Dinger's Aviation Pages
To find out more about the Messerchmitt Bf109.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE Bf109 THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.........
INTERNET LINKS
https://zinzinzibidi.com/all_about_messerschmitt_bf_109
A really outstanding rundown of Bf109 development jammed onto one webpage.
http://www.messerschmitt-bf109.de
Falcon's Messerschmitt Bf109 Hanger - A great collection of Bf109 images and diagrams.
http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/home.html
The "109 Lair " - Lynn Ritger's website devoted to the Bf109, ideal for the model enthusiast.
http://kurfurst.org/
Holds a host of documents relating to performance trials and comparative testing of the Bf109
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bf109.html
The Warbirds Resource Group pages on the Bf109.
https://youtu.be/-6At9d99mt0?si=IOvXlAQ5UR-6ZzBh
YouTube video on German airborne radio and radar systems, including the Fug16 and Fug16ZY used on the Bf109.
https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/messerschmitt-bf-109g-6-reference-airframe-differences
A rundown of the different modifications to the Bf109 G series.
Note that Wikipedia has two pages devoted to the Bf109...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109
Is devoted to the overall history of the Bf109, while...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109_variants
...is a listing a description of the various marks and variants. It is worth looking at the "talk" tab on both.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Having remained much the same for 30 years, since I first released my Bf109 "hyperbook" on floppy disk for the Amiga computer in 1992, a flurry of angry emails about the information being out-of-date and causing heated arguments on internet forums, caused me to update the website, particularly the list of different Bf109 versions, in 2024. In doing so, I consulted all the internet pages listed above; I also looked at various arguments on internet forums about Bf109 development. A lot of sources clash (for example the two Wikipedia pages conflict on several points); where there is disagreement I've tried to go with the most widely accepted modern version but point out the alternatives.
I also consulted:
"The Messerschmitt Bf109 - Part 1 - Prototype to "E" Variants" by Lynn Ritger. SAM Publications , 2005. ISBN: 0-9551858-0-7.
"The Messerschmitt Bf109 - Part 2 - "F" to "K" Variants" by Lynn Ritger. SAM Publications. ISBN: 0-9551858-1-5. Both of these volumes are outstanding.
"The Luftwaffe Album" by Joachim Dressel and Manfred Griehl, Arms and Armour Press 1999, ISBN: 1 86019 978X
War Department Technical Manual TME 11-227, "German Radio Communication Equipment".
"Messerschmitt Aircraft Since 1925" by Manfred Griehl, Pen & Sword publications, 2015.
"Luftwaffe Eagle - A Production History of the Messerschmitt Bf109", an article by Ken Wixey in Air Enthusiast Magazine (issue 88 July/August 2000). Together with a letter from Jiri Hornat in the letters column of the following issue.
"Major Piston Aero Engines of World War II" by Victor Bingham, published by Airlife in 1998. ISBN 1 84037 012 2.
"Gustav" - An article on the Bf109G in issues 3 and 4 of "Twentyfirst Profile" magazine series published in 1991.
"Messerschmitt 109" by Alfred Price, part of the "Great Aircraft of WWII" series published by Bookmart in 1997.
These were the books on the Bf 109 I consulted when first writing my title for the Amiga Computer back in 1992. They have since been superceeded by a whole new generation of new research on the aircraft.
"The Messerchmitt 109" by Heinz Nowarra, published by Harleyford, London 1963.
"ME 109" by Martin Caidin, published in 1968 as part of Purnell's "History of the Second World War" series (Weapons Book No 4).
"Messerschmitt BF109 at War" by Armand Van Ishoven, published by Ian Allan Ltd.
"The Fighting Me 109" by Uwe Feist, Arms & Armour Press 1988.
Aircraft Profile No 40 "The Messerschmitt BF109E" by Martin C. Windrow.
Aircraft Profile No 113 "The Messerschmitt Bf109G" by J.R. Smith and I. Primmer.
Aircraft Profile No 184 "The Messerschmitt BF109F" by Martin C. Windrow.
"Messerschmitt Bf109 Into The Battle" by Michael Payne, Published by Air Research Publications in 1987.
"Messerschmitt Bf 109" by Alfred Price, published by Salamander in their Classic Warplanes Series. If you buy this book second-hand make sure all the pages are there, the bindings on this book series were very poor!
