Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 2./JG 21.zi 2024-05-01

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Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 2./JG 21.zi - Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 2./JG 21.zi

Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 by Design Team Daedalus

Unit: 2./JG21 "Black 11," Unit unknown
Pilot: Unknown

To improve on the performance afforded by the 690 hp Jumo 210 of the earlier Bf 109 versions, the larger, longer 1080 hp Daimler-Benz DB 601A engine was used. As a consequence, the nose, cooling system, and wings had to be redesigned resulting in the classic Bf 109 series. In late 1938, the Bf 109E entered production. It entered general service with the Luftwaffe in the spring of 1939. A...

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