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Willy Messerschmitt, German engineer and academic, designed the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (born 1898)

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Willy Messerschmitt

German aircraft designer and manufacturer

Wilhelm Emil "Willy" Messerschmitt was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer who designed a number of prominent aircraft for the Luftwaffe and civil aviation.
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Messerschmitt Bf 109

German WWII fighter aircraft family

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a monoplane fighter aircraft that was designed and initially produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW). Together with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the Bf 109 formed the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force during the…
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