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This picture shows a BF109 with the RAF squadron code of AX

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The AX Squadron code relates to 161 Squadron royal air Force
The Squadron was a highly secretive unit of the Royal Air Force, which, together with 138 Squadron, was tasked with missions of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. Their primary role was to drop and collect secret agents and equipment into and from Nazi-occupied Europe.
 
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Messerschmidt Bf 109 F-4/Z "Weisse 9" , 9./JG 53, captured in October 1942 in El Daba because of lack of fuel and failed breaks. It was repainted AX . ? by 1 SAAF Sqn and used for training purposes. In 1943 "Questions" as the machine was dubbed, was handed over to the Desert Air Force Command until it had a landing mishap near Cairo.

Source: Jackiewicz, J. and Wawrinski, M., (2007): Captured Me 109s, Kecay Publications, Poland, p. 49
 
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This is the Bf 109F-4 Werk Nummer 7232 flown by Uffz. Oswald Fischer of 10.(Jabo)/JG26. On the 20th of May 1942 he was shot down and made a forced landing.The Bf 109F was sent to the RAF Farnborough for testing.On 21st August 1942 after tests there it was moved to the RAF Collyweston where the aircraft was renovated ( the engine was replaced ) and tested by RAF starting on 24th of October 1942, The RAF no. NN644. The tests were taken without the armament and the gunsight.Initially the camo consisted of Dark Green and Earth Brown colours at the top surfaces.The undersides were yellow painted.Later it got the Dark Green/Ocean Grey upper camo scheme with yellow undersides. The White number 11 and the bomb emblem were of the previous "owner" markings.The airworth plane was owned by No.1426 Flight in Collyweston untill the unit cancelling in November 1945.Her farther dole is unknown.Possible it was sent to a scrap-heap.

On 20th May 1942 during the Jabo mission that was carried by 10.(Jabo)/JG26, the Bf 109F-4 flown by Uffz. Oswald Fischer was hit by Anti-Aircarft Artillery over the Brighton harbour.That day Fischer with another pilot together tried to sink with bombs a big ship belayed there.The AAA fire was very fierce and one flak shell hit and damaged the aircraft.The pilot could have launched and sunk into the English Channel water.That's way he made a decision about making an emergency landing without the main landing gear opened on a ground.He did it at Beachy Head area.There Fischer and his plane with minor damages were captured by Englishmen.

Here is the aircraft when shot down on 20th May 1942

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Some more information

On 20 May 1942, while bombing shipping in the harbour at Newhaven, this Messerschmitt Bf 109F took a machine gun hit in the oil radiator and was forced down on the coastal grass at nearby Beach Head. The engine was severely damaged by overheating and exploding of the water jacket. The pilot, Unteroffizier Oswald Fischer (seen here at right), also emptied his pistol into the engine. The aircraft was then sent to the Enemy Aircraft Flight. See next image.
 
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