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'tsop of Han Jo himve)and ih Bf 10 F of26 (fore ou d).

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Sources:Nowarra, The Messerschmitt 109, a Famous German Fighter, (England

1963)Nowarra, Die 109, Gesamtentwicklung eines legeadiiren Flugzeugs,

(1979)Dierich, Die Verbiinde der Luftuaf] 1935-15, (1976)Hitchcock, Messerschmitt "Os-Nine" Gallery, (1973)

Photo Sources.Roosenboom Archives, BremenPetrick Archives, Berlin

Aders Archives, Overath-AbelsnaafNowarra Archives

Lorand Archives ParisMolin Archives, '/iennaStach Archives, Vienna

Translated from the German by David Johnston.

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Series production of the Bf 109 G-2 in Wiener-Neustadt.

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LIIesserschmitt Bf 10950much has been written in countless articlesaId books about the development of thisnost famous of German fighter aircraft thati:would be superfluous to repeat it all again.

The decisions to build the Bf 109 asGermany's only production single-seatfighter, even though the design's weaknessesvere already known in 1936,and toshelve theHeinkel He 100and delay development of theJock.e-Wulf Fw 190 all contributed a greatc:!ealto the collapse of the German fighteram. The Bf 109's greatest weakness becameapparent during the Battle ofBritain: namely,ilsinadequate range, which resulted in manyfighter pilots failing to reach their bases afterstrenuous air battles and drowning in theInglish Channel. In 1941 in Russia thingsreached the point where Generaljeld-'Marschall Kesselring urgently demandednodification columns to overcome thestructural weaknesses of the Bf 109 F. Theaircraft's narrow-track undercarriage proved(Specially disadvantageous in Russia. Anaddicional problem was the weakness of theaircraft's tail unit, which was never com-plerely overcome. When the Bf109was calledllpon to attack Allied bomber formations in]943-45 its lack of range proved especiallysggravaring. The use of long-range fueltanks and weapons installations beneath thevings reduced the aircraft's performanceconsiderably.

In spite of these weaknesses, the achieve-ments of the German pilots flying the Bf 109vere great, and earned the respect of theirformer opponents. They were forced to flythe Bf 109 because the BMW 801-poweredvers ions of the Fw 190were employed morein the ground-support and fighter-bomber

roles than as fighters. Another factor was thepolicy of Generalfeldmarschall ErhardMilch, who became responsible for air arm-aments following the death of Udet, to avoidthe introduction of new types in order toincrease production of existing designs. Bf109production by year was as follows: 1939- 449, 1940 - 1,693, 1941 - 2,764, 1943-6,247,1944 - 13,786, 1945- 2,969. Thesefigures did not alter the facts that the aircraftwas already obsolescent in 1941 and wasinferior to the North American P-51"Mustang," Republic P-47 "Thunderbolt"and the Supermarine "Spitfire" Marks XII,XIV and XVI.

Asa result ofGeneralfeldmarschall Milch'sstrategy the Bf109was changed and improvedcountless times. Many new versions appeared,all of which are described in the ac-companying tables. Existing models wereincreasingly the subject of modificationscarried out in the field or in factories inGermany. Messerschmitt produced equip-ment kits which, if they were not installedduring manufacture, were stored at theLuftzeugamt Erding from where they couldbe ordered by the units. The so-calledRiistsiitze were manufactured for the E seriesand all subsequent versions. Using these theaircraft could be equipped with additionalarmament, fuel tanks and other equipment.All of the equipment kits resulted in areduction in the Bf 109's speed, maneuver-ability and climb rate.

Examples of the Bf 109 are today main-tained and admired in many countries, suchasAustralia, Finland, South Africa, England,the USA, Yugoslavia and Switzerland. Thereis one Bf 109 E-3 in the Federal Republic

today. The last flying Bf 109,which belongedto the Messerschmitt-Bolkow-BlohmCompany, was lost in an accident at theNeuburg/Donau airfield on 3 June 1983.

Messerschrnitt Bf 109 E-07 (V-19) D-IR TT.

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Versions of the 8f 109Type Year Built Power Plant ILP. Real"ntlon or Work NumberlNw. Type Year Bui lt Po" er P la nt ILP. Real "r atlo n o r Work NumberNw.

