[Spridgets] Oil Relief Gallery Now Bf 109

Woerpel dwoerpel at wi.net
Tue Jul 26 20:50:23 MDT 2011


Actually a Spanish version with a Maytag built engine that was in 
right-side up instead of the inverted Daimler-Benz.  Yellow + 1 <_ (the 
ships designation) was used in the filming of the Battle of Britain and 
resides at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh WI.  The gasket is actually 
symmetrical and could fit either way  OR the chap forgot to cutout the 
passage way.
Now there are probably less than a dozen left flying and most are on 
display and a few under restoration.  See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Messerschmitt_Bf_109s#HA-109-K1L_.28Bf_109G-2.29

Fun plane to sit in and let your mind play games!  Willy Messerschmitt 
had some clever ideas.

Dave W.



On 7/26/2011 7:24 PM, CosmicMag1380 wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 6:44 PM,<dwoerpel at wi.net>  wrote:
> Worked on a Messerschmidt Bf 109 several years ago and she blew an oil
> line on run up.  Seems an in-house made gasket was put in upside down
> and actually covered the passage way.  Oops.
> ----------------------------------------------
> So how did that happen? Were the directions in German or something???
>
> --
> ED


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