This aircraft was manufactured at Messerschmitt's Regensburg plant in summer or fall 1943. Messerschmitt built this particular model specifically to operate in tropical and desert climates. The U.S. Air Force transferred it to the National Air Museum (later National Air and Space Museum) in 1948. Specialists completed the restoration during April 1974.
Messerschmitt
Bf 109 G-6 Gustav
The Bf. 109G-6 Gustav was among the best in the Bf 109 series. The first G-6s were delivered to fighter units in 1942 and saw extensive service on the Eastern Front. This Bf. 109G-6 is shown in the markings of a fighter of the 7th Squadron, 3rd Group, 27th Wing, that operated over the Eastern Mediterranean.