Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3, W.Nr. 1304, of I./JG 76 (later II./JG 54), is
shown above in its original camouflage of 70/71/65. This Emil had the
distinction of being the first example captured by the Allies when it
landed behind French lines on November 22,1939. The RAF acquired it
on May 2,1940, and by June 1940 its French insignia (shown below) was
replaced by British markings and RAF number AE 479. On April 7, 1942, 
it was shipped to the U.S.A., arriving at Wright Field on May 14, 1942.
During the last half of 1944, it was located at AAF Depot Kearns, Utah,
where it remained (as Class 26 Inactive Foreign Aircraft) up to
September 1945, thereafter failing to appear on Army Air Force
equipment rosters. Its ultimate fate is unknown.