Messerschmitt Bf 109 in Action

by Hans-Heiri Stapfer

By the time the Third Reich collapsed in 1945, the Messerschmitt firm had produced some 34,000 examples of the legendary Bf 109, making it the most prolific aircraft of the era. Key to this tremendous output and to the plane's longevity was a simple design that allowed rapid production, even by unskilled Zwangsarbeiter (forced laborers), and gave Messerschmitt an advantage over the Focke Wulf Fw 190. The Nazis came to power in January 1933 intent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897478207
• ISBN13: 9780897478205
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: MMD-Squadron Signal
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.8"