Messerschmitt Bf 109 family

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Messerschmitt_Bf_109_family
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fighter aircraft family
gptkbp:armament machine guns
cannons
gptkbp:configuration low-wing monoplane
single-engine
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Willy_Messerschmitt
gptkbp:engineType piston engine
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Croatia
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Yugoslavia
gptkbp:firstFlight 1935
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messerschmitt Bf 109 family
gptkbp:introduced 1937
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Messerschmitt
gptkbp:notableFeature all-metal construction
enclosed cockpit
retractable landing gear
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Adolf_Galland
gptkb:Erich_Hartmann
gptkb:Günther_Rall
gptkb:Hans-Joachim_Marseille
gptkb:Werner_Mölders
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:Bf_109E
gptkb:Bf_109F
gptkb:Bf_109G
gptkb:Bf_109K
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 33,000
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_108
gptkbp:primaryUser Luftwaffe
gptkbp:retired 1965 (Spain)
gptkbp:role bomber
reconnaissance
interceptor
fighter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Messerschmitt_Me_209
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bf_109K-4
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7