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.
Nicknames
| Bf 109 Nicknames | |
|---|---|
| Globally | Messer (Abbriviation of Messerschmitt and/or Knife) · Messerschmitt · 109 |
| ▄ Finnish | Mersu (Messer) |
| ▂ Russian | Messer (Мессер) |
| ▂ Pilots | Khudoy (Худо́й) (Thin, Lean) |
| ▀ 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) |
| ▄ Spanish | Buchon (Pounter Pigeon) (for their own HA-1112) |
| ▂ Czech | Mezec (Mule) (for their own Avia S-199) |
| Unknown | Augsburg Eagle |
Vehicles
Rank I
- Flegel's Bf 109 A - (Pilot: Norbert Flegel)
- Bf 109 B-1/L
- Bf 109 E-1
Rank II
- Bf 109 E-3
- Bf 109 E-4
- ▅Bf 109 E-7 - (German aircraft given to the Japanese for testing)
- Bf 109 E-7/U2
- Bf 109 F-1
- Bf 109 F-2
Rank III
- Bf 109 F-4
- Bf 109 F-4/trop
- ▃Bf 109 F-4 - (USA-captured Bf 109 F-4)
- 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-2/trop
Rank IV
- Bf 109 G-6
- ▄Bf 109 G-6 (Finnish Bf 109 G-6, located in the Swedish tree) (Pilot: Börje Gustav Hielm)
- Bf 109 G-10
- Bf 109 G-14
- ▄Bf 109 G-14/AS (Italian Bf 109 G-14/AS, located in the Italian tree)
- Bf 109 K-4
- Bf 109 Z
Media
- Videos
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
