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Yep, but if you say BF-109 very few people will know what you are talking about. |
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I have found a somewhat different timelimne & explaination of the "BF" designation. Bayerische
Flugzeugwerke (BFW)
(Bavarian Aircraft Works) was reformed in 1926. Willy
Messerschmitt joined the company in 1927 as chief designer and engineer. Design work on
Messerschmitt Project Number P.1034 (the prototype for the Messerschmitt Bf 109) began in March 1934, just three weeks after
the development contract was awarded. The basic mock-up was completed by May,
and a more detailed design mock-up was ready by January 1935. The RLM
designated the design as type "Bf 109," the next available from a
batch of numbers assigned to BFW. |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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