PQoolbl . Addit iona l Equipment PnsoIble Addit iona l Equipment

B109VI 1935 RRKcotId 695 J>.IABI 758 Scr ico A BflO9 V3. 1942 DB 601 B-1 1350 u.-mcd (Bf 109 noocwbocl) NO + IFW.Nr .S717B109V2 1935 Jum0210A 640 J>.IUD 7S9 Scr ico A BflO9V49 proj.43 DB 628 1475 u.-mcd conv-.t &om CJ.5W.Nr.1629B109 V3 1935 Jumo210A 640 J>.IOQ'T' 760 Scr ico A BflO9 V50 proj.43 DB 628 1475 u.-mcd convcro:d &om 0 -5 W.N,. :5 33 8B109V4 1935 Jumo 210 0. 650 J>.IAL) 878 8-01 B109V55 proj.43 DB 628 1475 u.-mcd DV + J C convcro:d &om 0 -5 W.N,. :5 70 9BflO9 V5 1936 Jumo210Da 650 J>.IEKS (1).0007) 8798-02 BflO9 P2 1941 DB60IN 1175 2MG 17 + I MG 151/l5,R I, R 3, trup,GM I -flO9V6 1936 Jum0210Da 650 J>.IHHI 880 8-03 B109 P3 1941 DB 601 H 1350 2MG 17 + I MG 151/20,R I, R 3, trup,GM I -109 Vok 1936 Jum02100a 7'11J J>.IJHA 8818-~ B109 P-4 1942 DB 601 H 1350 uP3,R I,R3,R5,R 6, trup -flO9V8 1936 Jum0210o. 7'11J J>.IPUJ 8828-OS=.IPOS B-04=.1 c:oclq>it, U2, U., R 1,2, 3,5, 6,7, tDp, NBflO9VI7 1938 DB 601 AI 1100 J>.JWKIJ B-OS~I B flO9 0 .7 1943 cquivalcm to CHW4 prototype oaIyB109VI8 1938 DB 601 AI 1100 J>.ITXJ H~I BflO9 0.8 1943 DB 605 AI/AS 1475 I MG 151/2 0. Rb 12.5(1 or 32{1>.IRn B-07-1l3 BflO9 0.14 1944 DB 605 AMJAS 1435 2 MG 131 + I MO 151/20, R I, 3, 6, 7, \12, U4BflO9 H3 1940 Db 601 Aa 1175 2M017+2MOIPPIall:rRI major.:!!'_ BflO9 0 .16 1944/45 DB 605 D 1435 u 0.14, R I, 6, 7BfI09H-4 1940 DB 60IAa 1175 .. B-3,1100 bopon d R I major JCric8 BflO9V54 1943 DB 628 1475 u.-mcd ! )V + 18 W.Nr .I 57 I1 1 .. ..B flO9 B -5 1940141 DB 601 AI 1100 2 MO 17,Rb 21/18, recomaioaance r " " " " BflO9H'() 1943 DB 601 1350 2MG 17 + I MK laI,Rb'1lJ(3O,5W30 .. 75130, GM I . . , . . .BflO9H6 1941 DB 601 N 1175 4 M a V,hand-hdd c:unora JeCOIlI I&iNmce f i l h 1 l c r vaoodBflO9PB flO9 B -7 1941 DB 601 AI 1100 2MOI7,2MOiFP,RI,Rl, GM I fiIhand BflO9 HI 1944 DB605AI 1475 2MG 17 + I MG 15112O,GM I c:-a1ti1udo laI='BflO9B-8 1941 DB 60IH 1350 4MOI7 BflO9 H3 project Jum0213H 1750 GM I, Rb S O / 3 O or 75130 hich-a1titudc rac

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Bf 109 Conversion Sets "U" 8f 109 Equipment Sets "R"UlSixBf 109 G-2 aircraft were experimentally fitted withMesserschmitt P 6 controllable-pitch propellers instead of thenormal VDM propeller.U2Replacement of the standard metal tail unit by a somewhatlarger wooden one.U3Installation of MW 50 methanol-water injection, which pro-vided a short-duration increase in engine performance.U4Similar to U 2, but with a semi-retractable tailwheel.U5Unknown.U6

RlETC 500/lXb carrier with fairing. Installed beneath fuselage.Able to carry an SC 250 bomb.R2ETC 50NIlld carrier with fairing. Installed beneath fuselage.Able to carry 4 x SC 50 bombs.R3Mounting for 300-1 auxiliary fuel tank beneath fuselage.R4Mountings for two 300-liter auxiliary fuel tanks beneathwmgs.R5Installation of two MK 108 (30-mm) cannon in gondolasbeneath the wings.R6

Similar to U 2 and U 4, developed specifically for G-14 series. Installation of two MG 151/20 cannon in gondolas beneath thewmgs.R7Direction-fmding equipment in fuselage behind pilot seat.

