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introBf 109
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 MesserschmittBf 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 NaziGermany through to
her final downfall. The history of the aircraft begins during
1934-35, when the Reich Ministry of Aviation formulated a
requirement for thedevelopment of a single-engined monoplane
fighter. Proposals were submitted by Arado, Heinkel, Focke-Wulf and
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke. The lastmentioned firm featured a
technical director named Professor Willy Messerschmitt, who was
riding a wave of popularity based on the success of his
recentliason 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
wasrelatively small, and compared to the prevailing trends of the
time, docile with revolutionary features such as low wing design,
the use of a retractable landinggear, a wing with a very narrow
profile, wing slats, landing flaps, weapons firing through the prop
arc, and so on. Even the enclosed cockpit and the method
ofconstruction 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 assetdespite some powerplant troubles. These
were solved by the introduction of the DB601. This engine, together
with its extrapolated development DB605, areumbilically connected
to the types success. These two-row, twelve cylinder inverted V
engines powered several tens of thousands of '109s in over 25
versionsand 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 airframeswere 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 reach2./J.88, the
Legion Condor. The desire of Germany to demonstrate her aerial
prowess to potential foes was advanced further in international
sport meets. Thetriumphs 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 didnot 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. Thelater 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 Luftwaffeentered
the Polish campaign, the first defenses of the Fatherland,
Blitzkrieg against the West, and the Battle fro France. With one
foot in the door that wasthe 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 theLuftwaffe 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 ona 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 theeast, 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 wasclear 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 itsprimary function as fighter, the Bf 109
also appeared as a fighter-bomber, reconnaissance platform, night
fighter, trainer and rammjager.
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 DB605 powerplant and as
aircraft built out of necessity with surplusJumo 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 as1954, and Spain didn't retire its HA-1109-1112, rebuilt
Bf109s, until 1967. The legendary low-wing fighter of Professor
Willy Messerschmitt survived the statethat developed it.
The Bf 109E-1 version
The E-1 was developed from the prototype Bf 109V15. The 'Emil'
was the first version where the DB 601 replaced the Jumo 210. Not
only did the front of theaircraft change significantly with this
modification, but the engine drove a three blade, variable pitch
propeller, and gave a 50% better performance. Standardarmament
comprised a quartet of MG 17 machine guns above the engine and in
the wings. Some E-1s were later modified to E-3 standard with the
replacementof the wing machine guns by 20mm MG FF cannon (both the
E-1 and the E-3 were produced simultaneously, differing only in
wing armament). There was a totalof 1183 E-1s built. Compared to
its adversaries, comprising chiefly the D-520, Spitfire and
Hurricane, the E-1 enjoyed an advantage in climb rate,
armament,stability as a gun platform, and having fuel injection.
Its main drawback ended up being short range, allowing only a few
minutes' combat before the pilot neededto break off and head back
to his home field. Shortly after the Battle of Britain, the Bf
109E-1 was replaced by later versions of the 'E' and the 'F'
versions.
The illustrated aircraft is typically depicted with a yellow
cowl and rudder. Photographs at the crash scene, however, indicate
that the aircraft wasdestroyed before these could be applied. See
the profile A.
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INSTRUKTION SINNBILDENINSTR. SYMBOLY SYMBOLESINSTRUKTION
SIGNS
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VYVRTAT OTVORSYMETRICAL ASSEMBLY
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C137H77 TIRE BLACK
C116 BLACK GRAY RLM 66
Mr.COLORAQUEOUS
RUSTH344
ALUMINIUM
MC214
MC218
DARK IRON
Mr.METAL COLOR
C115 LIGHT BLUE RLM 65
MC213 STEEL
C3H3
Mr.COLORAQUEOUS
GSi Creos (GUNZE)
RED
C4H4 YELLOW
C33H12 FLAT BLACK
C41H47 RED BROWN
H64 DARK GREENC17 RLM 71
C18H65 BLACK GREEN RLM 70
GRAYC60H70 RLM 02
C2H2 BLACK
H067
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F3PE9
F36
F14
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
F14
F13
PE25
F39
F1
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
F9
F17
F35PE40
PE34
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
MC213STEEL
PE33
F7
F11
PE32
E11
A12
PE33
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
MC214DARK IRON
MC214DARK IRON
D9
A1
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
MC214DARK IRON
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
A2
D4
F24
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
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PE31
PE31
D23
F30
F16
F38
F37
PE21
PE12
PE18
PE20
PE10
PE26
E16
PE16PE12
PE23
PE19
PE21
F22F26
E19 F19
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
F33
PE35
F32
F12
MC213STEEL
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C33H 12
FLAT BLACK
C33H 12
FLAT BLACK
F19
PE14
PE5
PE6
PE1PE17
PE4
PE7
PE8
E12
F25
D21
PE11
PE22
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
E19
C116RLM66 GRAY
C3H 3
BLACK
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
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DG34
G26
G18
G27
G32
G3 - FIRSTG7 - NEXT
G3 - PRVNÍG7 - DRUHÝ
G1G22MC214DARK IRON
G13
G14
G25
C33H 12
FLAT BLACK
C33H 12
FLAT BLACK
MC218ALUMINIUM
G10
G2
MC218ALUMINIUM
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAYC60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
G9
G19
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
MC214DARK IRON
C137H 77
TYRE BLACK
G30
G29
G8
G33
G23
F4
G12 5 pcs.
