13.08.2008, 19:43
[quote="Skunkmeister"]Ok, so why are ALL 109 identification plates(including K-14's) stamped Bf 109?
You are right, all 109s were stamped Bf, as that was the original designation of the aircraft, but both terms were used throughout the war, and not just by the Allies, so it's sort of a moot point.
"Both are correct for the Messerschmitt 109 fighter. Both the factory and the Luftwaffe used both designations throughout the life of the 109. Both Bf 109 and Me 109 appear in "official" documents from a variety of 'official sources, from the production facilities themselves to internal RLM docs. It is wrong to say that 'Me 109' is incorrect or that Bf was terminated during construction of the 108-109-series fighter. These alternative designations didn't stop at the Gustav; many Augsburg documents from the last months of the war still used the Bf prefix."
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You are right, all 109s were stamped Bf, as that was the original designation of the aircraft, but both terms were used throughout the war, and not just by the Allies, so it's sort of a moot point.
"Both are correct for the Messerschmitt 109 fighter. Both the factory and the Luftwaffe used both designations throughout the life of the 109. Both Bf 109 and Me 109 appear in "official" documents from a variety of 'official sources, from the production facilities themselves to internal RLM docs. It is wrong to say that 'Me 109' is incorrect or that Bf was terminated during construction of the 108-109-series fighter. These alternative designations didn't stop at the Gustav; many Augsburg documents from the last months of the war still used the Bf prefix."
http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/art ... bigpicture