Warplanes of the Second World War preserved in the USA: Messerschmitt Bf 109

Messerschmitt Bf 109

The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in the USA. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are as credited. Any errors found here are by the author, and any additions, corrections or amendments to this list of Warplane Survivors of the Second World War in the United States of America would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters of the Second World War preserved in the USA by aircraft type, serial number, registration number and location:

(Articseahorse Photo)

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 (Wk. Nr.), Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington.

(Clemens Vasters Photo)

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 (Wk. Nr.1342), 6./JG 51 "Yellow 8", flown by Eduard Hemmerling, crashed on 29 July 1940, Reg. No. N342FH, Flying Heritage Collection, Everett, Washington. Airworthy.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 (Wk. Nr. 5975), 6./JG 5, "Yellow 4", shot down 10 May 1942, Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Savannah, Georgia.

(Tomás Del Coro Photos)

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4 (Wk. Nr. 19257), "Black <1", Reg. No. N109GY, Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Airworthy.

(Tony Hisgett Photo)

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 trop (Wk. Nr. 160163), coded KT + LL, 3./JG 4, "Yellow 4", USAAF foreign equipment number FE-496, painted as "White 2", National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.

(Goshimini Photo)

Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10/U4 Gustav (Wk. Nr. 610824), II./JG 52 "Black 2", USAAF foreign equipment number FE-124, later T2-124, painted as "Blue 4", with Erla Haube reduced-framing canopy and taller wooden vertical fin/rudder unit, Reg. No. N109MS. National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

(Daderot Photo)

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-14 (Wk. Nr. 610937), built as a Bf 109 G-10/U-4, ex-Bulgarian AF, Ex-Yugoslavian AF (Serial No. 9644), 172 Group, 83rd SQ, 44, "Green <<", Reg. No. N109EV, Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon.

(Tomás Del Coro Photo)

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10/U4 (Wk. Nr. 611943), II./JG 52, "Yellow 13", USAAF foreign equipment number FE-122, later T2-122, Planes of Fame, Valle, Arizona.

Stored or under restoration:

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 (Wk. Nr. 2023), built as a Bf 109E-7, 8./JG 5, "Black 9", flown by Ofw. Walter Sommer, crashed 27 May 1943, Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (Wk. Nr. 8461), 5./JG 27, Malcolm Laing, Texas.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (Wk. Nr. 10144), 6./JG 5, "Yellow 7", flown by Fw. Albert Brunner, crashed 5 September 1942, Air Assets International, Lafayette, Colorado.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 (Wk. Nr. 10394), 6./JG 5, "Yellow 2", flown by Fw. Erwin Fahldieck, crashed 29 April 1943, Malcolm Laing, Texas.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 (Wk. Nr. 13500), II./JG (TBC), "Red 4".

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (Wk. Nr. 10212), JG 5, Air Assets International, Lafayette, Colorado.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (Wk. Nr. 10256), 11./JG 5 "<", flown by Fw. Horst Carganico, crashed 22 July 1942, Mickael R., Framingham, Massachusetts.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (Wk. Nr. 10270), JG 5 "<", Mickael R., Framingham, Massachusetts.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (Wk. Nr. 10276), JG 5, Air Assets International, Lafayette, Colorado.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 (Wk. Nr. 13927), 6./JG 5, "Yellow 6".

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 133 C.4K-64, "<<+-", Reg. No. N109F, Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Engined with DB605 and restored to Bf 109 G-2 condition.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 171 C.4K-100 (N76GE), ex-71 Sqn "71-9", used in the film "Battle of Britain", "Red 13", Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Portage, Michigan.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 186 C.4K-122, used in the film "Battle of Britain", "Yellow 7", << + |, Reg. No. N109J, Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington, rebuilt as a Bf 109E with DB601 engine.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 199 C.4K-127, used in the film "Battle of Britain", ex-Edwards Collection, "Yellow 1 + <-" , Reg. No. N109BF, EAA Aviation Museum, Oshkosh Wisconsin.

Stored or under restoration:

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n unknown C.4K-30, ex-471 Sqn "471-26", used in the film "Battle of Britain", Edwards Collection, Wilson Edwards, Big Spring, Texas.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 120 C.4K-77, "Yellow 3", Reg. No. N700E, Planes of Fame, Chino, California. Under restoration to fly with Merlin 228 and reconfigured 109G-style cowling.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 129 C.4K-61, used in the film "Battle of Britain", Reg. No. G-AWHE, Edwards Collection, Wilson Edwards, Big Spring, Texas.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 137 C.4K-116, Reg. No. N6109, Quantico, Virginia.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 145 C.4K-105, used in the film "Battle of Britain", "Red 4", Reg. No. N6036, ex-Edwards Collection, Richard Hansen, Batavia Illinois.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n unknown C.4K-111, 471 Sqn "471-15", used in the film "Battle of Britain", Edwards Collection, Wilson Edwards, Big Spring, Texas.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 166 C.4K-106, used in the film "Battle of Britain", "Yellow 8", Reg. No. N90607, Edwards Collection, Wilson Edwards, Big Spring, Texas.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 187 C.4K-99, 7 Sqn "7-77", used in the film "Battle of Britain", "Yellow 5", Reg. No. N90604, Edwards Collection, Wilson Edwards, Big Spring, Texas.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 190 C.4K-126, used in the film "Battle of Britain", "Red 9", Reg. No. N90603, Edwards Collection, Wilson Edwards, Big Spring, Texas.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 195 C.4K-135, used in the film "Battle of Britain", ex-Victory Air Museum, St Louis, Missouri.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 220 C.4K-152, used in the film "Battle of Britain", "White 5", Reg. No. N4109G, Edwards Collection, Wilson Edwards, Big Spring, Texas.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 223 C.4K-154, used in the film "Battle of Britain", Edwards Collection, Wilson Edwards, Big Spring, Texas.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 178 C.4K-178, used in the film "Battle of Britain", ex-Victory Air Museum, The 1941 Historical Aircraft Group, Geneseo, New York, rebuilt with DB601N engine.

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M4L c/n unknown C.4K-112, Accepted: Spanish AF, Assigned: 7 Sqd (codes:7 - 92), Assigned: 40 Sqd (codes: 40 - 2), used in the film "Battle of Britain", "Red 11", Reg. No. N1109G, currently in storage with the Edwards Collection, Wilson Edwards, Big Spring, Texas marked as "Red 11".

Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L c/n 193 C.4K-130, "<", used in the film "Battle of Britain", Reg. No. N90602, Erickson Aircraft Collection, Madras, Oregon. Being restored to fly with a lowered Allison V-1710 and fitted with genuine Bf 109 G-10 cowling and reconfigured tail unit.