The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. The Bf 109 first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War and was still in service at the dawn of the jet age at the end of World War II in 1945. It was one of the most advanced fighters when it first appeared, with an all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable landing gear. It was powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 aero engine.From the end of 1941, the Bf 109 was steadily supplanted by the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. It was called the Me 109 by Allied aircrew and some German aces, even though this was not the official German designation.Some versions of the G-6 and later Gs had a taller, wood-structure tail unit and redesigned rudder with an inset rudder balance protruding forward into the fin which improved stability at high speeds. The introduction of the WGr. 21 cm (8 in) under-wing mortar/rockets and the 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannon increased firepower. Certain production batches of the Bf 109G were fitted with aileron Flettner tabs to decrease stick forces at high speeds. A radio-navigational method, the Y-Verfahren (Y-Guidance) was introduced with the FuG 16ZY.

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•  Plane model
•  Assembly instructions • German Air Force Luftwaffe Captain Franz Schiess 67 kills Commander of Division 8./JG 53 Sicily Italy February 16, 1943.
•  Adhesive for plastic models with a brush
•  German Aviation Luftwaffe division 365 / 150GR. Sicily Italy June 1943.
•  Italian Air Force Reggia Aeronautica divisional 364/150 GR Sicily 1943.
•  German Aviation in Africa Luftwaffe Captain Hanz Opel 163 kills Commander of division JG 53 Tunisia March 1943.