The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German single seat fighter aircraft that entered Luftwaffe service in 1937 and remained in production and frontline use throughout the Second World War. More Bf 109s were built than any other fighter aircraft in history, and it was the primary fighter of the German air force for the whole conflict.
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SignificanceThe most-produced fighter aircraft in history, accounting for the majority of German fighter production in WWII and serving as the Luftwaffe's primary fighter. 1 Manufacturer or BuilderBayerische Flugzeugwerke, later Messerschmitt AG 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Messerschmitt Bf 109
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The Bf 109 is the most produced fighter aircraft in history, a total of 34,248 airframes having been produced between 1936 and April 1945.
In Group: Propeller-Driven Fighters, Lead sentence
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a monoplane fighter aircraft that was designed and initially produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW).
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