MESSERCHMITT BF 109
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is the most used fighter plane by the German in the Second World War. They were produced extensively during the war and were the most respected fighter planes. The Luftwaffe fighter was produced extensively during the war. Nine different variations of the model by Willy Messerschmitt were used in the war. It is estimated that more than 30000 of these planes were produced in the war.
The fighter was first introduced in the Spanish Civil War. The plane was used by the Spanish Air Force till 1967. The plane was designed in 1920. So the plane remained for service for almost 30 years. Initially the company formed by Dr. Willy Messerchmitt didn’t get great support from the German government. But the situation changed in 1933 when the company of Dr. Willy Messerchmitt called BFW was invited by Luftwaffe for designing sports plane.
The resultant design Bf 108 was actually the predecessor of the 109. It was in action in 1934, February. Even though the flight showed further developments of the fighter plane was not grated to Messerchmitt. Finally Messerchmitt was granted a design of a fighter with no guarantee of a production. The first mode of the Bf 109V-1 was ready in August, 1935. The design of the aircraft was challenging during the period of 1935. It had a low wing with all metal construction monoplanes. The cockpit had a single seat and had a fully enclosed canopy.
Pilots were not too happy in the beginning to use the plane due the closed canopy. The Bf 109V-1 went for its first ride in September 1935. The speed of the aircraft attracted Luftwaffe and that backed up the redesign of the plane. The Bf 109 V-3 was the first to be converted into a fighter plane. Soon the flaws in the design of other aircraft made the Messerschmitt creation to be popular in the war field.
