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Brief history of 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight, 1941-1945
Archives, In Storage, A192
1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight was a Royal Air Force flight established during the Second World War that tested German and Italian aircraft in order to evaluate and analyse their features.
Messerschmitt Bf 109E
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1940-1943, London, Hangar Three/Four, 78/A/624
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the Luftwaffe's principal fighter aircraft during the Battle of Britain. It could outclimb and outgun the RAF's Hurricanes and Spitfires. However, its limited range allowed pilots only 20 minutes flying time during raids over south-east England.
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- Lt Wolfgang Teumer [1]
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