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Two well-illustrated works are Uwe Feist, Norman E. Harms, and Mike Dario, The Fighting One O Nine (1978); and Robert Grinsell and Rikyu Watanabe, Messerschmitt Bf 109 (1980). Walter A. Musciano, Messerschmitt Aces (1982), covers the history of the plane and its pilots. Jochen Prien and Peter Rodeike, Messerschmitt Bf 109 F, G, K Series, trans. from German (1993), deals with the technical aspects and production of these Bf 109 models and is illustrated with drawings and photographs.

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Add new Web site: South Australian Aviation Museum - WILLY MESSERSCHMITT – MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109E. May 31, 2024
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Messerschmitt Bf 109. Apr 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Imperial War Museums - Messerschmitt Bf 109: The Spitfire’s nemesis. Jan 24, 2024
Add new Web site: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Messerschmitt Bf 109 G 6/R3. Sep 07, 2023
Add new Web site: National Museum of the United States Air Force - Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10. Mar 25, 2023
Add new Web site: World War II Database - Bf 109. Feb 12, 2023
Add new Web site: American Heritage Museum - Messerschmitt Bf 109. Aug 30, 2022
Changed "7.62 mm" to "7.92 mm." Jun 16, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Messerschmitt Bf 109. Feb 10, 2009
New bibliography added. Jun 27, 2007
New article added. Jun 27, 2007
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