Bf 109 (Family)
Description
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. Around 34,000 units were produced.
Nicknames
Bf 109 Nicknames | |
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Globally | Messer (Abbriviation of Messerschmitt and/or Knife) · Messerschmitt · 109 |
▄ Finnish | Mersu (Messer) |
▂ Russian | Messer (Мессер) |
▀ Pilots | Anton (A-model) · Berta (B) · Caesar (C) · Dora (D) · Emil (E) · Friedrich / Fritz (F) · Gustav (G) · Kurfürst (K) |
Die Beule (The Bump) (G-6) · Zwilling (Twins) (Z) | |
▂ Pilots | Khudoy (Худо́й) (Thin, Lean) |
▄ Spanish | Buchon (Pounter Pigeon) (for their own HA-1112) |
▂ Czech | Mezek (Mule) (for their own Avia S-199) |
Israeli | Sakeen (סכין) (Knife) (Avia S-199) |
Unknown | Augsburg Eagle |
Vehicles
- Notes
- Flegel's Bf 109 A - (Pilot: Norbert Flegel)
- ▅Bf 109 E-7 - (German aircraft bought by the Japanese for testing)
- ▃Bf 109 F-4 - (USSR-captured & shipped to US for further evaluation)
- ◐Bf 109 F-4 - (Hungarian Bf 109 F-4, located in the Italian tree)
- Bf 109 G-2 - (Romanian Bf 109 G-2, located in the German tree)
- ◐Bf 109 G-2 - (Hungarian Bf 109 G-2, located in the Italian tree)
- ▄Bf 109 G-6 - (Finnish Bf 109 G-6, located in the Swedish tree) (Pilot: Börje Gustav Hielm)
- Sakeen - (Czech Avia S-199, a modified Bf 109, located in the Israeli tree)
Media
- Videos
Tactics: Bf.109 - War Thunder Official Channel
Messerschmitt Bf.109 - War Thunder Official Channel
The Shooting Range #230 - Pages of History section at 03:24 discusses the Bf 109 in Swiss service.
Most produced aircraft discusses the Bf 109 (Family) at 4:57 - War Thunder Official Channel
Legends: Bf 109 - War Thunder Official Channel