G12 5 pcs.
G15
G15
G16
G24
G17
MC214DARK IRON
MC214DARK IRON
MC214DARK IRON
MC218ALUMINIUM
H344RUST
H344RUST
H344RUST
H344RUST
MC218ALUMINIUM
D
G7 G31
G3
G4G31
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
MC218ALUMINIUM
MC218ALUMINIUM
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C137H 77
TYRE BLACK
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D5
D8
D19
D18
D17
D11
D20
D
A2
A1
F2E24
G16
E13
E10
PE39
F2
D23
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
D2
D3
F40
C137H 77
TYRE BLACK
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C116RLM66 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
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7
E5
C1
MC218ALUMINIUM
C137H 77
TYRE BLACK
E8
C2
C137H 77
TYRE BLACK
MC218ALUMINIUM
C3
E15
E20
C2
D12
D14
C1
MC218ALUMINIUM
MC218ALUMINIUM
C3
PE27
PE27PE29
PE28
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
MC214DARK IRON
MC214DARK IRON
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G20
G21
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
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PE30
F4
D22
D7
D6
D13
G28
G5
G6
MC214DARK IRONC60
H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
G28
G5
G6
MC214DARK IRON
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
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RLM02 GRAY
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D16
D15E2
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
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F6
D22
F34F6
D13
C3
F18
E6F5
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
MC218ALUMINIUM
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
E7
F10
F5
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
MC218ALUMINIUM
PE37
PE37
E3
E2
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
E18 A1, A2C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
F20
F27
F8
C137H 77
TYRE BLACK
C116RLM66 GRAY
C116RLM66 GRAY
F8
F27F20
C137H 77
TYRE BLACK
C116RLM66 GRAY
C116RLM66 GRAY C116
RLM66 GRAY
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G19
PE38
A1
A4
A11
A5
F4
E14
E9
OPEN
CLOSED
OPEN
CLOSED A6
F29
MC214DARK IRON
G12 5 pcs.
G15
E26
H344RUST
H344RUST
G15
G12 5 pcs.
E21
H344RUST
H344RUST
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F21
PE3
PE2PE24
J2
C33H 12
FLAT BLACKC41H 47
RED BROWN
C116RLM66 GRAY
J2
E17
C33H 12
FLAT BLACKC41H 47
RED BROWN
C116RLM66 GRAY
C3H 3
BLACK
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A DE4 - MARKING ; ONLY
J3
J4PE36
A DPE15 - MARKING ; ONLY
E4
J3
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
PE15
PE13
PE15
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
F28
OPEN
CLOSED
J1
J4
C41H 47
RED BROWN
F23
F23
J1
C60H 70
RLM02 GRAY
PE36C33H 12
FLAT BLACK
E23D1
E22
C18H 65
RLM70 GRAY MC218ALUMINIUM
MC218ALUMINIUM
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A Yellow ‘11’, Fw.Artur Beese, 9./JG 26, Caffiers, France,August
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H65
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3H3
3H3
2H7060 18H65 2H7060 18
H65
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3H3
H7060 18
H65
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3H3
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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 topfuselage
colors. The octane marker by the filler cap is unusual in being a
red-bordered yellow triangle.
Letoun, se kterým po souboji se stíhači RAF nouzově přistál Fw.
Beese poblíž Calais dne 24. srpna 1940, nesl standardní kamufláž
léta 1940 tvořenou poli barev RLM 02 a RLM 71na horních plochách.
Spodní plochy a boky trupu byly v RLM 65. Kamufláž je příkladem
neobvykle vysoko položeného poměrně ostrého rozhraní spodních a
vrchních barev na trupu. Instruktážnítrojúhelníková popiska u
palivové nádrže je neobvykle tvořena žlutou výplní s červeným
lemem.
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RLM 02 H7060 RLM 70H6417RLM 71 18
H65
RED 3H3
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Red ‘1’ was flown by veteran of the Spanish Civil War, later the
ace and Knight’s Cross recipient Hptm. Trautloft, and was an
example of the oldest camouflage scheme used on the E-1. The
uppersurfaces 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 colorsalso
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 revealservice 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 Staffelduring the
Polish campaign.