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Bf 109 powered by the Jumo 210 A.

Bf 109 B-07 (V 10), Werknummer 884with Jumo 210 Ga.

Bf 109 V 4, D-IALY, Werknummer 878 with Jumo 210 Da.

Bf 109 E-08 (V 20), Werknummer 5601, CE+BM.

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Bf 109 B-1 fighters of the initial production series with woodenpropellers.

A Bf 109 B-1. It is recognizable by the low exhaust ports,made necessary by the inverted-vee configuration of theJ umo 2lO D engine.

Bf 109 B-1 at Vienna-Aspern in 1937. The Bf 109 was offeredfor sale to the Austrian government.

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Bf 109 B-2fighters of a fighter training school. Thisversion differed from the B-1 in having a two-bladedcontrollable-pitch propeller.

Bf 109 B-2 at Vienna-Aspern in 1937.

Bf 109 B-1 fighters and Do 17 E bombers landed at Vienna-Aspernairfield in March 1938 to initiate the Anschluss of Austria into theGerman Reich.

Bf 109 B-2at the Stolp-Reitz Fighter Training School in 1943.

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Bf 109 C-l. The wing-mounted machine-guns carried by the Cseries have not yet been installed.

Crash-landing of a Bf 109C following undercarriage failure.

Bf 109 C-l during Luftwaffe maneuvers in 1937.

Bf 109 C-l of the Werneuchen Fighter Training School.

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Servicing a Bf 10 9 D-l.1\

A Bf 109 D-I in ahangar. The Dmodel waspowered by themore powerfulJumo 210 Daengine.

Student pilot of the Stolp-Zeitz Fighter Training School on thewing of a Bf 109 D-1 in 1943.

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Three-view drawing of the Bf 109 C-I

Three-view drawing of the Bf 109 E

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One of the first production Bf 109 E-l fighters is rolled out of the final assembly hall in Augsburg.Identifying features of the E model were: shallow radiators beneath wings, three-bladed propeller, wingmachine-guns replaced by 2-cm MG/FF cannon.

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Above: The command post of 2.1} 88.

Below: Fin and rudder of a Bf 109 of 2.1} 88. sPANIEN

Above: A ur 109 of 2.1} 88.Below: On the left a Bf 109 E-l, beside it an He III E-l of the LegionCondor.

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Poland 1939: an airfield in the vicinity of burning Krakow.

This Bf 109 E-l of 2.1JG 71 (W.Nr. 3326) became the first tofall into French hands on 26 September 1939.

Poland 1939: This Bf 109 overran the landing field.

The same machine undergoing a technical inspection by theFrench.

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A Bf 109 -2 of II.I]G 54.

Bf 109 -1 of 2.1]G 20 (later became 8.1]G 51) shortly beforetakeoff.

A Bf 109 -1 of 7.1]G 51 is made ready for takeoff.

A Bf 109 E-l begins its takeoff roll.

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Bf 109 E-3 of I./JG 77, April 1940, Odendorf nearEuskirchen.

Bf 109 E-3 of III./JG 52 during the Battle of France.

Bf 109 E-3 fighters of JG 27 in the Mediterranean Theatre (notewhite band around rear fuselage).

Bf 109 E-4 of III.lJG 53 in France.

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Ground personnel of 9./JG 2servicing a Bf 109 E.

The Bf 109 E-4 of Hauptmann Wick of JG 2in France (28kills at that time).

Siegfried Schnell of JG 2already had 16 kills in France.

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A pilot of II.lJG 51 in front of his Bf 109 E-3.

Bf 109 E-4 flown by Feldwebel Illner of JG 51 in France. Illnerwas the son of Austrian aviation pioneer Karl Illner.

Bf 109 E-4 of II.lJG 51 at readiness at Desvres on the channelcoast.

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General Milch visitsII.lJG 77 inVarnes ITrondheimin May 1940.

The same machinefollowing itsrecovery.

This Bf 109 -4(Werk.Nr. 1623) ofJG 77 force-landed ona frozen lake nearHaugesund, Norwayin 1942.

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Following the conquest of France Bf 109 E,WL-IGKS, was tested extensively in the largeChalais-Meudon wind tunnel near Paris.

