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Messerschmitt Bf 109

The model is one of the best-known German fighters of the Second World War and one of the largest number of combat aircraft built in history (over 33,000 from 1936 to 1945), serving between 1937 and 1947. Until 1941 it was practically the Luftwaffe's only fighter aircraft, after which it was increasingly joined by the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Originally conceived as an interceptor, it proved to be adaptable and versatile enough to be used in numerous roles: fighter-bomber, night fighter, reconnaissance aircraft, fighter aircraft, etc.Source wikipedia