German ME-109 .....Air Show in 1947

Bf 109

A HA-1112 rebuilt to represent a Bf 109 G-6, in partial Luftwaffe markings (no swastikas)
Role
Fighter
Manufacturer
Bayerische FlugzeugwerkeMesserschmitt
Designed by
Willy Messerschmitt
First flight
28 May 1935
Introduced
1937
Retired
1945, Luftwaffe1965, Spain
Status
Retired
Primary users
LuftwaffeHungarian Air ForceItalian Social RepublicRomanian Air Force
Number built
more than 33,000
Variants
Avia S-99/S-199Hispano Aviacion Ha 1112

A photo of German airfield, France, 1941, with Bf 109 fighters
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt in the early 1930s. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as an all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable landing gear. The Bf 109 was produced in greater quantities than any other fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945.[1] Fighter production totalled 47% of all German aircraft production, and the Bf 109 accounted for 57% of all German fighter types produced.[2] A total of 2,193 Bf 109 A-E were built prewar, from 1936 to August 1939. Approximately 1,000 Bf 109 derivatives were manufactured postwar under licence as Czechoslovakian-built Avia S-99 &