A revealing insight into a new version of Me 109, from the August 1, 1941 issue of The Aeroplane, which had force-landed in Kent at the height of World War Two
Looking back through The Aeroplane issues from decades past is fascinating for many reasons. From an aviation journalist’s perspective of today it is eye-opening and impressive how much access the magazine was given, such as in this case to a new variant of the Me 109 which had only recently fallen into Britain’s hands. Also, when one considers that this was in the midst of a world war when Germany still ruled most of mainland Europe it is even more impressive.
