This Bf 109 fought in the Battle of Britain, crash landed in 1940, and ended up on display. The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was matched only by the Supermarine Spitfire. It was the Luftwaffe’s only single seat fighter for the first few years of the Second World War and the RAF’s nemesis during the Battle of Britain. Duxford’s Bf 109 is an E-3/E-4 variant. It was attacked by Spitfires in late 1940 and crash-landed in a field in relatively good condition. Because of this smooth crash landing, the aircraft ended up touring North America before going on display at IWM – the tourists’ graffiti from these tours can still be seen on its wings. In this video, Curator Adrian Kerrison shows us how much we can learn from looking closely this Battle of Britain icon. Take a look into the cockpit, watch it take off, and hear from those who flew the Bf 109 during World War Two. Plan your visit to IWM Duxford: https://bit.ly/visit-duxford See the full list of archive films used in this video, available for licensing and downloading: https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/c/1271 War in the Air book: https://shop.iwm.org.uk/p/26905/War-In-The-Air---The-Second-World-War-in-Colour 00:00 Intro 01:01 Introduction to the E series 02:06 RAF pilot oral history 02:38 Comparison to Spitfire 03:44 German pilot oral history 04:34 This Bf 109's early history 05:44 Markings of the aircraft 06:49 This Bf 109 is upgraded and gets a new pilot 07:25 It crash lands 08:36 Look inside the cockpit 10:50 Later life of the Bf 109 CREDITS Ebbighausen photo: Image courtesy of James Crow via Donald L Caldwell Perez photo: Image courtesy of Josef Buerschgens via Donald L Caldwell Royal Canadian Air Force Personnel and captured of aircraft BF-109. Credit: Library and Archives Canada/PA-148364 BF 109 in flight photograph © blueviking63, Flickr Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100198 Artist: http://incompetech.com/