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Originally Posted by Cybermat47
[PEDANTISM] Bf-109, dammit, Bf-109![/PEDANTISM]
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Actually Me109 and Bf109 are both correct terms.Bf is a German abbreviation for the name of the company Bayerische Flugzeugwerke(Bavarian Aircraft Works) the company that Mr.Willy Messerschmidt worked for when he designed the 109 and 110 in late summer 1938 he bought Bayerische Flugzeugwerke and it became a part of Messerschmidt after this date RLM used the Me prefix on all aircraft designed from the company so if it was produced many post 1938 109s could be found with factory ID plates that said Bf or Me right up to the end of the war.
Clearly even the Germans themselves used both names interchangeably therefore either term Me or Bf is correct.I used Me109 under Jimbunas photo as RAF pilots used the term Me109 most all allied pilots ID 109s as Me during the war.A friend of mine his grandfather will tell you stories about cannon shells from an Me109 and how they nearly blew him apart in his B-17 I'd dare not say to him "sir it is Bf109 not Me109" because he would justly slap me in the face.