The German Luftwaffe was one of the most dreaded organizations of the Second World War. Its machines dominated the skies over Europe for years before the Allied forces were able to put up a notable ...

How did the two iconic fighters of the Second World War—the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109—compare? Was either plane demonstrably better? We examine the two based on ...

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is generally considered to be the world’s first truly modern fighter: it had all-metal stressed-skin construction, a mono-wing design, enclosed cockpit, and retractable ...

It’s not always the best aircraft that wins in an air-to-air engagement. Most of the times it is the training the pilot has received and his/her skills, experience to make the difference: that’s why a ...

Introduction: The rise of the Luftwaffe -- Design and Development: The path to the Bf 109: Messerschmitt's early designs ; The Messerschmitt Bf 108: Technical description ; The Bf 109's rival designs ...

Andrea Lusini, a non-commissioned officer belonging to the 37° Stormo, sent me the following interesting pictures of the remains of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 (a chunk of fuselage, from the seat to the ...

The Messerschmitt Bf 109s (sometimes referred to as the ME 109) that were uncovered in a Texas barn earlier this year have been acquired by a Swiss company that plans to restore the airplanes to ...

One of the earliest intact BF-109s is up for grabs from Platinum fighter sales, with a solid pedigree and low owner history to boot. The 1938 Messerschmitt BF-109E-1, marked 6*88, started its career ...

Video images have emerged of the landing by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 which resulted in the historic aircraft suffering damage after groundlooping at the ILA Berlin 2008 air show. The footage clearly ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition – Messerschmitt Bf 109 The Bf 109 was the Luftwaffe’s equivalent of the RAF’s Spitfire and these two fighters ...

First of all, we hear from FlyingIron Simulations, which announced the workhorse of the US Navy during World War II, the F6F Hellcat. Here’s what we can expect. Mean, rugged & powerful. These 3 simple ...