Messerschmitt Bf-109E EG26 (W12+) Holland 1941 00

Messerschmitt Bf-109E.7 of Erganzungsstaffel JG26 Fitted with the later-style canopy and a supplemental armoured windscreen, this aircraft is believed to have been manufactured originally as an E-1 and subsequently modified to E-7 standards. It has been repainted in an upper scheme of 02/71 with the level of the undersurface 65 raised to the mid-fuselage level. The JG26 Erganzungsstaffel emblem appeared on the cowling and although there is a Werk Nummer visible on the fin in the photograph of this aircraft, it is unfortunately illegible.

Messerschmitt Bf-109E EG26 (W12+) Holland 1941 01
Photo’s 01-02: 'White 12', a Bf-109E-7 of Erg.JG26 at Rotterdam-Waalhaven in early 1941. Erg.JG26 was formed in September 1940 under the command of Oblt. Hubertus von Holtey and, as well as new aircraft, received reconditioned machines no longer considered suitable for operational purposes. Parent Geschwadern passing over such aircraft were encouraged to leave old markings, emblems and victory bars intact as a means of fostering among the fighter pilots under training a sense of pride in the parent unit and, for this reason, this machine retains the Geschwader's 'Schlageter' shield.

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The Messerschmitt Bf-109E