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Bf 109 E-4 of II.lJG 51 during the Battle of Britain.

The same machine, Werk.Nr. 4101, was tested extensively bythe Royal Air Force. It was painted in British camouflageand given the serial DG 200.

Bf 109 E-3 of 6./JG 51 shot down by Pilot Officer Wicks ofthe Royal Air Force's 56 Squadron.

This machine has been restored and today is maintained inSt. Athan, Wales in the markings of I./JG 51.

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Bf 109 E-4 of II.lJG 27. The unit marking features the BerlinBear.

Bf 109 E-7 of III.lJG 27 during the Balkan Campaign.

Bf 109 E-7 of the adjutant of III.lJG 27 in France.

The same machine in Greece in April 1941.

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Bf 109 E-4 of JG 26 in the winter of 1940/41.

"jochen" Muncheberg, Kapitan of 7. Staffel of JG 26 in hisBf 109 E-7.

Another machine of the same Geschwader.

This bullet-riddled Bf 109 was proof that the air battles werebecoming ever more difficult.

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The Battle of Britain saw the first use of fighter-bombers. Bf109 E-4B "jabos" of III.(Schlacht)/LG 2at Calais-Marek,autumn 1940. (LG = Lehrgeschwader)

Loading an SC 250 bomb beneath a Bf 109 E-4B.

A pilot of II.(Schlacht) LG 2in conversation with a memberof the ground crew.

Four SC 50 bombs beneath a Bf 109 E-4B.

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Bf 109 V 24, Werk.Nr. 5604, had the fuselage and tailsurfaces of the F, but still had the wings of the E - codeVK+AB.

The Bf 109 F-O, PH+BE was the prototype for the F series.

Bf 109V 23, CE+BP, Werk.Nr. 5603, was also a predecessorof the F series.

The same machine. Both photographs were taken duringtest flights over the Bavarian Alps.

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Bf 109 E-4 of III.lJG 27 in France 1940.

Additional Bf 109 E-4N fighters of I.lJG 27 in North Africa.

Bf 109 E-4N of I./JG 27, the first fighter unit sent to Africa.

A Bf 109 F-2 trop of JG 27 in the Mediterranean Theatre.

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Messerschrnitt Bf 109 F-O, PH+BE, in Augsburg. The F series featured rounded wingtips, no wing armamentand a larger propeller spinner.

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Bf 109 F-5 reconnaissance fighters of 4.(F) 123 in northernFrance at the beginning of 1943.

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Bf 109 F-4 fighters of a fighter school on a training flight.

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Lt. Huy of III./JG 77 receiving the Knight's Cross which heearned for his attack on the British battleship "Warspite."

Bfl09F-4tropof II.lJG 53during takeoffon a mission toMalta.

A Bf 109 F-4 of JG 53 in readiness for a mission to Malta.

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This Bf 109 F-1 was captured by the Russians in 1941 and handed over to the Americans. It was testedextensively wearing American stars and the code EB 100.

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Bf 109 F-4 in the USSR during the winter of 1941142.

A film cassette is loaded aboard a Bf 109 F-5reconnaissance aircraft.

Bf 109 F4B of 10.lJG 26 on the channel coast.

Bf 109 F-4B of I./JG 54 in the USSR during the winter of 1941142.

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Making engine repairs to a Bf 109 of III.I]G 52.

Bf 109 G-Ol, Werk.Nr. 14001, V]+WA, still equipped with the DB 601 E.

Another Bf 109 G-O, CC+PG.

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Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-l, CC+PO. The G-l to G-16 were powered by the more powerful DB 605 engine.

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Hans-Joachim Marseille in his "Yellow 14," I./JG 27.

Bf 109 G-21Rl of III./JG 2with SC 500 bomb and two 300-liter drop tanks.

Out of urgency the first Bf 109 G-l trop fighters were fittedwith MG 131 machine-guns and thus became the first toexhibit the bulges typical of the G series.

Bf 109 G-2 fighter-reconnaissance aircraft captured by theBritish at Zarzis, North Africa on 1 March 1943.

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Bf 109 G-2 of 4.1JG 54 in the USSR. The fuselage band,which appears to be white in the photograph, is in factyellow.

The insignia of II.lJG 54 are especially evident on thismachine.

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Another machine from the same Geschwader at thebeginning of the muddy period in Russia.

The most successful Finnish fighter pilot was Lt.Lunkkanen (left). Here he is seen standing with Lt. Gotz infront of a Bf 109 G-2 of I./JG 54.

