Bf 109 facts
While investigating facts about Bf 109, I found out little known, but curios details like:
During the Battle of Britain, German ace Adolf Galland was asked what his pilots needed to defeat the British. He replied "I should like an outfit of Spitfires for my squadron"; Galland had found that the British fighter was much more maneuverable than his own Bf 109 aircraft.
The German Messerschmitt Bf 109 provided most of the escort duties for the bombers.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 5 of the best facts about Bf 109 I managed to collect.
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On December 20th, 1943 a luftwaffe pilot by the name of Franz Stigler flying a BF 109 spared and escorted a heavily damaged American B 17f piloted by 2nd Lt. Charles "charlie" Brown out of German controlled airspace so he could make it back to base and land in England
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The most produced fighter plane in history was the Bf 109 with 33,984 produced.
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William Overstreet Jr chased a German BF 109 over Paris, over Flak fire, and...through the Eiffel Tower.
