Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 6./JG 53.zip 2024-05-01

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Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 by Design Team Daedalus

Unit: 6./JG 53 1940, France
Pilot: Oblt Heinz Bretnutz

To improve the performance of the Bf 109E, the last two real prototypes (V16 and V17) were constructed. These received some structural improvements and more powerful armament. Both were the basis of the Bf 109 E-3 version. The E-3 was armed with the two MG 17s above the engine and one MG FF cannon in each wing. Some units began receiving the E-3 by September 1939. A total of 1,276 E-3...

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