Armour Collection by Franklin Mint

Diecast Model

Messerschmitt Bf-109G

"Wimmersol - H. Sachsenberg"

Luftwaffe IX/St.G. 77

Kiev, Ukraine 1943

1/48 Scale - B11E212

Length: 7.25"

Wingspan: 8"

Each fully painted and assembled model features:

• Assembled by hand in preferred 1:48 scale.
• Hand-painted. Complete with authentic military markings.
• Engineered with fully removable cockpit canopy and rolling wheels.
• Re-created in impressive 1:48 scale die-cast metal.
• Assembled and painted by hand.
• Decked out with historic military markings.
• Features detailed undercarriage and cockpit.

About this aircraft: 

The Bf 109 was the standard fighter of the Luftwaffe for the duration of World War II, although it began to be partially replaced by the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 from 1942. The Bf 109 scored more aircraft kills in World War II than any other aircraft. At various times it served as an air superiority fighter, an escort fighter, an interceptor, a ground-attack aircraft and a reconnaissance aircraft. The Bf 109 was produced in greater quantities than any other fighter aircraft in history, with over 31,000 units built. Although the Bf 109 had weaknesses, including a short range of early variants around 400 miles (640 km) on internal fuel as drop tanks were not standardized until the E-7 model appearing in mid-1940, and a sometimes difficult to handle narrow, outward-retracting undercarriage, it stayed competitive with Allied fighter aircraft until the end of the war.