For many years aviation historians and aircraft modellers have struggled to identify the exact variants, weapons and equipment utilized by one of the most famous fighter aircraft of all time, the Messerschmitt Bf 109. In all, around 32,000 such aircraft were produced and together with the Fw 190, the Bf 109 formed the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force during the Second World War, fighting on all fronts from the frozen Far North of Europe to the deserts of North Africa – from the English Channel to the Russian Steppe. During the process of continuous improvement to performance and combat requirements, the aircraft underwent modification to such an extent that identifying a particular variant or sub-type has often meant hours of research… and uncertainty.

By using hundreds of operational photographs and aircraft handbook drawings, this study sets out to describe and portray the differences of all known production variants. The aim of the book is to give an insight into the mass-produced and ‘little-known’ variants of the Bf 109 – the B, C, D, E, T, F, G and K are all illustrated as well as the lesser-known Spanish J. The research is based exclusively on original German Air Ministry and manufacturer’s records and documentation, combined with data drawn from wartime photographs as well as archaeological studies of various Bf 109 wrecks excavated and recovered in Europe in recent years.

Here, for the first time, many myths and anomalies are revealed and complexities explained in a concise and easy to use format which the serious aviation historian or modeller will find of immense value. Hard Cover - 224 Pages.