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The exceptional Bf 109 fihter !as "ore than a handful for allied fihter pilotsand #o"#er cre!s$

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%n the years leadin up to and durin &orld &ar 2' the (essersch"itt Bf 109 !as the principle fihter of the )er"an Luft!affe

fieldedalon all fronts !here the )er"an !ar "achine raed$ Upon its inception' the type i""ediately #eca"e the "ost ad*anced

and capa#le fihter platfor" any!here in the !orld' renderin all pre*ious type +these #ein larely #iplane in their desin,

o#solete$ The Bf 109 #eca"e a sy"#ol of pride for the reco*erin )er"an nation' led #y the charis"atic Adolf -itler !ho had

risen throuh the )er"an political ran.s to ulti"ately consolidate his po!er and #rin an entire nation under his #rutal control$ The

Bf 109 !as a*aila#le in such lare /uantitati*e fiures durin the !ar that it #ore the #runt of all aerial !arfare for the )er"anLuft!affe seein co"#at actions in the panish i*il &ar' the in*asion of urope proper' the Battle of Britain' the (editerranean

a"pain' the 4orthAfrican

a"pain' the &est front and the ast 5ront$ %t !as helped #y the arri*al of the e/ually excellent 5oc.e&ulf 5! 190 #ut still

operated in larer nu"#ers and in nu"erous *ariants throuhout her !arti"e career$ A"a6inly' the type continued production for

another decade after the end of the !ar in 1978 and !as e*en selected as the pri"ary fihter for the ro!in %sraeli Air 5orce$

ne of the "ost cele#rated fihter platfor"s of her era' the Bf 109 !as respected #y all sides' "a.in "any aces of those !ho

fle! her' and earned its place in the annals of "ilitary history as one of the top aircraft desins of all ti"e$ *en !ith the arri*al of

the ne!er 5! 190 series of fihters' the Bf 109 line continued production and !ide scale use una#ated$

Messerschmitt Bf 109 (esi"n

The Bf 109 desin !as attri#uted to )er"an enineers &illy (essersch"itt and &alter ethel$ After &orld &ar 1' the )er"an

!ar "achine !as dis"antled #y the *ictors and' coincidin !ith -itler;s rise to po!er' the "ilitary !as i*en co"plete attention to

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&ith that said' (essersch"itt focused on the stron inherent /ualities of their successful Bf 10? series to produce the ne!

)er"an fihter$ This included carryin o*er its all"etal s.in construction as !ell as an enclosed coc.pit' retracta#le

undercarriae and "onoplane cantile*er !ins$ The oal !as to fit the "ost po!erful enine then a*aila#le into the s"allest

possi#le airfra"e to produce #oth excellent speeds and handlin$ The aircraft !as to #e po!ered #y the @un.ers @u"o 210A inline

enine de*elopin >10 horsepo!er !hich !as underoin its o!n de*elop"ent at the ti"e$

&hile (essersch"itt !as hard at !or. on their su#"ission' other nota#le fir"s !ere also in*ol*ed in atte"ptin to fulfill the :L(

re/uest$ These included po!erhouses Arado' -ein.el and 5oc.e&ulf$ The odds of (essersch"itt !innin the potentially

lucrati*e defense contract !ere therefore /uite lo!$ ach of the in*ol*ed fir"s put forth their atte"pts alonside the(essersch"itt fihter and all !ere e*aluated aainst the stipulated re/uire"ents$ (essersch"itt co"pleted its prototype thouh

the intended @un.ers @u"o po!erplant !as not yet ready$ %n its place' ironically' the British ollsoyce estrel = inline enine

of >98 horsepo!er !as su#stituted$ The initial Bf 109 prototype first f le! on (ay 29th' 1938 pro*in the desin /uite sound'

rather excellent in fact$ The second prototype !as the one i*en the intended @un.ers @u"o 210A series enine$ After for"al

e*aluations of the *arious syste"s' )er"an authorities centered on the -ein.el -e 112 and (essersch"itt Bf 109 su#"issions

