Discovering Hans Pilz's Messerschmitt Bf-109 | TJ3 Aviation History

39K views · 3K reactions | Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 During WWII, the Bf 109 was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force, serving on all fronts and also in the air forces of its European allies. Even though the superior Fw 190 began to replace the Bf 109 in some units as early as the summer of 1941, production of the Bf 109 actually rose until the closing months of the war and it remained the most numerous Luftwaffe fighter. | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook

188K views · 5.2K reactions | The oldest surviving Messerschmitt Bf...

579K views · 11K reactions |  British troops examine Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 trop WNr 8477 at El Adem in December 1941. 1. Staffel JG 27 ace Oberfeldwebel Albert Espenlaub was forced down behind Allied lines when his aircraft's cooling system was damaged in combat with a Hawker Hurricane. He was killed the same while trying to escape British custody. | World War Aviation | Facebook