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Messerschmitt Bf 109 T, History
The Messerschmitt Bf 109, commonly called the Me 109 (most often by Allied aircrew and
even amongst the German aces themselves, even though this was not the ocial German
designation), is a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and
Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s.The “Bf 109” designation was issued by the Ger-
man ministry of aviation and represents the developing company Bayerische Flugzeugwerke
(at which the engineer Messerschmitt led the development of the plane) and a rather arbi-
trary figure. It was one of the first truly modern fighters of the era, including such features
as all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable landing gear. It was
powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 aero engine.
The Bf 109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and was still in service at
the dawn of the jet age at the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of
the Luftwae’s fighter force.From the end of 1941, the Bf 109 was steadily being supplement-
ed by the superior Focke-Wulf Fw 190.
The Bf 109 was flown by the three top-scoring German fighter aces of World War II, who
claimed 928 victories among them while flying with Jagdgeschwader 52, mainly on the East-
ern Front. The highest scoring fighter ace of all time, Erich Hartmann of Germany, flew the Bf
109 and was credited with 352 victories (and also survived the war).
Tony version:
Seven earlier versions (Bf 109 B, Bf 109 C, Bf 109 E) were converted to test carrier equipment.
This included, adding a tail-hook, catapult fittings and increasing the wingspan to 11.08 m
(36.35 ft). The ailerons were increased in span, as were the slats, and flap travel was increased.
The wings were not modified to be folding since the ship Graf Zeppelin was designed around
the intended aircraft, so the lifts could accommodate the Bf 109T with its 11 m (36 ft) wing-
span.