Messerschmitt Bf109E

During the early war years the Bf109 was one of the world's finest single seat fighters. Its basic design provided the potential for it to take new engines and armament so that it remained the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter forces throughout World War Two.

The Bf109E was an improved version of an aircraft designed by Willi Messerschmitt in 1935. It had proved to be a superb fighter during early combat trials in the Spanish Civil War. Only when German fighter pilots met the Spitfire in combat did they find an aircraft in some ways equal to their own. The Bf109E was as fast as the Spitfire, faster than the Hurricane but could out-climb both.

Although a superb fighter it, like most of its contemporaries, was under-gunned (a deficiency which was not remedied until the introduction of the Bf109G) and had poor ground handling characteristics. Perhaps its worst handicap, during the Battle of Britain, was its limited fuel capacity. This meant limited range and endurance so, they could only remain over the United Kingdom for a few minutes of combat before having to break off the engagement and return to base.

With mounting medium bomber losses the Luftwaffe introduced a fighter-bomber version in October 1940.

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[billace90]

@poopingbotham: Please don't get me wrong.I am not a Nazi sympathizer. But history tends to be lenient towards those fallen defending their causes. Marseille had extraordinary pilot skills, that cannot be denied. And if I take my hat off, I also do it when I mention Douglas Bader, Pappy Boyinton and Nichizawa. For us aviation and history buffs, those extraordinary pilots are way over ideologies. They were real aces, of a special breed. And I think they are owed respect.

[TheAloha1991]

@billace90 I take my hat off to that comment.

[MrOrmesby]

@billace90 I I must advise that Douglas Bader does not deserve any accolade... he was a bad tempered, very obnoxious leader... he claimed that when he was shot down in 1941... was by a German ace... and he managed to ram an Me 110 in the process... after the war Adolf Galland... said to an R.A.F airman.."Bader was not shot down by a German ace... he was shot down by a flight sergeant. and no German planes were rammed on that day. (I am English... but not proud of that twat)...

[scatpack]

theres one of these in winnipeg

[TtimWh]

nice vid, such a beautiful plane, wish I could see one in real life one day.

[TheMuffdivr]

That Benz engine has a whistle like no other. Sweet !

[FiveCentsPlease]

@TwoTwoZulu

The sounds are from a digital recording that's still available on CD. Search for Checkflight Gustav.

[TwoTwoZulu]

0:25 Holy crap! That's the best engine I've EVER HEARD!

[TwoTwoZulu]

The 22 dislikes were those of the RAF.

[gameplay1011]

the best ww2 plane better then the p-51

[Pilottyengi]

I would like to have this model in my flight sim. Very nice.