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Messerschmitt Bf 109 A-D series

1472804864

9781472804860

b574287

Messerschmitt Bf 109 A-D series

[Book]

Robert Jackson.

Oxford ; New York

Osprey Publishing

2015. ©2015

64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Air Vanguard, 18.

Introduction: The rise of the Luftwaffe --; Design and Development: The path to the Bf 109: Messerschmitt's early designs ; The Messerschmitt Bf 108: Technical description ; The Bf 109's rival designs ; Testing the Bf 109 ; The early marks ; The Bf 109 into service ; The 109 that never was: The Me 209 --; Technical Specifications: The choice of engine ; Selecting the armament ; The airframe ; The cockpit ; Technical Data --; Operational history: Combat evaluation in Spain, 1936-39 ; The Campaign in Poland, September 1939 ; Conclusions --; Camouflage and Markings.

From the nascent days of the Spanish Civil War to the desperate, final defence of the stricken Reich, the Messerchmitt Bf 109 was the Luftwaffe's signature fighter. Continuously developed with more power, better armament and specialized variants, by the end of the war it was the most-produced fighter in history, with 35,000 built. Hundreds of aces and thousands of victims testified to its qualities. This book is a detailed history of the Bf 109s that were built for Hitler's new and formidable Luftwaffe, as the clouds of war gathered in the 1930s. From the Legion Condor's exploits over Spain to the Bf 109s role in the invasion of Poland, and covering the Messerschmitts' development, specifications and combat history, it is the story of the lesser-known, formative years of Germany's most famous fighter--Page 4 of cover.

Germany. -- Luftwaffe -- History.

Germany. -- Luftwaffe.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Fighter plane)

Robert Jackson.

Adam Tooby

Robert Jackson

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