A paper replica of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 German Aircraft, in
1/32 scale, by
Dutch site
Gahm Deds.
Uma réplica de um Messerschmitt Bf 109,
avião alemão da Segunda Grande Guerra, em
escala 1/32, do site
holandês Gahm Deds.
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| Model Assembled and Photo by Gahm Deds |
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| Bf 109 E-3, c. 1939/1940 |
The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called
Me 109, was a
German World War II fighter aircraft designed by
Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid
1930s.
It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, a retractable landing gear, and 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
Luftwaffe's fighter force. From the end of
1941 the Bf
109 was supplemented by the
Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Originally conceived as an
interceptor, later models were developed to fulfill multiple tasks, serving as
bomber escort, fighter-bomber, day-, night-, all-weather fighter, ground-attack aircraft, and as reconnaissance aircraft. It was supplied to and operated by several states during
World War II, and served with several countries for many years after the war. The
Bf 109 was
the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of
33,984 units produced from 1936 up to April 1945. The
Bf 109 was flown by the three top-scoring
German fighter aces of
World War II, who claime
d 928 victories among them while flying with
Jagdgeschwader 52, mainly on the
Eastern Front, as well as by
Hans-Joachim Marseille, the highest scoring
German ace in the
North African Campaign. It was also flown by several other successful aces from
Germany's allies, notably
Finland, including the highest scoring
non-German ace Ilmari Juutilainen, and pilots from
Romania, Croatia and Hungary. Through constant development, the
Bf 109 remained competitive with the latest
Allied fighter aircraft until the end of the war. -
Wikipedia
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| The Real Thing |
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| Assembly of Bf 109G-6s in a German aircraft factory. |
O Messerschmitt Bf 109, também conhecido como
Me 109, foi um
Avião de Caça alemão monoposto dos anos 30 e 40 que teve uma produção de mais de
33.000 unidades, uma das aeronaves mais produzidas na história. Havia demanda por um moderno avião de caça para a
Força Aérea (Luftwaffe) que se desenvolvia em segredo. Sua construção teve início em
1934 sob a direção de
Willy Messerschmitt na então
Fábrica Bávara de Aviões (Bayerischen Flugzeugwerken - daí a sigla Bf) em
Augsburg-Haunstetten, Alemanha. O primeiro vôo aconteceu em maio de
1935, o
Bf 109 foi posto a prova pela primeira vez na
Guerra Civil Espanhola. De
1937 até a Segunda Guerra Mundial, todas as unidades de caça foram equipadas com esta aeronave e muitas as mantiveram recebendo permanentes melhorias até o fim da guerra. Seu criador
Willy Messerschmitt durante a guerra se separou da empresa original e fundou a própria (com a sigla da empresa sendo
Me), por isso existem aqueles que defendem que a partir das versões
"F" em diante tenham que ser chamadas de
Me 109, embora este apelido nunca tenha sido oficial. Também outras numerosas forças aéreas adquiriram aviões deste modelo, por exemplo,
Finlândia, Croácia, Romênia, Hungria e Suíça e ironicamente, o principal caça da
Alemanha Nazista também serviu depois da guerra, outras forças aéreas como a
Força Áerea Israelense nas primeiras guerras contra os árabes. O
Bf 109 serviu também, além de sua função principal de
caça, como
caça-bombardeiro, caça noturno e aeronave de reconhecimento. Foi um avião muito bem sucedido, alvo de críticas e também de admiração e respeito,
pilotado por alguns dos maiores ases da Alemanha como Erich Hartmann com 352 vitórias, Hans-Joachim Marseille com 158 vitórias e Werner Mölders com 115 vitórias. -
Wikipedia
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