„Červená 1“ veterána španělské občanské války, pozdějšího
stíhacího esa (58 vítězství), nositele Rytířského kříže a rebela
Hptm. Trautlofta je příkladem nejstaršího kamuflážního
schématupoužívaného na Bf 109E-1. Horní plochy jsou tvořeny dvěma
odstíny tmavě zelené barvy (RLM 70/71) se standardizovanými
lámanými hranicemi. Ostré rozrhaní mezi horními a spodnímiplochami
(RLM 65) bylo velmi nízko. Svrchní barvy byly navíc přetaženy přes
náběžnou hranu až na část spodních ploch. Neobvyklé řešení přechodu
svrchních a spodních ploch se objevuje nakrytu motoru. Pestré
červené doplňky značí příslušnost ke 2. Staffel a rozbitá bota byla
znakem I. /JG 77, který jednotka převzala od IV./JG 132. Se
zobrazeným strojem vedl Hptm. Trautloft svouStaffel během polské
kampaně.
B Red ‘1’, Hptm. Hannes Trautloft, 2./JG 77, Juliusburg,
Germany, September 1939
30 6 28+29 8+9 ? 321814
S39
18H65H64
17 S43H7060
H641723 26
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3H3
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H65
RED 3H3
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3H3
3H3
3H3
3H3
3H3
H6417
H6417
H6417
H7060
H7060
H7060
2 2
319
S39
H6417 S43
H7060
H6417
H706031
H6417 12+13 ? 33
A very distinctive marking of a witch appeared on the sides of
the fuselage of aircraft flown by 6.(J)/Tragergruppe 186. Red ‘13’
carries a standard camouflage scheme of RLM 71/02/65 with RLM65
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
byStammkennzeichen. 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. The number ‘13’
haserroneously been identified as being yellow, and is more likely
red or a very dark orange. In this guise, the aircraft took part in
the defense against the first RAF raids on Germany in the fall
andwinter of 1939-1940.
Velmi působivá kresba čarodějnice se objevovala na trupech
letounů 6.(J) / Trägergruppe 186 (jednotky určené pro budoucí
působení v roli palubních sthačů). „Červená 13“ nese
standardníkamuflážní schema barev RLM 71/02/65 s převahou jednolité
světle modré RLM 65 na bocích trupu. Tovární schema bylo mírně
změněno posunutím hranice svrchních aspodních/bočních ploch při
přestříkávání Stammkennzeichen, jehož zbytky jsou patrny zleva za
číslicí 13. V předjaří 1940 měl letoun aplikován již novější typ
výsostného označení. Plech v ústíkulometů nad motorem byl v barvě
kovu. Číslice „13“ bývá nesprávně interpretována jako žlutá.
Přesnější je však červená, či velmi tmavě oranžová. V této podobě
byl letoun nasazován přiobraně Německa proti prvním „opatrným“
náletům RAF na podzim a v zimě 1939-40.
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C Red ‘13’, Ofw. Kurt Ubben, 6.(J)/Tragergruppe 186, Wangerooge,
Germany, March 1940
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RLM 02 H7060 RLM 70H6417RLM 71 18
H65
YELLOW 4H4 RED 3
H3
1
2 2
3H3
3H3
3H3
3H3
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S39
4H4
18H65H64
17 S43
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.
Theoriginal 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
schemecorresponding 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
anirregular 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,
andindicates that this practice was not just the domain of JG 26.
The effective eagle emblem was a marking of 6. Staffel/JG 52.
Kamufláž zobrazené „Žluté 2“ prošla, ve snaze přizpůsobit se
potřebám válčiště v letech 1939 - 40, rozdílným druhům prostředí i
stylů leteckého boje od polské kampaně až po Bitvu o
Británii,zajímavými úpravami. Původní kamuflážní schema horních
ploch, tvořené barvami RLM 70/71 (jako u profilu B) bylo změněno
protažením spodní 65 na boky trupu tak, aby bylo
přiblíženopozdějším standardům ze zimy - jara 1940 (viz. profily A
a C). Poté došlo naopak ke ztmavení trupu nástřikem nepravidelných
skvrn barvami horních ploch (nelze vyloučit ani aplikaci RLM
02).Letoun nese oblíbený šperk Bf 109 z Bitvy o Británii - žlutou
příď a směrovku a ukazuje tak, že tento doplněk nebyl doménou JG
26. Působivý emblém orla byl znakem 6. Staffel/JG 52.pouze
D Yellow ‘2’, 6./JG 52, Husum, Germany, 1940
17H64
17H64
17H64
18H65
18H65
18H65
17H64
3 27 16
4H4
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RLM 65 115H67
115H67
115H67
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