Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Willy Messerschmitt's famous Bf 109 series of single-seat fighter airplanes was produced in larger quantities than any ...

Introduction: The rise of the Luftwaffe -- Design and Development: The path to the Bf 109: Messerschmitt's early designs ; The Messerschmitt Bf 108: Technical description ; The Bf 109's rival designs ...

The German Bf 109 Became Infamous During the Battle of Britain – The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is the most famous German aircraft of the Second World War. In many ways, the aircraft mirrored Nazi Germany’s ...

First developed in 1934, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was designed for speed, agility, and high-altitude dogfighting. It made its combat debut during the Spanish Civil War in 1937 and became a mainstay of ...

The German Luftwaffe was one of the most dreaded organizations of the Second World War. Its machines dominated the skies over Europe for years before the Allied forces were able to put up a notable ...

Last year, we reported on the incredible discovery of the identity behind the National Air and Space Museum’s Messerschmitt ...

In the three years preceding the start of the Second World War, another major conflict was raging in Spain. Taking advantage of the fighting between the country's Republicans and Nationalists, Nazi ...