Amsterdam University Press, 2023 eISBN: 978-94-6456-257-6
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
When the Messerschmitt design team headed by Walter Rethel started in 1934 with the work on a new fighter for the Luftwaffe this resulted in a fighter aircraft that gained the same fame as the British Spitfire. The new fighter type became known as the Me-109 (or Bf-109 where Bf stood for the original name Bayerische Flugzeugwerke) and when production started in 1937 this was continued until the end of the war. However, the latest ME-109 versions had little more in common with the first versions. The two versions that were in production until the end of the war were the Me-109G and the much improved last version the Me-109K.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Srecko Bradic was born in 1966 in Serbia. Since his childhood he has been deeply interested in all aspects of aviation. During the last two decades he has been a regular contributor to magazines and books. His primary interests focus on the fields of historical research, modeling and art.