!hile the (essersch"itt desin ulti"ately !on out and an a*iation leacy !as for"ally #orn$ The Bf 109 !as introduced into

Luft!affe ser*ice in 193$ At the sa"e ti"e' !or.

in Britain !ould produce the Bf 109;s pri"ary career ri*al in the uper"arine pitfire a classic in its o!n riht and a "odern

aircraft introduced a year later$

)he Messerschmitt Bf 109 (esi"nation

f note here is that the desination chosen for the aircraft utili6ed the


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"odel !as i*en 2 x $92"" "achine uns in the enine co!lin !ith 2 x $92"" "achine uns in the !ins$ The 1B

introduced a fihter#o"#er capa#ility to the fa"ily line$ The 2 !as a li"itedrun "ar. #rinin !ith it 1 x cannon in the nose

as !ell as 2 x cannons at the !ins and 2 x "achine uns in the enine co!lin$ The 3 !as ar"ed !ith 2 x "achine uns in

the enine co!lin and 2 x cannons in each !in$ Eroduction of this "ar. totaled 1'2> exa"ples$ The 7 ca"e online next

and used a ne! set of20"" cannons at the !ins$ The 8 and > "ar.s pro*ed to #e reconnaissance "ar.s !ith photoraphy e/uip"ent installed

aft of the coc.pit$ The introduced pro*ision for fuel drop tan.s to help increase operational ranes !hich !ere restricti*e in

pre*ious "odels$ This "ar. could also dou#le as a fihter#o"#er !hich i"pro*ed its tactical *alue$ nine output raned fro"

1'100 horsepo!er to 1'18 horsepo!er dependin on enine fit$ The ? !as a lonerrane fihter su#*ariant !hile the 9

!as another reconnaissance *ersion !ith drop tan. support and a DB >01A enine of 1'100 horsepo!er$

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The first a*aila#le "odels !ere "ade ready at the start of 1939$ %n epte"#er of that year' the )er"ans in*aded Eoland to

for"ally #ein &orld &ar 2$ *er 1'000 Bf 109 fihters !ere a*aila#le in in*entory and /uic.ly outclassed all a*aila#le Eolish

types$ 5ro" there' the fihter !as used to spearhead the aerial ad*ance upon lesser' illprepared ene"ies in -olland' Beliu"

and 5rance as !ell as 4or!ay$ The only true threat to the air supre"acy of the Bf 109 in the early oin !as the ne! 5rench

De!oitine D$820 fihter !hich !as not a*aila#le in enouh useful nu"#ers$ &ithin ti"e' half of urope fell under )er"an

control$ -itler then eyed the con/uest of nland across the nlish hannel and readied his ar"y for its e*entually in*asion

throuh peration ea Lion$ The latest *ersions of the Bf 109 !ere deli*ered to *eteran air roups of the Luft!affe no! stationed

across northern 5rance !ithin reach of the British %sles$

pecifications for the

Messerschmitt Bf 109MultiRole !i"hter

!ocus Model (essersch"itt Bf 109

*ountry of 1ri"in0 4a6i )er"any

Manufacturer (essersch"itt 4a6i )er"anyF A*ia 6echoslo*a.iaF -ispano pain

.nitial 2ear of Service 193

Production 38'800

*re3 1

Len"th0 2?$>ft +?$7", 'idth0

32$38ft +9$?>", Hei"ht 11$18ft

+3$70",

'ei"ht #,m/ty&0 7'770l#s +2'017.,

'ei"ht #M)1'&0 >'100l#s +2'>.,

Po3er/lant 1 x Dai"lerBen6 DB >08A li/uidcooled' in*erted =' 12cylinder piston enine de*elopin 1'200 horsepo!er$

Ma4imum S/eed 389"ph +8?."hF 312.ts,

Ma4imum Ran"e >?0"iles +1'097.", Service

*eilin" 3>'799ft +11'128"F >$9"iles,

Rateof*lim50 3'300 feet per "inute +1'00>"/"in

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