[HunInTheSun]

Yes and why many and many OFFICIAL papers from Messerschmitt AG itself or from Rechlin Testing-Center wrote Me 109 on their papers? hu?

Official RLM designation: Bf 109
From: Messerschmitt and Obb. Research institute

RLM: Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Reich Aviation Ministry)

Ah? And what about this:

"The RLM (Reichs Luftfahrt Ministerium, German Air Ministry) distributed a unique number for every aircraft-related product. The first number showed what kind of product it was, 8 for an aircraft, 9 for piston-engines, 109 for jet- and rocket engines. The official designation for the Bf 109 was 8-109, it was the 109th plane on the list. In normal use, the leading 8 was replaced by an abbreviation indicating the manufacturer. Some aircraft got a higher number than entitled on special request of the manufacturers, e.g. the FW 200 Condor. Developments of an aircraft often got a number increased by 100, e.g. Bf 109 (*), Me 209, Me 309....

In the case of the engines, the first digit of the engine number indicates the manufacturer, e.g. 6 for Daimler Benz, 9-601 or DB 601 the most widely used engine of the Bf 109.

(*) In September 1938 the Bayrische Flugzeugwerke was renamed to Messerschmitt. The RLM (Reichs Luftfahrt Ministerium, German Air Ministry) and the Wehrmacht changed the abreviation from 'Bf' to 'Me'. The manufacturer continued using the 'Bf' for aircrafts in production. Since then the 8-109 was built as Bf 109 and used as Me 109."

Here:
http://frhewww.physik.uni-freiburg.de/A ... /desig.htm

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Bf109 or Me109 are both correct. :wink:

Then,i choose the HISTORICALLY CORRECT "Me" prefix for that bird thanks to Bigmike's mod.