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The Russell Aviation Group’s BF-109E is the only flying example in the world today with a Daimler Benz DB601 power plant. Originally built as a BF-109E1, but upgraded to the E-4 standard. It was flown on several occasions by legendary Jagdwaffe ace Hans-Joachim Marseille, "White 14".Today carries the markings it wore when Marseille flew it on the channel front in 1940, where the ace claimed a Spitfire over Thames Estuary. “White 14” had a forced landing on the beach at Calais on March 2 September 1940. After being recovered and repaired it saw service on the Eastern front Russia where it was abandoned.

It was recovered from a Russian swamp in the 1990's, transferred to the UK and restored by Craig Charleston for David Price from the Santa Monica Museum of Flight. It was received in Chino California January 14 1999 and fitted with a DB601 engine, the aircraft only saw about 50 hours flying time before being purchased by Ed Russell of Canada where it resides today.

John Romain,  Alan Walked and Walter Eichorn

A special thanks to Ed Russell, 109 pilot Walter Eichorn and photoplane pilot Kent Beckham

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