Dinger's Aviation Pages
Messerschmitt Bf109 Recognition Points
The early unarmoured cockpit canopy used on the B, C, D and Earlier E series aircraft. Note the curved top.
The square armoured canopy first used on the E series and then continued in use on the F and G series. Note the flat top. Spanish post-war "Buchons" used the same layout.
The early unarmoured cockpit canopy used on the B, C, D and Earlier E series aircraft. Note the curved top.
The square armoured canopy first used on the E series and then continued in use on the F and G series. Note the flat top. Spanish post-war "Buchons" used the same layout.
The "Erla hood" (sometimes called the "Galland Hood") which gave improved view. Introduced on late G series aircraft and continued for the "K" series. Post war Avia S-199s used this canopy.
The classic Bf109 E series of the Battle of Britain. Note the braced tail, the flattened spinner, the engine exhaust set low on the nose. The E, F, G and K models all had a small oil radiator under the nose while there were larger engine cooling radiators under the wings. The earlier B and C series lacked the under-wing radiators, having only the large chin radiator under the nose. D series aircraft with the DB600 engine would have had wing radiators.
All B, C, D and E series aircraft had squared-off wingtips, whilst the F, G and K series (and the Hispano Buchon and Avia S-99) had rounded wingtips. The rare H series had extended wings with rounded wingtips.
All B, C, D and E series aircraft had squared-off wingtips, whilst the F, G and K series (and the Hispano Buchon and Avia S-99) had rounded wingtips. The rare H series had extended wings with rounded wingtips.
The squared-off wings of a Bf109E.
The Hispano Buchon Spanish-built version of the Bf109 design often stands in as a Bf109 in film and TV shows. Note the exhaust high on the nose and the large chin radiator.