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Finnish fighter pilots in front of a Bf 109G-5: Joensun,Kirjonen, Pokela, Palm, Lehto and an unidentified pilot.

Eino Lunkkanen in the cockpit of his Bf 109 G-2.

The Finns also flew the Bf 109 G-2 trap: Milko, Pasila,Pyotsia, Nissinen, Metsola and Lehto.

Vihtori Pyotsia, here in his Bf 109 G-l, was among the most""rr " f"l "f Finni"h FiCThtPTnil"t"

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Other nations allied with Germany also flew the Bf 109: herea Bf 109 G-2 of the Hungarian Air Force.

Soviet soldiers inspect a captured Bf 109 G-2.

German Bf 109 G-4 trop, Werk.Nr. 19020, in Foggia (Italy).

This captured Bf 109 C-2 trop, Werk.Nr. 10639, was tested atCollyweston (England) from 26 December 1943. The photowas taken on 8 February 1944.

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Bf 109 G-6/R6. The additional underwing armament isclearly visible.

Bf 109 G-8 of 2.1NAG 5. Standing in front of the machineare the members of this short-range reconnaissance unit,which operated in Cour1and and East Prussia (1944).

Bf 109 G-6/U2 with 300-liter fuel tank beneath the fuselage.From the G-3 on, all Bf 109 G fighters carried MG 131machine-guns above the engine, which were recognizable bythe bulges between the engine and cockpit.

Bf 109 G-10 of I./JG 300 at Bad W6rishofen in the summerof 1944.

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The most successful German fighter pilot, Erich Hartmann(352victories), Kommandeur of I./JG 52, on 20 February1945 with his Bf 109 G-6.

Unteroffizier Franz Schwaiger of II.lJG 3 in a Bf 109 G-2.Schwaiger scored 67 kills before being shot down and killedover Rain am Lech on 24 April 1944.

Jagdgruppe 50: Obit. Fullgrabe (left) and Major HermannGraf in front of Graf's Bf 109 G-6. Graf had 212 victories,Fullgrabe 65.

Pilots of III.lJG 3 in front of the Bf 109 K-4 flown by theKapitan of 11. Staffel, Lt. Kurt Walter, at Pasewalk 1945.

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Undercarriage failure. Bf 109 G-12 of JG 101,a fightertraining unit.

Bf 109 G-12 of JG 101 ready to taxi at Pau-Nord (France).Although a training unit, JG 101 was used in combat.

Bf 109 G-6 of Jagdgruppe 50. Visible beneath the wing is thelaunching tube for the Werfergranate (WGr) 21 air-to-airrocket.

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Bf 109 G-6/R3/R6. Visible in the photograph are the rackbeneath the aircraft's fuselage and underwing 20-mmcannon.

Bf 109 G-14/U2 of II.lJG 11, Werk.Nr. 464549,photographed at Neubiberg by an American soldier in 1945.

Bf 109 G-14 of the III. Gruppe of a Jagdgeschwader at theend of 1944.

A weapons technician standing in front of a Bf 109 G-14/R3of JG 54. A good view of the so-called "Gallandhaube,"Compared to the standard canopy, the new hood was morestreamlined, had less framing and provided the pilot with abetter view to the rear.

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This Bf 109 G-8 of 2.1NAG 4 crash-landed at Lyck (EastPrussia) on 14 October 1944.

At war's end in 1945 shot-up or burned-out Bf 109s werescattered all over Europe.

A shot-down Bf 109 G-IO in 1944. On the left is the aircraft'swounded pilot, being interrogated by the Americans.

A Bf 109 G-IO on display in Krakow in 1945.

The Messerschmitt B 109 in the LuftwaffeIn the course of its development the Bf 109 in itsvarious versions was flown by the following

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units. Where the unit involved was not a fighterunit, the Geschwader or Gruppe code is given, ifknown.Three-view drawing of the Bf 109 G-IO.

