Bf 109E-1

GERMAN WWII FIGHTER

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No other aircraft of the German Luftwaffe is so intimately connected with its rise and fall in the course of the Second World War than the Messerschmitt Bf 109. This type, by whose evolution outlived the era in which it was conceptualized, bore the brunt of Luftwaffe duties from the opening battles of Nazi Germany through to her final downfall. The history of the aircraft begins during 1934-35, when the Reich Ministry of Aviation formulated a requirement for the development of a single-engined monoplane fighter. Proposals were submitted by Arado, Heinkel, Focke-Wulf and Bayerische Flugzeugwerke. The last mentioned firm featured a technical director named Professor Willy Messerschmitt, who was riding a wave of popularity based on the success of his recent liason aircraft, the Bf 108. His goal was to conceive of an aircraft with the best possible performance for the specified weight, size, and aerodynamic qualities. Over the subsequent months, several prototypes were built that served first and foremost in development flights and further modifications. The aircraft was relatively small, and compared to the prevailing trends of the time, docile with revolutionary features such as low wing design, the use of a retractable landing gear, a wing with a very narrow profile, wing slats, landing flaps, weapons firing through the prop hub, and so on. Even the enclosed cockpit and the method of construction were not very common just four years prior to the beginning of the Second World War. At its conception, the Bf 109 was a very promising asset despite some powerplant troubles. These were solved by the introduction of the DB601. This engine, together with its extrapolated development DB 605, is umbilically connected to the types success. These two-row, twelve cylinder inverted V engines powered several tens of thousands of '109s in over 25 versions and variants. The first combat use was by three developmental Bf 109s in the Spanish Civil War, where they were delivered in December, 1936. The pre-series airframes were to, first of all, validate the aircraft's abilities in modern aerial combat. Shortly thereafter, production machines in the form of the Bf 109B-1 began to reach 2./J.88, the Legion Condor. The desire of Germany to demonstrate her aerial prowess to potential foes was advanced further in international sport meets. The triumphs attained in Zurich in the summer of 1937 were complemented several months later by grabbing the speed record of 610.95 kph. In very short order, the progressive developments represented by the C, D and E versions appeared. Despite this, the delivery of the types to combat units did not sustain a rate that was desired by military brass. Even by August, 1938, the Bf 109 accounted for less than half of the 643 front line fighters in service. The later months saw an increase in these rates. By the time of the invasion of Poland (which saw the participation of only a little more than 200 aircraft) the Luftwaffe possessed the best fighter produced in continental Europe. With both a qualitative and quantitative advantage, the fighter wing of the Luftwaffe entered the Polish campaign, the first defenses of the Fatherland, Blitzkrieg against the West, and the Battle for France. With one foot in the door that was the English Channel, the Luftwaffe embarked on the attacks on Britain in the summer months of 1940. Here, the first weakness of the Bf 109 was revealed: the inability to carry drop tanks that would have enabled the type to effectively escort bombers to England. This was one of the factors that made the defeat of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain possible. Experiences gained in 1940 led to the development of the 'F' version prior to the spring of 1941. The elegance of the Bf 109 crested with the 'Friedrich'. Following a largely defensive stance over the Channel and northern France, the Bf 109F took on a more offensive role in Operation Barbarosa in the east, and in northern Africa. In later duties with the 'Jagdwaffe' during the second phase of the war in the east, and in the 'Defense of the Reich' from 1943 to 1945, the Bf 109 served in the form of the 'G' version, followed by the 'K'. Even if by the end of the war it was clear that the development of the Bf 109 was exhausted, during its combat career, the type was able to keep pace with the foes that it encountered. Besides its primary function as fighter, the Bf 109 also appeared as a fighterbomber, reconnaissance platform, night fighter, trainer and rammjger. The disappearance of the Bf 109 from the skies over Europe was not spelled out by the end of the war. Several examples were in Swiss service up to 1949, and many flew in the air force of Czechoslovakia in both original form with a DB 605 powerplant and as aircraft built out of necessity with surplus Jumo 211s. The latter type also served as the first fighter to fight for the independence of the newly formed state of Israel. Finland retired the type as recently as 1954, and Spain didn't retire its HA-1109-1112, re-engined Bf109s, until 1967. The legendary low-wing fighter of Professor Willy Messerschmitt survived the state that developed it.

