Bf 109 in Austria!!!

[ndicki]

Just let me digress a bit.

I often go to La Ferté Alais, which is France's leading warbirds show - not that that means much, if Stephen Grey decides not to fly over from the UK!

Anyway, the other year, we were treated to a 1940, Germany invades France tableau, where we saw three post-war Dassault Flamand bomber trainers in French training command colours; these were presented as He111s . Then, later, there was a French Indochina tableau (early 1950s), where they presented a Morane 500 spotter plane. For those who don't know, that's a Fiesler Storch built in France. That might have been OK, except that this one was in full Luftwaffe Eastern Front markings... What a joke. And the general public had to pay some $30 or so for the priviledge. All I can say is I'm glad I got in on an invite...

[Watanbe]

Man these things are rare. If everyone restored their warbirds to exact standard there may not be anything for people to admire and look at. To us trainspotters of WW2 we may think its terrible that its not completely exact to specification.

To the majority it doesnt matter. They get to see a Me 109 and gain an appreciation for WW2 aircraft.

[Heinz]

That E model in Canada is a Battle of Britain veteran yea?

As for as historical accuracy goes, we need to remember these planes are pushing 70 odd almost now ( sure don;t look it, wish humans aged like old aircraft) and therefore its up its up and its a great thing.

However if it was fluro pink then yes we have a problem lol!

[Lucky13]

How many times does an old aircraft, Bf 109, Fw 190, P-47 or a P-51 get painted in colours that it never carried? And they only do this because they want a more famous aircraft. Isn't that in one way to erase the person that actually flew this particular machine from history, just because he isn't a big enough Ace? Didn't he fight, struggle and suffer just as much as he who gets the colours on this machine? Isn't that right or wrong too?