The Bf 109 first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War and was still in service at the dawn of the jet age at the end of World War II in 1945. It first few on May 29, 1935 and first saw combat during the Spanish Civil War in 1937. Was either machine demonstrably better? While originally designed in the 1930s, the Me 109 was such a versatile fighter that it remained in use by other countries (including Israel) well after the war. The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called Me 109 (most often by Allied pilots and aircrew), was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s. The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. By September 1939, when Germany attacked Poland, the Luftwaffe had almost 1,000 Bf 109’s in service, mostly “E” models. The first operational use of Messerschmitt Bf 109 started in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. German Messerschmitt Bf 109 Gustav fighter plane. Messerschmitt Me-109. The G-6 model began production in 1943 and was the most widely produced of all the Messerschmitt variants. Dozens of Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters, including the A, B, C, D, and E variants first saw active service in the Condor Legion against Soviet-supplied aircraft in mid 1937 as a testing ground for the new German fixed-wing fighter plane. Today’s probably the best preserved Me 109 is this Bf 109 G-2 Gustav, which was captured in 1942 in North Africa. By far the most successful German plane of the war, the Me 109 made up the plurality of German fighter planes throughout much of the war. Bf 109 G-6 trop 160163, ex-KT + LL, ex-3./JG 4 "Yellow 4", ex-USAAF FE-496, White 2 , National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. Bf 109 G-10 610824 (N109MS), ex-II./JG 52 "Black 2", ex-USAAF FE-124, T2-124, Blue 4 , National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model of the main version of the Me 109. It isn’t everyday we stumble across a barn find quite as remarkable as this Messerschmitt BF 109, or more accurately, this Hispano Aviación HA-1112. In the following article, I evaluate the two on the basis of six rectally extracted parameters… The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s. There is a good selection of both Electric and Nitro powered models. Messerschmitt Bf 109 - Me109. The Messerschmitt Bf-109 is a German fighter aircraft that was used during World War II.