The Messerschmitt Bf 109 E: Germany's Premier Early World War II Fighter

by David Johnston

The Bf 109 E "Emil" entered service in 1938. The aircraft's DB 601 engine transformed its performance, making the Messerschmitt fighter one of the most capable anywhere in the world at the time. After seeing action late in the Spanish Civil War, the Emil was Germany's premier fighter aircraft during the early years of World War II, seeing action over Poland, France and the Low Countries, Great Britain, the Balkans, and North Africa. By the time of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076435860X
• ISBN13: 9780764358609
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.2" x 9.1"