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 | |
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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 | Mezec (Mule) (for their own Avia S-199) |
| Unknown | Augsburg Eagle |
Vehicles
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I Rank
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 Bf 109 B-1   Bf 109 E-1  |
 Flegel's Bf 109 A  |
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II Rank
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Bf 109 E-3  Bf 109 E-4  Bf 109 E  Bf 109 F-1  Bf 109 F-2  Bf 109 F (e)  |
Bf 109 E-7/U2  |
▅Bf 109 E-7  |
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III Rank
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Bf 109 F-4  Bf 109 F-4/trop  Bf 109 F  Bf 109 G-2/trop  |
Bf 109 G-2  |
▃Bf 109 F-4  |
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IV Rank
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Bf 109 G-6  Bf 109 G-14  Bf 109 G-10  Bf 109 G  Bf 109 K-4  |
Bf 109 Z-1  |
▄Bf 109 G-14/AS  ◐Bf 109 G-2  |
▄Bf 109 G-6  |
Sakeen  | ||
- 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 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)
- S-199 - (Czech modified Bf 109, located in the Israeli tree)
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
