZbin but this story is one of the best I have never heard and seen thank you

[@MrDaiseymay]

The only ---and obviouse risk ,in having these irriplaceable and highly valueable Aircraft flying, is when, and some have --Crashed. Usually killing the pilot too.

[@TheMarlboroMan1969]

Not realy the Messerschmitt 109... Those were built after the war by Spanish company and called Buchón.

[@EBFord-rp1jv]

Got some news for you. They are not Messerschmitt's, they are Hispano Aviacion HA-1112. Spanish copies of the Me-109, built around 1954 or 55. With Merlin engines. But I would love to own one.