J agdgeschwader I Lehrgeschwader 2, L2 +J agdgeschwader 2 Aufklarungsgruppe 12, F3 +/HI +J agdgeschwader 3 Aufklarungsgruppe 13, 4E +J agdgeschwader 4 Aufklarungsgruppe 14, 5F +J agdgeschwader 5 Aufklarungsgruppe 32, V7 +J agdgeschwader 6 Aufklarungsgruppe 100J agdgeschwader II Aufklarungsgru ppe 121, 7A +J agdgeschwader 20 Aulklarungsgruppe 122, F6 or 5M+J agdgeschwader 21 Aufklarungsgru ppe 123, 4U +Jagdgesch wader 26 Aufklarungsgruppe 124, G2 +Jagdgesch wader 27Jagdgesch wader 51 Aufkl.Gr. d. OberbefehlshaberJagdgesch wader 52 der Luftwaffe, T5+Jagdgesch wader 53J agdgeschwader 54 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe IJ agdgeschwader 70 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 2Jagdgesch wader 71 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 3 AltenburgJ agdgeschwader 76 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 4 DelmenhorstJagdgeschwader 77 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 5 NeurminsterJagdgesch wader 300 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 8 FahrenwaldeJagdgeschwader 301 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 9 DiepholzJ agdgeschwader 302 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 10 FlensburgNah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 11 VechtaJagdgruppe 25 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 12 WenendorfJagdgruppe 50 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 13 LandauJagdgruppe 200 Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 14Nah-Aufkl.-Gruppe 15 Erprobungsstelle Rechlin, EI +Nachtjagdgruppe 10 to E7 +

Reserve Units orN achtjagdgeschwader II Fighter Schools JG 101JG 102Erprobungs-Gruppe 210, JG 103later Schnellkampf JG 104geschwader 210 JG 105JG 106Zerstorergeschwader I, 6U + JG 107Zers torergesch wader 2, 3M + JG 108Zers torergesch wader 26, U8 + JG 109Zers torergesch wader 52, A2 + JG 110Zerstorergeschwader 76, M8 + Salzwedel 45

Technical Data of the Mostlmportant 8f 109 Versions

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Aircraft Type n.i B2 c-r n-i E3 F 4YearBuilt 1 936 1936/37 1937 1937 1938 1941C rew 1 1 1 1 1 1Power P lan t Jumo210 D Jumo210 D a Jumo210G Jumo210D D B 601 A D B 601 EH .P. 680 685 700 680 1100 1350Spanm 9.90 9.90 9.90 9 .90 9.90 9.92Lengthm 8.70 8 .70 8.70 8.70 8.76 8.94He igh tm 2.45 2.45 2.45 2 .45 2.45 2.60W ingA ream2 16.35 16.35 16.35 16.35 16 .35 16 .20Empty W e igh t kg 1580 - - - 2060 2255L oa de d w ei gh t k g 1960 - 2170 2170 2610 2980Pay L oad kg 38 0 - - - 550 725M aximum Speed kph 460 470 470 46 0 570 635C ru is in g S pe e d k ph 35 0 360 360 355 380 530Landing Speed kph 120 120 120 120 13 0 13 0C e iling m 9000 9000 9500 9500 11000 11600Range km 45 0 450 450 450 560 650A rmament 2-3M G 17 2M G17 4M G 17 4M G 17 2 M G 17 3(2 M G/FF 1 M G 1512M G 17

Aircraft Type T2 c.r G6 GI0 K41R6 K6Year Built 1940 1942 1942 1944 1944 1944/45C rew 1 1 1 1 1 1Power Plant D B 601 N D B 605 A -I D B 605 A D B605D D B605D D B 605 DH.P . 1175 1475 1475 1435 1435 ]435Spanm 11 .08 9.92 9.92 9.92 9.97 9.97L eng th m 8.76 9.05 8.94 8.85 9.05 9.05He igh tm 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.50 2.60 2.60W ingA ream2 17.50 16.20 16.02 16.10 16.05 16.05Empty W e igh t kg 2250 2700 2680 - 2346 2346Loaded W e igh t kg 3080 3150 3200 3678 3383 3627Pay L oad kg 83 0 450 520 - 1037 1281M a xim um Sp ee d kp h 57 0 62 3 630 685 71 0 70 0C ruis ing Speed kph 475 525 520 525 645 640Land ing Speed kph 125 130 140 145 150 156C e iling m 10500 11750 12100 12000 12000 11800Range km 700 725 65 0 64 0 64 5 64 0E quip me nt: V arious E quip me nt S ets or C onve rs ions Se ts . G M 1 o r M W 50Armamen t 2M G/FF 2M G17 2M G 131 2M G 131 2M G 131 2M G 1312M G17 1 M G 151/20 1 M G 1 51/20 1 M K 108 IM K 108 1 M K 1 03/1 08

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47This Bf 109 G-6 was captured by the Americans in Italy in 1944 and taken to the USA, where it was flownwith the identification number FE 496.

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