Messerschmitt Bf109E-3 4101/12 2./JG 51 Luftwaffe (German Air Force)
Built at Erla Maschinenwerk in Leipzig in Sept. 1940. This E-4/B served briefly with 6./JG 52 before passing on to 2./JG 51. Black 12 was field modified as a fighter-bomber and was flown in that role on Nov. 27, 1940 by Lt. Wolfgang Teumer when it was bounced by Spitfires from No. 66. Sqn. and crash-landed at Manston airfield. The captured Emil was used for demonstration flights to RAF units. Now displayed in the RAF Museum wearing the emblem of 1./JG 51. | Rob Vogelaar