The Best Bf - 109 Variant ?

[the lancaster kicks ass]

to be honest i don't like the looks of any -109 but for the E..........

 

[CharlesBronson]

You don´t like long post lancaster....do you?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

 

[CharlesBronson]

Bf-109 in action ¡¡

Guncameras of Bf-109E and F blasting some Hurricanes:

 

[Nonskimmer]

Nice clips. 8)

 

[cheddar cheese]

to be honest i don't like the looks of any -109 but for the E..........

Why? Its only really the wing shape that differs...I think the F series look best...


Ill have to download those videos sometime or another Sound good

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it's the cowling as well though.............

 

[cheddar cheese]

Ah im not bothered about the cowling...

 

[Udet]

Fabulous Charles:

Somewhere around my place i have some papers about technical tests of the Bf109 G-6.

The bulges on the cowling of the G-6 indeed meant resistance to the airflow, but it was minimun, and did not play any significant effect on the overall performance of that particular variant.

 

[KraziKanuK]

Fabulous Charles:

Somewhere around my place i have some papers about technical tests of the Bf109 G-6.

The bulges on the cowling of the G-6 indeed meant resistance to the airflow, but it was minimun, and did not play any significant effect on the overall performance of that particular variant.

Must have had some effect on performance since Mtt fitted 'smoother' panel bulges on the G-6/AS, G-14/AS, G-10 and K-4.

 

[CharlesBronson]

Another interesting bird, this time a BF-109 G-6/U-2 used by leutenant Horst Prentzel.

It was in service with JG-301 in the visual interceptation mode know as " Wilde Sau" ( wild boar) , the nigth of june 21 1944, after heavy fighting with Lancaster, the pilot become desoriented and landing in Manston Airfield in Uk at 03.00 am

Funny thing the pilot never ejected his droptank.

It was equipedd with IFF device and R-6 kit.

Nice view of spiralnauze

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

very very very nice pics...............

 

[CharlesBronson]

BF-109, probably an F version, smashing P-40 tomahawk at low altitude.

 

[Erich]

CB your date is wrong concerning the landing of the G-6. Horst shot down 2 Lancasters as his only 2 kills on the night of 6 Juli 1944. He flew with 1./JG 301. Then the date of the defection I should say the mistake is >>>> ?

E ~

 

[CharlesBronson]

If the pilot defected or had an involuntary landing, I really do not know.

I posted the information that I can find.

 

[CharlesBronson]

More 109 images:


Tough Bf-109G, from Jg 54 sprayed with 12,7mm caliber rounds

A colorful G-2 of Finnish Air Force:

 

[evangilder]

Great shots, CB. It's not often you get to see shots of battle damaged Luftwaffe aircraft, they usually show them destroyed.

 

[CharlesBronson]

Here the Galland`s F-2U

Adolf was always unhappy with the armament of the Messers, when he received the F version with his reduced battery of tree guns, he really pissed off and decides to take the matters in his own hands.

The picture shows in display the 2 Gallands specials. One was a F-2 wich discarded the 8 mm MG-17 and replaced it with the very-very new a these time 13mm RB MG-131 witha 250 round belt, making it the only F series in carry that gun.

The other retains the tree MG emplacement, but added a pair of Ikaria MG-FF, 20mm, 60 round drum, ripped from an Emil.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2/U, piloted by famous commander of JG 26 "Schlageter", Colonel Adolf Galland. St. Omer airfield, France, spring 1941. A tail of this aircraft is visible in the first photo above.

Note the small bulges covering the 13mm, wich are not G-6 like ugly tumors .

Another shot of December 1, 1941 showing a very sugestive number in the F-2 tail, for deligth of H.G.

 

[CharlesBronson]

Anothers destructive BF-109 pilots.


Graf 205th Bf-109G-6

Litjens 22th Bf-109F-4

Sigfried Schnell 56th Bf-109F-3 JG-2

Otto Tange 50th, JG-51 BF-109F-2

Franz Josef Berenbrock 103th Bf-109F-4

Heinz Klöpper 62th, Jg-77, BF-109F-2

Werner Molders JG-51, BF-109F-2...too many.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Some great photos posted there guys. The problem with the F was its lack of fire power but for all intensive purposes it was the best version when it comes to all aspects. The G was just as powerful or not more then the K as Erich said.