Messerschmitt 109 - Hoodie Colour:Dark Navy but also operated over Afghanistan

but also operated over Afghanistan and Iraq

The last piston engined fighter

the Hurricane first flew in 1935

Most aircrews considered this ultimate sortie as a 'one-way' trip

3s took on the ground attack role in support of troops on the ground

Messerschmitt 109 - Hoodie Colour:Dark Navy but also operated over AfghanistanMesserschmitt Bf109 The Me109 was designed in the mid 1930s by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser. This fighter first saw service during the Spanish Civil war and went on to become the most prolifically produced aircraft ever, used in all theatres of WW2 notably during the Battle of Britain, North Africa and the Eastern Front.