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Bf109E-3 -  WNr. 790  -  Luftwaffe JG51 (bogus)  -  Deutsches Museum, Munich  -  23 February 2004
The Bf109E-3 at Deutsches Museum is the oldest preserved Bf109.
It was built as WNr. 790 at Erla Maschinenfabrik Leipzig in 1939 and delivered to Spain by sea as a knock-down kit.
It was in active duty as C.4E-106 with various Spanish units until 1954. It was transferred to  Deutsches Museum in 1960.
The paintjob is completely non-authentic.