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dn jin stroj nmeck Luftwaffe nen vraznji spojen s jejm vzestupem a pdem ve 2. svtov vlce, ne sthac Messerschmitt Bf 109. Letoun, kter svou koncepc vrazn pedbhl dobu, ve kter vznikal, se stal tahounem sthacho letectva od prvnch vlench konflikt nacistickho Nmecka, a do jeho hokho konce. Historie letounu se zan v obdob let 1934-35, kdy sk ministerstvo letectv formulovalo specifikace zakzky na vvoj jednomotorov jednoplon sthaky. Projektu se zastnily firmy Arado, Heinkel, Focke-Wulf a Bayerische Flugzeugwerke. V posledn jmenovan psobil na postu technickho editele profesor Willy Messerschmitt, jeho popularita se nesla na vln spchu nedvno dokonenho kurrnho Bf 108. Jeho clem bylo vytvoit letoun s co nejvtm pomrem vkonu k celkov hmotnosti, velikosti a aerodynamickm vlastnostem. V prbhu nsledujcch msc vzniklo nkolik prototyp, kter slouily zejmna ke zkoukm a dalmu vvoji. Letoun byl pomrn mal, oproti stvajcm zvyklostem relativn jemn, s revolunmi konstruknmi prvky jako byla dolnokdl koncepce, pouit zatahovacho podvozku, kdlo s velmi thlm profilem, pohybliv sloty, vztlakov klapky, zbran stlejc osou vrtule, atd. Dokonce uzavrateln pekryt kabiny nebo skoepinov konstrukce nebyly tyi roky ped zatkem 2. svtov vlky tak obvyklm jevem, jak by se z dnenho pohledu mohlo zdt. Bf 109 byl ji z potku svho vvoje, i pes problmy s pohonnou jednotkou, velmi nadjnm projektem. Problmy s pohonem vyeila a zstavba motoru DB 601. Ten je spolu s pozdjm DB 605 neodmysliteln spojen s spchy Bf 109. adov invertn dvanctivlec do V pohnl nkolik destek tisc vyprodukovanch stodevtek ve vce ne 25 verzch a variantch. K prvnmu bojovmu nasazen t zkuebnch kus Bf 109 dolo za obansk vlky ve panlsku, kam byly odeslny v prosinci 1936. Stroje z pedsriov vroby mly pedevm ukzat schopnosti letounu v modern leteck vlce. Nsledn se do bojovho nasazen u 2./J.88 Legion Condor zaaly dostvat i sriov stroje varianty Bf 109B-1. Snaze Nmecka ukazovat svou leteckou slu potencilnm protivnkm napomhala i sportovn kln. Triumf letoun Bf 109 na leteckm mtinku v Curychu v lt 1937 byl doplnn o nkolik msc pozdji ustanovenm rychlostnho rekordu 610.95 km/h. Ve velmi krtkch asovch secch nsledovaly verze C, D a E. Pesto vak doplovn novch stroj k bojovm tvarm nepokraovalo tempem, kter by si velen mohlo pt. Jet v srpnu roku 1938 tvoila vzbroj letouny Bf 109 mn ne polovinu z 643 stha prvn linie. Ovem bhem nsledujcch msc roku se tempo dodvek k bojovm tvarm zrychlilo. V okamik pepaden Polska (kterho se vak zastnilo jen o mlo vce ne dv sta Bf 109) tak Luftwaffe disponovala zajist nejlep sthakou, jak byla v kontinentln Evrop vyrobena. S technickou i mnostevn pevahou tak sthac st Luftwaffe absolvovala polskou kampa, prvn obranu Fatherlandu, Blitzkrieg proti zpadu i bitvu o Francii. S jednou nohou vykroenou pes Kanl La Manche zahjila Luftwaffe v letnch mscch roku 1940 toky na Britnii. V tu dobu se mj. projevil jeden vn nedostatek Bf 109 - nepipravenost konstrukce stroje na nesen pdavn ndre, kter by zvila dolet letounu pi doprovodu bombardr nad Britnii. Tato zdnliv malikost byla jednm z faktor, kter zapinily porku Luftwaffe v Bitv o Britnii. Zkuenosti z boj v r. 1940 napomohly pi vvoji verze F, kter se zaala k bojovm tvarm dostvat bhem pedja 1941. Elegance Bf 109 u Friedricha doshla vrcholu. Po bojch nad Kanlem a severn Franci, spe ji defenzivnho charakteru, se Bf 109F zapojily i do tonch akc, a to zejmna pi operaci Barbarossa na vchod nebo v severn Africe. Do pozdjch kol Jagdwaffe ve druh fzi vlky na vchod i do obrany e v letech 1943 - 1945 se zapojovaly pedevm Bf 109 verze G a v poslednch mscch vlky pak tak verze K. Akoli na konci vlky bylo jasn, e koncepce letounu Bf 109 se po deseti letech sluby dostala na hranici monost, po celou dobu sv bojov innosti dokzaly jednotliv varianty dret krok se svmi sthacmi protivnky. Krom svho prioritnho uren sthacho letounu se Bf 109 objevily i v rolch sthacbombardovac, przkumn, non sthac, palubn sthac, cvin nebo jako rammjger. Nebe se pro Bf 109 nezavelo ani po skonen vlky. Nkolik stroj slouilo a do roku 1949 ve vcarsku, mnoh ltaly v balknskch zemch, v osvobozenm eskoslovensku, a to jak v pvodn podob s motory DB 605, tak v pestavn variant s motory Jumo 211. Zejmna tyto stroje pozdji tvoily zklad letectva brncho svobodu nov budovanho sttu Izrael. Finsko zruilo Bf 109 a v roce 1954 a panlsko opustilo sv HA-1109 a 1112 dokonce a v roce 1967.

