Messerschmitt Bf – 109E – 3 - the German fighter

In 1934 the RLM prepared a tender for the replacement of the Arado Ar-68 and Heinkel He-51 biplane fighters. In the summer of the same year Professor Messerschmitt and engineer Rethel began work on the design of a single-seat fighter. Airplanes of four companies were submitted to the competition: Arado Ar - 80V - 1, Focke – Wulff FW-159V - 1, Heinkel He - 112V - 1 and Messerschmitt Bf - 109V - 1. Comparative tests of prototypes took place at the end of 1935 in Travemunde. He - 112 and Bf - 109 were selected for further tests. In the end the Bf - 109 won the competition, as it was simpler to manufacture and significantly cheaper. The initial order was for only 10 fighters. Improvements followed and the 109 became the standard German fighter. Participated in the Spanish Civil War, where the shortcomings of the machine became apparent. They were quickly removed and the Bf - 109E version was built, which became the most massive during World War II.

A simple, but excellent graphically and structurally designed model, depicting the aircraft of Unteroffizer Karl Wolf of 3./JG A 52, which crashed on an airfield landing at Pichen/Calais in September 1940. It is intended for modelers of all experience, so a version without a cockpit interior and with an included chassis is provided, which, under the supervision of a more experienced colleague, will perfectly stick even a beginner and modeler with little experience.