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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, a retractable landing gear, and was powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 aero engine.
For propaganda purposes, the Me 209 V1 aircraft (possibly from its post-July 1938 first flight date) was given the designation Me 109R, with the later prefix, never used for wartime Bf 109 fighters. [4] The Me 209 V1 was powered by the DB 601ARJ, producing 1,156 kW (1,550 hp), but capable of reaching 1,715 kW (2,300 hp).
Bf 109 G-6/U4 in the Australian War Memorial, Canberra On display. Bf 109 G-6/U4 163824 NF + FY; Luftwaffe unit unknown.Held by the Australian War Memorial (AWM), Canberra. The last Bf 109 in the world still displaying its original camouflage and markings: a 1944 day-fighter scheme, with variations resulting from service repairs (possibly including its Erla Haube canopy) and replacements (e.g ...
That day, the USAAF 321st and 340th Bombardment Group, escorted by P-38 fighters of the 82nd Fighter Group, were intercepted by twelve Bf 109 fighters which were driven off without loss. [37] At the time, he was assigned Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/R6 (Werknummer 27 169—factory number) "Red 13" bearing the name of his wife Marga. [38]
Day of Defeat is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game set in the European theatre of World War II on the Western front. Originally a modification of the 1998 game Half-Life , the rights of the modification were purchased by Valve and released as a full retail title in 2003.
Three more single-seaters were converted to UMe 109 trainers in 1951. [11] The Me 109s equipped the 83rd IAP (Iovacki Avio Puk - fighter regiment) and the 172nd IAP. [12] Both units suffered high accident rates, [13] and by the end of 1951, operational strength had dropped to 26 single-seaters and 7 two seaters. [14]
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Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53) was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II.It operated in Western Europe and in the Mediterranean. Jagdgeschwader 53 - or as it was better known, the "Pik As" (Ace of Spades) Geschwader - was one of the oldest German fighter units of World War II with its origins going back to 1937.