Harold Kinsvater ME 209

[supercub]

Anyone know what happened to Harold Kinsvater ME 109? I saw it years ago at Castle after he finished it. Just curious where it's at now. Thanks
Brian

[RichH]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

Anyone know what happened to Harold Kinsvater ME 109? I saw it years ago at Castle after he finished it. Just curious where it's at now. Thanks
Brian

Nice bait and switch there, supercub... an ME-209 would really be something!

[badman]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

I think this is the airframe at Meiermotors in Germany that is being converted into a 2-seat Bf-109G with a DB. This photo is from their FB page.

[Lon Moer]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

I think this is the airframe at Meiermotors in Germany that is being converted into a 2-seat Bf-109G with a DB. This photo is from their FB page.

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[supercub]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

Whops, sorry about the error, guess I need to proof read better 109, NOT 209.

[Race 29]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

Another TF conversion?!!


Race 29

[Big_Jim]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

I happen to know where the spinner backing plate for that airframe is and that someday it's going to be the building-block for a ground-up HA-1112 'restoration'. None of this 'two-place' BF-109G crap.....

[f1-69]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

The aussies are packing up the last of the 109 including the 2 seater, gonna miss these girls but i know they will be flying soon, they also took the spit, there is still a mustang with ALOT of inventory

[Big_Jim]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

The aussies are packing up the last of the 109 including the 2 seater, gonna miss these girls but i know they will be flying soon, they also took the spit, there is still a mustang with ALOT of inventory

The airframe in question wasn't one of Connie's planes. It was one of the 'original four' that the CAF brought back from the Battle of Britain movie. Connie's were all the ones that he took for payment 'in lieu of cash' after the fact.

Harold's was the one that was painted up in Eric Hartmann's markings that Don Whittington flew into the ground on a low pass at Airsho '76.

[ignomini]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

Harold's was the one that was painted up in Eric Hartmann's markings that Don Whittington flew into the ground on a low pass at Airsho '76.

Always wondered who did that. Kept thinking he was pushing the envelope, then suddenly he pitched up. I can still see those bent blades windmilling. The announcer's segue from describing the show, to calling for donations for a rebuild was epic.

[Big_Jim]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

Always wondered who did that. Kept thinking he was pushing the envelope, then suddenly he pitched up. I can still see those bent blades windmilling. The announcer's segue from describing the show, to calling for donations for a rebuild was epic.

You say pushing the envelope....I say reckless flying. IIRC Don wrote the CAF a check for $1500 or something like that to cover damages, and Lefty and Lloyd were livid because there was no way that was going to get the plane flying again. And it didn't until Harold bought it and put a LOT of money into it.

A few years ago Brad Pilgrim saved the spinner backing plate from Don's 'incident' when the CAF was cleaning house. Brad gave it to me a couple years ago because he knew I'd appreciate it for what it was.

[ignomini]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

I'm no longer a pilot. Didn't want to pretend to know better, and I love low flying. But in all other respects, yes, it strikes me as reckless too. As a 14 year old kid at the time, I didn't understand the ramifications, and saw the HA-1112 as little more than a poor man's 109 anyway. I've grown since then (mostly wider).

[Mike51]

Re: Harold Kinsvater ME 209

I hear the two-seater is headed for the UK