Messerschmitt Bf 109
German fighter aircraft
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Messerschmitt Bf 109 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,638 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Luftwaffe[3], Bulgarian Air Force[4], Independent State of Croatia[5], Czechoslovak Air Force[6], Finnish Air Force[7], Royal Hungarian Air Force[8], Israeli Air Force[9], Imperial Japanese Air Force[10], Royal Italian Air Force[11], Romanian Air Force[12], Royal Romanian Air Force[13], Slovak Air Force (1939–45)[14], Spanish Air and Space Force[15], Swiss Air Force[16]
- Manufacturer: Messerschmitt[17]
- Developer: Messerschmitt[18]
- Subclass of: fighter monoplane with 1 engine[19], land-based fighter monoplane[20], fighter-bomber[21], single-seat fighter[22]
- Designed by: Walter Rethel[23], Willy Messerschmitt[24]
- Has use: air superiority fighter[25]
- Commons category: Messerschmitt Bf 109[26]
- Country of origin: German Reich[27]
- Powered by: Jumo 210[28], Daimler-Benz DB 601[29], Daimler-Benz DB 605[30]
- Armament: MG 17[31], MG FF[32], Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 108[33], Mauser MG 151[34], Rheinmetall-Borsig MG 131[35]
- Has part(s): Bf 109B-1[36], Bf 109C-1[37], Bf 109E-1[38], Bf 109F-2[39], Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4[40], Bf 109G[41], Bf 109G-2[42], Bf 109G-6[43], Bf 109G-14[44], Bf 109K-4[45], Messerschmitt Bf 109TL[46], Messerschmitt Bf 109Z[47]
- Inception: 1937[48]
- Start time: 1937[49]
- First flight: May 1, 1935[50]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[51], Spanish Civil War[52]
- Service entry: 1937[53]
- Service retirement: December 27, 1965[54]
- Statement is subject of: Messerschmitt Bf 109 operational history[55]
- Topic's main category: Category:Messerschmitt Bf 109[56]
- Commons gallery: Messerschmitt Bf 109[57]
- Described by source: Blue Paw Print[58]
- Undercarriage: retractable conventional landing gear[59]
- Native label: Messerschmitt Bf 109[60]
- Length: 8.95 m[61]
- Height: 2.60 m[62]
Why It Matters
Messerschmitt Bf 109 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 123 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]