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Carefully read instruction sheet before assembling. When you use glue or paint, do not use near open flame and use in well ventilated room. Keep out of reach of small children. Children must not be allowed to suck any part, or pull vinyl bag over the head. Ped zapoetm stavby si pelive prostudujte stavebn nvod. Pi pouvn barev a lepidel pracujte v dobe vtran mstnosti. Lepidla ani barvy nepouvejte v blzkosti otevenho ohn. Model nen uren malm dtem, mohlo by dojt k poit drobnch dl. Iire soigneusement la fiche dinstructions avant dassembler. Ne pas utiliser de colle ou de peinture a proximit dune flamme nue, et arer la piece de temps en temps. Garder hors ` de porte des enfants en bas ge. Ne pas laisser les enfants mettre en bouche ou sucer les pieces, ou passer un sachet vinyl sur la tete. ` Von dem Zusammensetzen die Bauanleitung gut durchlesen. Kleber und Farbe nicht nahe von offenem Feuer verwenden und das Fenster von Zeit zu Zeit Belftung ffnen. Bausatz von kleinen Kindern fernhalten. Verhten Sie, da Kinder irgendwelche Bauteile in den Mund nehmen oder Plastiktten ber den Kopf ziehen.

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A Ofw. Kurt Ubben, 6.(J)/Tragergruppe 186, Wangerooge, Germany, March 1940

