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German Bf 109G fighter 'Irmgard', captured by British forces in Tunisia, became an USAAF structural test aircraft at Wright Field, Ohio, United States; early 1944

Caption     German Bf 109G fighter 'Irmgard', captured by British forces in Tunisia, became an USAAF structural test aircraft at Wright Field, Ohio, United States; early 1944 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 101I-398-1794-18
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Bf 109   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 555 x 430 pixels
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
11 Feb 2016 07:43:51 PM

FOREIGN EQUIPMENT:

Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 Black 14 captured by 79th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force Mediterranean Theatre, 79th Fighter Squadron. Shipped to Wright Field, Ohio, for evaluation and testing. Photograph shows the 109 undergoing static testing.
Check out the replacement (Port) that's the left wing. Emblem on fuselage is the 86th Fighter Squadron showing s Native American with a Tomahawk, guiver and arrows.

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