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Messerschmitt Bf 109: The Design and Operational History Hardcover – June 22, 2017

by Jan Forsgren (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
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More than 33,000 Messerchmitt Bf 109s were built between 1935 and 1945, making it the second-most produced warplane of all time. Its baptism of fire was in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39. The Bf 109 was the mainstay of Luftwaffe fighter squadrons, and the favored choice of most of the Luftwaffe’s fighter aces. Luftwaffe Bf 109 pilots accounted for thousands of Allied aircraft, with individual scores for some pilots reached hundreds of downed aircraft. It saw service in Poland, the invasion of France and, of course, during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Although gradually becoming obsolete, the Bf 109 remained in large-scale production until the end of the war, and was supplied to more than ten countries, including Finland, Hungary, and Romania. After the war, development and production continued in Czechoslovakia and Spain as the Avia S-199 and Hispano Ha-1112 respectively, the latter powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Incredibly, the state of Israel operated Czech-built Avia S-199s during its War of Independence in 1948–49. Today, the Bf 109 is considered one of the greatest fighters ever produced.
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    272 pages
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    Fonthill Media
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    June 22, 2017
  5. Dimensions
    6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1781555869
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1781555866
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“Mr. Forsgren goes into every detail of the BF 109 from its inception to the last flights… I can easily recommend the book to a newbie who is just starting to learn about the BF 109, but the book is also full of facts for the aficionados of the plane.”
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About the Author

Jan Forsgren has an MA in History and is the author of five books including two in English. He has written hundreds of aviation-related articles for various aviation magazines, including 'Aeroplane', 'The Aviation Historian' and 'FlyPast'. He has also written articles on the Air Forces in Southeast Asia that are available on www.aeroflight.co.uk. For Fonthill he has written ‘Sink the Beast: the 1944 RAF Lancaster Raids’, a work on the demise of the battleship Tirpitz.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fonthill Media (June 22, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1781555869
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1781555866
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.41 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars Messerschmitt Bf 109: The Design and Operational History
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2021
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Excellent book on history of the Me 109 .
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Craig Paffhausen
2.0 out of 5 stars Great overview, but self contradictory and propogates false information
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2022
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Please read the whole review here, all the information is needed for using this review as a judge if this will be a good book for you. I had High hopes upon reading some excerpts that new data on the Bf-109 family late war might become available. Instead, I was let down by the errors and technical flaws.

The Good: This Book provides an amazingly in-depth look at the history of the Bf-109 in as few pages as possible. If you want an excellent overview of the Bf-109 history and don't have weeks to read a very technical book, this is a good single book for that purpose. My Rating is two stars primarily because of what comes next:

The Bad: While delivering a pretty complete historical overview, the technical details make this book hard to read for someone already well-acquainted with the Bf-109. The quality of the technical writing is below that a typical amateur historian or aerospace engineer would appreciate. Several times incorrect engine designations appear, Sometimes in the same paragraph the Author switches the engine designation for the same aircraft sub-type. Worst, many of the old errors from "Warplanes of the Third Reich" by William Green re-appear... Like the bumps on most Mid-war Bf-109Gs being from the Breach Blocks for MG-151 motor cannons. In this case, the bumps are for the MG-131. The bumps were later removed because of the larger cowling made for the DB-605ASx and DB-605Dx engines.

This book is a great High School level History book and first exposure to the Bf-109. It is not a great history book for anyone of technical proficiency already with the Bf-109 or German Aircraft from World War II in general.
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Matthew Franko
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2017
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J. Strickland
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2018
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An all round good starter but needs more photos of Bf 109 variants, at least give it a try.
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Michael Marrriott
4.0 out of 5 stars Comphrehensive, accessible and well written
Reviewed in Australia on September 13, 2018
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The 109 is one of my favorite aircraft, and I really enjoyed this book. It has a great blend of technical information as well as the planes operational history. This book is a great summary of nearly every aspect of the 109. Author should be congratulated on this well researched and structured book.

One section includes, which I'd not seen before, was a summary of British, US, USSR, French etc. technical evaluations of captured 109s. Interesting to see how they compared the 109 to their own front line fighters.

Only small criticism would be a different cover to grab more people's attention. Outside of that, highly recommended to 109 enthusiasts and anyone interested in planes of the era.
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ウリの山
4.0 out of 5 stars 意外と良いです
Reviewed in Japan on November 3, 2017
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機体の概要から、オペレーションまで全体を網羅した内容です。特に新しい調査内容等は無く、各章の内容もざっくりとしたものです。しかし、Bf109 の全体概要を把握するものとしては、良くまとまっているので辞書的に使える本です。
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