A very distinctive marking of a witch appeared on the sides of the fuselage of aircraft flown by 6.(J)/Tragergruppe 186. Brown 13 carries a standard camouflage scheme of RLM 71/02/65 with RLM 65 fuselage side surfaces. Factory schemes were modified slightly at unit level, and can be seen by the repositioned border between the upper and side/lower surface colors during respraying by Stammkennzeichen. Prior to the spring of 1940, the aircraft received a newer style of national markings. The metal plating around the cowl guns were in natural metal. In this guise, the aircraft took part in the defense against the first RAF raids on Germany in the fall and winter of 1939-1940. Velmi psobiv kresba arodjnice se objevovala na trupech letoun 6.(J) / Trgergruppe 186 (jednotky uren pro budouc psoben v roli palubnch stha). Hnd 13 nese standardn kamufln schema barev RLM 71/02/65 s pevahou jednolit svtle modr RLM 65 na bocch trupu. Tovrn schema bylo u jednotky mrn zmnno posunutm hranice svrchnch a spodnch/bonch ploch pi pestkvn Stammkennzeichen, jeho zbytky jsou patrny zleva za slic 13. V pedja 1940 ml letoun aplikovn ji novj typ vsostnho oznaen. Plech v st kulomet nad motorem byl v barv kovu. V tto podob byl letoun nasazovn pi obran Nmecka proti prvnm opatrnm nletm RAF na podzim a v zim 1939-40.

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B Hptm. Hannes Trautloft, 2./JG 77, Juliusburg, Germany, September 1939

Red 1 was flown by veteran of the Spanish Civil War, later the ace and Knights Cross recipient Hptm. Trautloft, and was an example of the oldest camouflage scheme used on the E-1. The upper surfaces are in the standard irregular patterns of two dark greens, RLM 70/71. The sharp demarcation between these and the lower RLM65 was very low on the fuselage, Upper surface colors also curled under the leading edges of the wings to extend to the bottom surfaces. Inconsistent upper and lower color demarcation appears on the engine cowling. The striking red markings reveal service with 2. Staffel and the shoe emblem identifies the planes connection to I./JG 77, which descended from IV./JG 132. It was with this aircraft that Hptm. Trautloft commanded his Staffel during the Polish campaign. erven 1 veterna panlsk obansk vlky, pozdjho sthacho esa (58 vtzstv), nositele Rytskho ke a rebela Hptm. Trautlofta je pkladem nejstarho kamuflnho schmatu pouvanho na Bf 109E-1. Horn plochy jsou tvoeny dvma odstny tmav zelen barvy (RLM 70/71) se standardizovanmi lmanmi hranicemi. Ostr rozrhan mezi hornmi a spodnmi plochami (RLM 65) bylo velmi nzko. Svrchn barvy byly navc petaeny pes nbnou hranu a na st spodnch ploch. Neobvykl een pechodu svrchnch a spodnch ploch se objevuje na krytu motoru. Pestr erven doplky zna pslunost ke 2. Staffel a rozbit bota byla znakem I. /JG 77, kter jednotka pevzala od IV./JG 132. Se zobrazenm strojem vedl Hptm. Trautloft svou Staffel bhem polsk kampan.

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C 6./JG 52, Husum, Germany, 1940

The camouflage scheme of the illustrated Yellow 2 underwent some interesting changes in an attempt to adapt to the combat requirements from the Polish campaign to the Battle of Britain. The original upper surface scheme consisting of RLM 70/71 (as in Scheme B) was oversprayed with the lower color of RLM 65 along the side of the fuselage in a fashion similar to the scheme corresponding to the winter/spring 1940 period (as in Schemes A and C). In an effort to counter this effect to some extent, an overspray the fuselage sides by the upper colors appeared in an irregular pattern. The use of RLM 02 cannot be ruled out in this application. The aircraft carries the almost obligatory yellow cowl and rudder used on the Bf 109s during the Battle of Britain, and indicates that this practice was not just the domain of JG 26. The effective eagle emblem was a marking of 6. Staffel/JG 52. Kamufl zobrazen lut 2 prola, ve snaze pizpsobit se potebm vlit v letech 1939 - 40, rozdlnm druhm prosted i styl leteckho boje od polsk kampan a po Bitvu o Britnii, zajmavmi pravami. Pvodn kamufln schema hornch ploch, tvoen barvami RLM 70/71 (jako u profilu B) bylo zmnno protaenm spodn 65 na boky trupu tak, aby bylo pibleno pozdjm standardm ze zimy - jara 1940 (viz. profily A a C). Pot dolo naopak ke ztmaven trupu nstikem nepravidelnch skvrn barvami hornch ploch (nelze vylouit ani aplikaci RLM 02). Letoun nese oblben perk Bf 109 z Bitvy o Britnii - lutou p a smrovku a ukazuje tak, e tento doplnk nebyl pouze domnou JG 26. Psobiv emblm orla byl znakem 6. Staffel/JG 52.

