The messerschmitt was the german primary fighter of WW2. It was rubbish compared to the RAF Spitfire.
R.J.Mitchell is the best even though he shouldn't have smoked...he died of cancer...sniff...
R.J.Mitchell is the best even though he shouldn't have smoked...he died of cancer...sniff...
by Peter Pilot April 11, 2006
The Messerschmitt Bf 109(or Me 109) was a WW2 single engined fighter designed by Willy Messerschmitt and built mainly by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke. It was widely considered the Luftwaffe equivalent to the RAF Spitfire. Although widely derided nowadays as being difficult to fly, poor performing, and aerodynamically unrefined; the Me 109 was still the preferred mount of most of Germany's aces, including Erich Hartmann -the highest scoring ace of all time, with 352 kills. The 109 was first used in the Spanish civil war and served throughout all of WW2, with derivatives being built postwar in Spain and Czechoslovakia. With roughly 33,000 of the countless versions built, the Me 109 was one of the most produced aircraft of all time.
Don't know what a Messerschmitt bf109 looks like? Go watch the movie "Battle of Britain," The bad guys are flying spanish-built versions of the 109. The planes in the movie however, have Rolls-Royce instead of Daimler(Mercedes)engines, and so have pointier noses.
The first fighters of the Israeli Air Force were czech-built Messerschmitts.
The first fighters of the Israeli Air Force were czech-built Messerschmitts.
by gooberliberation December 19, 2005
That messerschmitt bf109 shot down so many fucking Brits.
The messerschmitt bf109 is a sweet looking plane
The messerschmitt bf109 is a sweet looking plane
by Ookpick GooseFrubba February 02, 2005
A sore neck, Allied pilots in WWII got sore necks from constantly turning their heads looking for Meserschmitt fighter planes.
by gargoyle6969 September 06, 2010
Women's knickers worn in wartime Britain (1939-1945). Often
made of nylon/parachute silk.
Possible derivation: said to come down without a fight. (analogy with German aircraft of same name).
made of nylon/parachute silk.
Possible derivation: said to come down without a fight. (analogy with German aircraft of same name).
by Lord George de BruceCarruthers September 26, 2010