Bf109, Me109, the Messerschmitt
fighter aircraft in aviation art prints by Graeme Lothian, Nicholas
Trudgian, Robert Taylor, David Pentland available from the aviation art
company.
Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930's The
BF109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters
with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. During World
War Two the BF109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when
the FW190 entered service and shared this position. The BF109
scored more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war.
and was built in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft
being built. The BF109 was flown by the three top German aces opf
the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with
301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. All three Pilots
flew with Jagfgeschwader 52. The Messerschmitt BF109 was credited
with over 10,000 victories
Adolf
Galland / Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4 by Ivan Berryman Germany's primary
fighter during World War II, the Daimler-Benz DB601A-powered BF109E-4
was much loved by its pilots, combining good speed and manoeuvrability
with a powerful armament, namely two 7.9mm MG 17 machine guns in the
nose top decking, two wing-mounted 20mm MG FF canon and a further 20mm
MGFF/M canon mounted in the engine, firing centrally through the
propeller spinner.
The Last Patrol by David Pentland A pair of Bf109 G-14s of 9th
Staffel, Jagdgeswader 54 (Greenheart
Wing) make a final sortie during the last days of March 1945.
Caucasus Dawn by Graeme Lothian Günther Rall leading 111 JG52 squadron April 1943. Signed by four
top German aces: Walter Wolfrum, Franz Woidich, Gunther Rall, Werner
Hohenberg.
A Costly Victory by Stan Stokes. Gunther
Rall, who attained 275 confirmed aerial
victories, was the third highest scoring ace of all time. In Stans
dramatic painting Rall is about to have a mid-air collision with a
Lagg-5 during the Battle of Kursk on the Eastern Front. Rall would
survive this collision and continue to chalk-up victories until the end
of the war. Rall flew about 800 combat missions and missed nearly a year
of flying when he suffered a broken back.
