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To: sonofstrangelove

To me they will always remain ME109s, that is what they were called back in the day, the BF is relatively new.


9 posted on 07/18/2010 7:17:40 PM PDT by calex59
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To: calex59

Some models were designated BF by the Luftwaffe. Me simply stood for Messerschmidt. Not all 109s had the BF designation though.


10 posted on 07/18/2010 7:33:41 PM PDT by Hugin (Remember the first rule of gunfighting...have a gun..-- Col. Jeff Cooper)
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To: calex59

Originally the aircraft was designated as Bf 109 by Reichsluftfahrtministerium (German Aviation Ministry, RLM), since the design was submitted by the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (literally “Bavarian Aircraft Factory”) company. However, the company was renamed Messerschmitt AG after 11 July 1938 when Erhard Milch finally allowed Willy Messerschmitt to acquire the company. Subsequently, all Messerschmitt aircraft that originated after that date, such as the Me 210, were to carry the “Me” designation. Despite regulations by the RLM, wartime documents from Messerschmitt AG, RLM and Luftwaffe loss and strength reports continued to use both designations, sometimes even on the same page.[30] All extant airframes are described as “Bf 109” on identification plates, including the final K-4 models,[31] with the noted exception of aircraft either initially built or re-fitted by Erla Flugzeugwerke, which sometimes bore the Me 109 stamping. “Me-109” is usually pronounced in German as may hundert-neun (”hundred-nine”) while English-speakers usually say “emm ee one-oh-nine”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109


13 posted on 07/18/2010 7:38:43 PM PDT by Hugin (Remember the first rule of gunfighting...have a gun..-- Col. Jeff Cooper)
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