Two Bf 108 Taifuns. These are actually the post WWII French-built Nord 1002 Pingouin II.
G-ETME with Lycoming O-540-E4A5 in its new markings. Built in 1951.
G-ATBG with Renault 6Q10B engine. Built in 1945. First time I've seen it.
The Real Aeroplane Company's Hispano HA-1112 Buchon. The nearest thing to an airworthy Bf 109 in the UK right now. I can never seem to get a decent shot of this aeroplane.
Last time I checked it was still sitting on the tarmac at Shoreham awaiting return to its home at Breighton. (It appears to have gone now.)*
As well as the BBMF Spitfire Mk IIa P7350 & the Vacher Hurricane Mk I R4118 (still languishing in the Real Flying Company hangar minus prop) there was another genuine BoB survivor on the airfield. I was pleasantly surprised to see that an old friend had brought his Messerschmitt Bf 109 E1/7 along for static display.
Built in September 1939 by Arado GmbH at Warnemunde this aircraft (Werke No: 3523) was known to have flown in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain as an E-1. It was recovered in August 2003 by warbird recovery specialist Jim Pearce from a lake bed somewhere in Northern Russia where it had lain since force-landing on the frozen surface on 4th April 1942. The pilot, Lt. Wulf-Dietrich Widowitz, was uninjured but killed a year later in another crash. Jim told me that the aircraft is complete & in surprisingly good condition. It's for sale if anyone is interested. http://www.warbirdfinders.co.uk/aircraft_BF109E_wn3523.htm
*PS. The Buchon was apparently recently sold to Tom Blair's Spitfire Ltd & based at Duxford. This is the same company that owned Hurricane BD707 that crashed during the display killing the pilot Brian Brown.
