Messerschmitt Bf 109 109 was steadily being supplemented by the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. It was commonly called the Me 109, most often by Allied aircrew and even among the German aces themselves, even though this was not the official German designation. It was designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser, who worked at Bayerische Flugzeugwerke during the early to mid-1930s. Whilst the 109 was conceived as an interceptor, later models were developed to fulfill multiple tasks, serving as bomber escort, fighter-bomber, day-, night-, all-weather fighter, ground-attack aircraft, and as reconnaissance aircraft. It was supplied to and operated by several states during World War
Messerschmitt Bf 109 operational history "Maresciallo" (Warrant Officer) Mario Veronesi and "Maresciallo" Dino Forlani, intercepted P-47s from 57° "Fighter Squadron" over Milan and Como. Forlani claimed a P-47 damaged, but the other two Italian fighters were hit and lightly damaged. On 19 April, 1° "Gruppo" "Asso di bastoni" had its last combat, last claim and its last loss. In October 1942, the "Luftwaffe" agreed to partially re-arm Royal Hungarian Air Force fighter units with the Bf 109. Subordinated to the German "Jagdgeschwader" 52 on the Eastern Front, the first Hungarian fighter unit to convert to the Bf 109 F-4 was the RHAF's 1./1. "vadászszázad" (fighter