US soldiers examine a downed German Bf-109 - Belgium, Jan 1945 #belgium #history #bf109 #messerschmitt #usarmy #me109
A German Messerschmitt Bf109G at an abandoned airfield - Furth, Germany, May 1945. Note the US P-51 Mustang in the background #mustang #ww2 #worldwar2 #messerschmitt #me109 #bf109 #airfield #furth #germany
The crew of a German Fieseler Storch takes a photograph of ground crew working on a Bf109 F4 as it flies overhead - Kharkov, Ukraine, June 1942 #ww2 #worldwar2 #kharkov #ukraine #storch #bf109 #me109 #messerschmitt #groundcrew
Want to know what it's like to fly a Messerschmitt Bf 109? For the vast majority of us, this probably is as close as we will ever get: https://youtu.be/Af2TmN93dm8
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The pilot of a German Messerschmitt Bf109G ejects after his aircraft is hit during a dog fight with an RAF Spitfire - England, date unknown #ww2 #worldwar2 #history #bf109 #me109 #dogfight #ejectorseat #eject #england #aviation
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The Messerschmitt Bf 109, also known as the Me 109, was Germany's most important single-seater fighter plane throughout the Second World War (1939-45). #History #Aircraft #Luftwaffe #Me109 #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Messerschmitt_Bf_109/
This German Bf109E crash landed at Northdown, Margate, England after being attacked by an RAF Spitfire. Its pilot, OBLT Bartels, though severely wounded survived and was taken prisoner - 24th July 1940 #battleofbritain #margate #kent #northdown #luftwaffe #bf109 #me109 #messerschmitt
Special-Showcase: Today 80 years ago, Charlie Brown's B-17 "Ye Olde Pub" and Franz Stigler's Me 109.
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One special event in WW2.
The remains of a German Bf109 are examined by residents after it exploded over Plumstead Road, Woolwich - England 20th Oct 1940 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #battleofbritain #england #london #greatbritain #woolwich #plumstead #bf109 #me109
An early German Bf109 flies low over Spanish Nationalist trenches during the Spanish Civil war - 1936 / 1939 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #spain #spanishcivilwar #bf109 #me109 #messerschmitt109 #luftwaffe
The cockpit of a German Bf109. Although cramped it was well designed with all the controls in easy reach of the pilot - Germany, date unknown #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #bf109 #me109 #luftwaffe #cockpit #controls #Messerschmitt
A German Bf109 flies low over some fields on the South coast of England - exact date unknown. The Bf 109 is the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 34,248 airframes produced from 1936 to April 1945. Note the absence of tailplane struts and rounded wingtips on this particular variant #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #messerschmitt #bf109 #me109 #aviation
Showcase-Sunday: Luftwaffe Me109T (Kora, 1/72)
The wreckage of a German Bf109 G6 known as “Black 479” of 4./JG 104 - Furth, Germany, May /June 1945. How it came to be damaged is unclear #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #messerschmitt #luftwaffe #bf109 #me109 #germany #furth
A German Me 109 Gustav-2s of Fighter Geschwader 11 - Jever, Germany 1943. This particular variant is fitted with underwing rocket launchers for two 210mm air to air rockets for use against heavy bomber formations #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #jever #germany #luftwaffe #me109 #me109gustav #gustav
Two German Bf109G-6s of II./JG51 sit destroyed on a makeshift airstrip after a British air raid - Casa Zeperra, Sardinia, June/July 1943. In the foreground is Yellow 17 of 4 Staffel and at the back is Black 6 of 5 Staffel #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #luftwaffe #bf109 #me109 #messerschmitt #italy #sardinia
Insane animated short on war through the lens of a #WWII #dogfight. According to Polygon, this inspired the cinematography in Top Gun: Maverick. End credits includes a nice Alice-in-Chains-esque banger by Jaroslaw Wojcik.
A farmer carries on as usual rounding up his sheep around the wreckage of a German plane shot down after a dog fight - England 1940 #worldwartwo #worldwar2 #ww2 #worldatwar #secondworldwar #conflict #history #worldwartwopictures #war #worldwar2pictures #historyofwar #historyofwarfare #luftwaffe #me109 #bf109 #battleofbritain #dogfight #england