Two examples of the BF-109 'G model, one airworthy, one residing in the Smithsonian in DC. They made a bunch of these and they constitute a lot of surviving examples.

And here's an HA-112 'Buchon', a Spanish license-built version of the BF-109. The engine is a Rolls-Royce Merlin, changing the nose shape significantly. A very popular stand-in for the Messerschmitt in film. There's a lot more Rolls motors around than Daimler originals.

There was a Spitfire the Germans captured and put a Daimler in . You can find photos - it looks really weird.

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Here's the story of the 'Messerspit' aviationhumor.net/messerspit-t The original Free French pilot was murdered during the retribution for the 'Great Escape', one of those sad bits of wartime trivia.

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