FlyPast 12.2018

December 2018 FLYPAST 101

buried at the Hanover-Stöcken
Municipal Cemetery.
In addition to the three Bf 109s,
the Hangar 10 German collection
includes a fully restored and
completely authentic Bf 108,
a Fieseler Storch, Bücker Bü
133 Jungmeister and Bü 131
Jungmann. There are Allied types
too, among them a dual-control
TF-51D Mustang, Spitfire PR.XIX,
Yak-9, Stearman, Super Cub,
Tiger Moth and Polikarpov Po-2.

Two-seater

airborne

The first post-restoration flight

of Hangar 10’s Bf 109G-12 (coded

D-FMGZ), was at Bremgarten, in

August 2016, when fitted with a

DB605 engine. Since then, AFC

has modified the aircraft to enable

a quick engine change, giving

the opportunity to power it

with either an original DB605

or alternatively, a Rolls-

Royce Merlin 500-45. The

alterations enable everything in

front of the firewall to be swapped

quickly, so the aircraft can be

flown with either unit without

extensive conversion work.

The G-12 has also had its fuel

capacity increased significantly

with the installation of an

additional fuselage tank,

increasing the fuel load by 70 gal

(320 lit). This is more than double

the original amount and ensures

far greater endurance.

That this unique Bf 109 can

be flown with a Merlin engine

provides a more practical and

sustainable

operating

basis.

Klaus Plasa in the G-14 and Rob Davies in

Hangar 10’s Mustang fl y along the Baltic

coast near Heringsdorf in August this year.

The Mustang is a dual-control ‘TF’ version

with extended canopy.

ALL RICHARD PAVER