Messerschmitt Bf 109

Developments after the war

After the end of the war, some Me 109s were produced in the CSSR (Czechoslovakia) as the Avia S-99 and Avia S-199. There were modified Me 109G-14s, the latter with a Junkers Jumo 211F engine; several of these aircraft were sold to Israel, and formed the basis of the nascent Israeli air force. http://hsfeatures.com/avias199_1.htm These aircraft fought until the end of the 1940s, in some cases against Egyptian Spitfires, http://home.sprynet.com/~anneled/IAFtotal.html until being finally replaced by a mixture of P-51 Mustang and Spitfire fighters.

Related Topics:
Czechoslovakia - Avia S-99 - Avia S-199 - Junkers Jumo 211F - Israeli air force - P-51 Mustang

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In Spain, a modified Me 109G-2, the Hispano Ha-1112 "Buchon", http://www.wcam.mb.ca/AC/HISPANO.html was built, initially with the Hispano-Suiza engine, and later with the same Rolls-Royce Merlin engines which had powered Spitfires.

Related Topics:
Spain - Hispano Ha-1112 - Hispano-Suiza - Rolls-Royce Merlin

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The original Bf 109, produced before 1945, remained in service a long time after the war. The former German ally Romania used its Bf 109s until 1955. The Finnish air force did not retire their Bf 109 Gs until the mid 1950s. Hungarian 109's, conversely, were destroyed in Germany by their own crews on 6th may 1945. The Spanish Hispanos, however, flew longer. Some were still in service in the middle of the 1970s. Later, they appeared in films, playing the role of the Bf 109. Some Hispano fuselages were sold to museums, which rebuilt them as Bf 109s. The Swiss used several Me 109G planes well into the 1950s.

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