fascinating stuff emzedder.
I wouldn't mind getting up close to a ME262 or any of those aircraft that you mentioned. Never seen and actual ME109, only Bouchon's. Not enough attention paid to the Axis planes in my opinion, everybody just wants to see Spitfires!
The Merlin engine originally fitted to the Spitfire (or Wren as it was first called, pre-production), had Bosch magnetos. The supply of those dried up in around 1939 due to a little falling out with the supplying nation! I believe Miller mags were sourced as a replacement. After the falling out, ME109s were built in Spain as the Bouchon and used Merlin engines... Wonder if they had Bosch mags?
You can tell a proper ME109 by the low exhausts exiting from the heads of the inverted V Mercedes Benz engine. The Merlin engined Bouchon exhausts exit high like the Spitfire.
Looking forward to any pictures you can find emzedder... Good luck with the house moving today..
