fms BF109

The Messerschmitt BF109, often called ME 109, was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid 1930s. Considered to be one of the first true modern fighters with it's innovative features such as all metal mono-coupe construction, a closed canopy, retractable landing gear, and powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 aero engine. it is still considered by many to be one of the most successful warbird's in the World War II.