The MesserschmittBf161 was a 1930s prototype German reconnaissance aircraft. The Bf161 was a specialised reconnaissance aircraft, based on the Bf 110...
The MesserschmittBf 162 was a light bomber aircraft designed in Germany prior to World War II, which flew only in prototype form. The Bf 162 was designed...
The MesserschmittBf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110, is a twin-engined Zerstörer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or...
Due to the MesserschmittBf 109's versatility and time in service with the German and foreign air forces, numerous variants were produced in Germany to...
designer Willy Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in particular the Bf 109 and Me 262...
with the Bf 109 already in combat service. The designation Me 209 was given for propaganda purposes to cause confusion with the MesserschmittBf 109, the...
The MesserschmittBf 108 Taifun (English: "Typhoon") was a German single-engine sport and touring aircraft, developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in the...
manufacturer. In 1934, in collaboration with Walter Rethel, he designed the MesserschmittBf 109, which became the most important fighter aircraft in the Luftwaffe...
The MesserschmittBf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter...
The Messerschmitt Me 309 was a prototype German fighter, designed in the early years of World War II to replace the MesserschmittBf 109. Although it had...
The MesserschmittBf 163 was an STOL aircraft designed by BFW and built by Weser Flugzeugbau before World War II. During the autumn of 1935, the considerable...
The aeronautical engineer Willy Messerschmitt sought to maintain mass production of the piston-powered, 1935-origin Bf 109 and the projected Me 209. Major...
The MesserschmittBf 165 was a German long-range bomber project. There is very little published about the Bf 165, but it is known that wind tunnel testing...
The MesserschmittBf 110, often (erroneously) called Me 110, was a twin-engine heavy fighter (Zerstörer – German for "Destroyer" – a concept that in German...
The MesserschmittBf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as...
designed in the late 1930s. It looked like an enlarged version of the MesserschmittBf 110. It was not put into production; just three Me 261s were built...
operating the Bf 110 after it had become outdated, despite mounting losses. Messerschmitt designers had started working on an upgrade of the Bf 110 in 1937...
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt...
The Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant was a large German cargo glider developed and used during World War II. Intended to support large-scale invasions, the...
The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet) is a German heavy fighter and Schnellbomber, or "Fast Bomber" in English, used by the Luftwaffe during World...
the highly dangerous "vic-style" Troika-Schlepp formation of three MesserschmittBf 110 heavy fighters and underwing-mounted Walter HWK 109-500 Starthilfe...
Zerstörer (destroyer) to replace the Bf 110 in a minimum time and with a minimum of new parts. Messerschmitt's response was the Me 609, which would use...
The Messerschmitt Me 263 Scholle (plaice) was a rocket-powered fighter aircraft developed from the Me 163 Komet towards the end of World War II. Three...
Me Bf 109Fs joined, prototype in 1943 but cancelled after damaged by bombs. MesserschmittBf 110 - heavy fighter/night-fighter MesserschmittBf161 - reconnaissance...
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