"Great Aircraft of the World" edited by Len Cacutt, published by Marshall Cavendish.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE Bf109 THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.........
INTERNET LINKS
https://zinzinzibidi.com/all_about_messerschmitt_bf_109
A really outstanding rundown of Bf109 development jammed onto one webpage.
http://www.messerschmitt-bf109.de
Falcon's Messerschmitt Bf109 Hanger - A great collection of Bf109 images and diagrams.
http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/home.html
The "109 Lair " - Lynn Ritger's website devoted to the Bf109, ideal for the model enthusiast.
http://kurfurst.org/
Holds a host of documents relating to performance trials and comparative testing of the Bf109
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bf109.html
The Warbirds Resource Group pages on the Bf109.
https://youtu.be/-6At9d99mt0?si=IOvXlAQ5UR-6ZzBh
YouTube video on German airborne radio and radar systems, including the Fug16 and Fug16ZY used on the Bf109.
https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/messerschmitt-bf-109g-6-reference-airframe-differences
A rundown of the different modifications to the Bf109 G series.
Note that Wikipedia has two pages devoted to the Bf109...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109
Is devoted to the overall history of the Bf109, while...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109_variants
...is a listing a description of the various marks and variants. It is worth looking at the "talk" tab on both.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Having remained much the same for 30 years, since I first released my Bf109 "hyperbook" on floppy disk for the Amiga computer in 1992, a flurry of angry emails about the information being out-of-date and causing heated arguments on internet forums, caused me to update the website, particularly the list of different Bf109 versions, in 2024. In doing so, I consulted all the internet pages listed above; I also looked at various arguments on internet forums about Bf109 development. A lot of sources clash (for example the two Wikipedia pages conflict on several points); where there is disagreement I've tried to go with the most widely accepted modern version but point out the alternatives.
I also consulted:
"The Messerschmitt Bf109 - Part 1 - Prototype to "E" Variants" by Lynn Ritger. SAM Publications , 2005. ISBN: 0-9551858-0-7.
"The Messerschmitt Bf109 - Part 2 - "F" to "K" Variants" by Lynn Ritger. SAM Publications. ISBN: 0-9551858-1-5. Both of these volumes are outstanding.
"The Luftwaffe Album" by Joachim Dressel and Manfred Griehl, Arms and Armour Press 1999, ISBN: 1 86019 978X
War Department Technical Manual TME 11-227, "German Radio Communication Equipment".
"Messerschmitt Aircraft Since 1925" by Manfred Griehl, Pen & Sword publications, 2015.
"Luftwaffe Eagle - A Production History of the Messerschmitt Bf109", an article by Ken Wixey in Air Enthusiast Magazine (issue 88 July/August 2000). Together with a letter from Jiri Hornat in the letters column of the following issue.
"Major Piston Aero Engines of World War II" by Victor Bingham, published by Airlife in 1998. ISBN 1 84037 012 2.
"Gustav" - An article on the Bf109G in issues 3 and 4 of "Twentyfirst Profile" magazine series published in 1991.
"Messerschmitt 109" by Alfred Price, part of the "Great Aircraft of WWII" series published by Bookmart in 1997.
These were the books on the Bf 109 I consulted when first writing my title for the Amiga Computer back in 1992. They have since been superceeded by a whole new generation of new research on the aircraft.
"The Messerchmitt 109" by Heinz Nowarra, published by Harleyford, London 1963.
"ME 109" by Martin Caidin, published in 1968 as part of Purnell's "History of the Second World War" series (Weapons Book No 4).
"Messerschmitt BF109 at War" by Armand Van Ishoven, published by Ian Allan Ltd.
"The Fighting Me 109" by Uwe Feist, Arms & Armour Press 1988.
Aircraft Profile No 40 "The Messerschmitt BF109E" by Martin C. Windrow.
Aircraft Profile No 113 "The Messerschmitt Bf109G" by J.R. Smith and I. Primmer.
Aircraft Profile No 184 "The Messerschmitt BF109F" by Martin C. Windrow.
"Messerschmitt Bf109 Into The Battle" by Michael Payne, Published by Air Research Publications in 1987.
"Messerschmitt Bf 109" by Alfred Price, published by Salamander in their Classic Warplanes Series. If you buy this book second-hand make sure all the pages are there, the bindings on this book series were very poor!
"Great Aircraft of the World" edited by Len Cacutt, published by Marshall Cavendish.
