General enquiry

[barthie]

Any idea where I may have seen these please? If so service and cn most welcome:

D117 'LT' PFALZ REPLICA

Unmarked Bf.110C-4

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[POL]

Not sure on your Pfalz, but your Bf.110C-4 may well have been Hendon's example?

730301 Messerschmitt BF.110G-4/R-6 c/n 730301

[barthie]

Thanks. Could 730301 ever have been at RAF Halton in a ground instruction role?

[bizfreeq]

By the looks of it, no:
Prior to the list below, it was at Farnborough, Brize and Wroughton in that order.
1949
By this date the aircraft was at the German Air Force Equipment
Centre, RAF Stanmore Park, Middx -parented by No.3 MU, possibly coming
here as early as 1947 when pressure on space at Sealand became a
problem. Displayed in London during the year

c.1949
Passed to the care of RAF Andover, Hants, and displayed there statically
for some time in the 1950s. Photo at Andover on Battle of Britain Open
Day Sept. 1956

1957
At No.15 MU Wroughton with other AHB aircraft by this date.

c.1958
Moved with other AHB aircraft to storage at RAF Fulbeck, near
Cranwell, Lincs.

1960
At RAF Church Fenton in overall white (? primer).Repainted in camouflage scheme by 8 Aug 60

17Sep60
Had moved to RAF Biggin Hill, Kent by this date together with other
AHB aircraft, (Including the Ju88, He111 and Bf109) and displayed at the
Battle of Britain open day.
Still present Jan 68.
At this time the aircraft carried two-tone mottled blue-grey top surfaces, light blue
undersurfaces, and the black fuselage
codes `OL'.
At some time the aircraft went into storage with other RAF Museum aircraft at RAF Henlow in
the late 1960's being present by Nov 69 (Control Column Dec 69 p.5)

73
Moved by No.71 MU to RAF St.Athan, South Wales to
join the regional
collection of aircraft there.Still carried the codes `OL' at this time.

16 Feb 76
Allocated RAF Maintenance serial 8479M.

1976
Restored by volunteers at St.Athan; stripped to bare metal and repainted
in blue/grey scheme with original codes D5 + RL.

7 Aug 78
Moved by road to Battle of Britain Museum Hendon, which opened 28 Nov 78, and has been displayed there ever since

From the RAFM website

[barthie]

WOW. Many thanks for that!