1/18 Messerschmitt Bf109E, September 1940
Item #81809

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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter
aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt in the early 1930s. It
was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including
such features as an all-metal monocoque construction, a closed
canopy, and retractable landing gear. Having gone through its
baptism of fire in the Spanish Civil War, the Bf 109 was still in
service at the dawn of the jet age at the end of World War II,
during which it was the backbone of the German Luftwaffe fighter
force.

The E-4 saw the engine mounted cannon finally abandoned. The wing
mounted cannons were upgraded to the MG FF/M, which gave a
higher rate of fire. The cockpit canopy was also modified. It
first appeared in July 1940 and played a significant role in the
Battle of Britain. German figures for fighter losses show 249
E-1s, 32 E-3s and 344 E-4s lost in the second half of 1940. It
would have been relatively easy to upgrade a 109E-3 to the E-4
specifications, and this is what may have happened to many of the
older fighters.

Item No: 81809

Item Name: Messerschmitt Bf109E, Sept, 1940

Bar Code: 6939319218094

Scale: 1:18

Item Type: Plastic Model Aircraft Kit

Model Dimension: Length: 490mm Wingspan: 550mm

Metal Parts: shaft