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D Fw. Artur Beese, 9./JG 26, Caffiers, France, August 1940

This aircraft flown by Fw. Beese, was forced to put down near Calais on August 24, 1940 after combat with RAF fighters. It carried the typical camouflage scheme from the summer of 1940, comprised of RLM 02 and RLM 71 over the upper surfaces. Bottom and sides were in RLM 65. This specific scheme is an example of the unusually high and relatively sharp demarcation of the top fuselage colors. The octane marker by the filler cap is unusual in being a red-bordered yellow triangle. Letoun, se kterm po souboji se sthai RAF nouzov pistl Fw. Beese pobl Calais dne 24. srpna 1940, nesl standardn kamufl lta 1940 tvoenou poli barev RLM 02 a RLM 71 na hornch plochch. Spodn plochy a boky trupu byly v RLM 65. Kamufl je pkladem neobvykle vysoko poloenho pomrn ostrho rozhran spodnch a vrchnch barev na trupu. Instruktn trojhelnkov popiska u palivov ndre je neobvykle tvoena lutou vpln s ervenm lemem.

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H70 60

H64 17

H3 3

H3 3

H67

115

H70 60

H64 17

H3 3

H3 3

8+9 ? 32 22 7 21 25 24

H3 3

RED RLM 65

H3 3 H67 115

RLM 02

H70 60

RLM 71

H64 17

RLM 70

H65 18

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E Fw. Artur Beese, 9./JG 26, Caffiers, France, August 1940

This aircraft flown by Fw. Beese, was forced to put down near Calais on August 24, 1940 after combat with RAF fighters. It carried the typical camouflage scheme from the summer of 1940, comprised of RLM 02 and RLM 71 over the upper surfaces. Bottom and sides were in RLM 65. This specific scheme is an example of the unusually high and relatively sharp demarcation of the top fuselage colors. The octane marker by the filler cap is unusual in being a red-bordered yellow triangle. The illustrated aircraft is typically depicted with a yellow cowl and rudder. Photographs at the crash scene, however, indicate that the aircraft was destroyed before these could be applied. See the profile A. Letoun, se kterm po souboji se sthai RAF nouzov pistl Fw. Beese pobl Calais dne 24. srpna 1940, nesl standardn kamufl lta 1940 tvoenou poli barev RLM 02 a RLM 71 na hornch plochch. Spodn plochy a boky trupu byly v RLM 65. Kamufl je pkladem neobvykle vysoko poloenho pomrn ostrho rozhran spodnch a vrchnch barev na trupu. Instruktn trojhelnkov popiska u palivov ndre je neobvykle tvoena lutou vpln s ervenm lemem. Tento letoun je obvykle zobrazovn se lutou smrovkou a motorovm krytem. Fotografie pozen na mst jeho havrie ukazuj, e letoun byl zejm znien jet ped aplikac tchto doplk ( viz barevn schma A)
H65 18 H4 4

24

20

H64 17

S38

H70 60

22

H67

115

8+9 ? 32

21

S39

H67

8+9 ? 32 22
H4 4 H3 3

21

25

24

YELLOW RLM 65

H4 4 H67 115

RED

H3 3 H70 60

RLM 02

RLM 71

H64 17

RLM 70

H65 18

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Bf 109E-1
S30 S16 S37 S34
Rotring

STENCIL VARIANTS
S23 S29 S27 S44 S38 ? S43 S45
87

S27

S27

S11

S42 S10

S24 ? S32

S28

S20a S16 S40 S39 S22a S26

S14

S17

S31 S19 S19

S31

S18

S18

S12 S6 S23 S44

S15

S28

S24 ? S32

S22b S35 S26 S36 S15

S20b

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