NICO BRAAS MEMORIAL COLLECTION
No. 8953. Messerschmitt Me 309 V1 ("GE+CU") Luftwaffe
Photographed at Lechfeld, Germany, June 1942, source unknown

Messerschmitt Me 309 V1
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05/31/2009. First flown on July 18, 1942, this aircraft was the first of four prototypes. The Me 309 featured a tri-gear landing carriage, retractable coolant radiator and a pressurized cockpit.

Created May 31, 2009