Mk Vb MESSERSPIT - Germanys Spitfire - Low-poly 3D model

Perfect for use in games & simulation projects. In November 1942 a Spitfire VB EN830 NX-X of 131 Squadron made a forced landing in a turnip field at Dielament Manor, Trinity, Jersey, under German occupation at the time. This aircraft was repairable & was test flown in German markings & colours at the Luftwaffe's central research facilities at Erprobungsstelle Rechlin. There it was proposed that the Spitfire's Merlin engine was replaced by a Daimler-Benz DB 605A inverted Vee-12 engine. The Spitfire was sent to Echterdingen, south of Stuttgart, where Daimler-Benz operated a flight-testing division. When the Merlin engine was removed it was discovered that the fuselage cross section was virtually identical to that of the engine nacelle of a Messerschmitt Bf-110G. Consequently a new engine support structure was built onto the Spitfire's fuselage & the DB 605 engine & cowling panels added. A propeller unit & supercharger air intake from a Bf 109 G completed the installation. Other changes made were to replace the Spitfire instruments with German types, & to change the 12-volt electrical system to the German 24-volt type. In this form the Daimler-Benz Spitfire started flying in early 1944. It was popular with German pilots & was flown regularly until destroyed in a USAAF bombing raid on 14 August 1944. Formats include: OBJ, FBX.