The Messerschmitt Bf-109 vs the Spitfire

[davidreed]

The Bf 109 was the 2nd most produced fighter aircraft in history, with 34, 248 airframes produced between 1936 and April 1945. It was used in combat during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), World War II, and again in 1947 for Israel. The Bf 109 was considered one of the best fighters in the world in 1940, and it shot down more Allied planes than any other aircraft.

[Maurice_Moss]

They both kept on being updated throughout the war to stay competitive

[hl]

My neighbour Hugo Broch flew it in WWII. He turns 103 next month hopefully. A few years ago he was invited to fly a Spitfire.

[repairdroid]

Also, as most early WWll fighters were equipped with carburetors and the sudden steep dive could cause an over rich issue for a few seconds due to the float moving to allow more fuel than the engine could properly burn at the moment. Possibly fouling spark plugs. If you ever see a spitfire or hurricane in a video performing a barrel roll and see a puff of black smoke it's a carburetor version of the aircraft.
My high-school buddy's dad was in the RAF and used to work on merlin engines on the Lancaster series of bombers. Brilliant man. After the war he migrated to the states due to needing a dryer environment. As a fellow gear head we could talk for hours. I of course was just an auto shop high-school kid but he didn't see it that way. He used to say that knowledge transcends the ages and should be shared. That's the only reason I know about the carb issue. An opposite effect is in a maximum climb of too long a duration could starve the engine causing a shutdown. He probably forgot more than most people know today about those amazing aircraft and their systems and subsystems. I'm in my fifty's now and it seems like yesterday we had a chat. RIP Allen Croft RAF retired.

[RigobertoValenzuela-pxht]

The plane in the museum reasembles a well know photo of the ww2 battle of britain. I remember my father was an enthusiast of ww2 and show me in a book when i was a kid RIP Dad... Sorry for my english

[andy]

luftwaffe , you either get an iron cross or a wooden one ...

[intothenightd]

Really nice presentation without the attitude and the hyperbole.

[youdontneedtoknow]

What I don’t hear people talk about is putting in context on the Battle of Britain. What I mean by that is, the 109 had only 10-15 minutes of loiter time before fuel forced them to go home. And while the 109 did have some performance advantages over the RAF counterparts, these were rarely used because Goreing wanted his fighters to stick close to the bombers. And wouldn’t let the fighters go ahead and shoot down any fighters scrambled to intercept them. The 109 was quite the opponent, but with the way the Germans were fighting the British, it was lost from the start.

[ubroberts]

Nice to see young people keeping on with history. Well done!

[stevecaton]

WW2 fighter aircraft, were not only great fighters but also military work's of art. Built for practicality and was a tough machine made for 1 thing, making widow's! Because these fighters required a pilots full attention, they became one with the plane, feeling every vibration, hearing every sound and they became very intimate with their fighters . No computer's or flying assistance, just the pilot and his senses.

[BluegillGreg]

The original Spitfires and Hurricanes had relatively short ranged, under-powered .30 cal machine guns that British pilots fired from too far away to do adequate damage. The Poles who joined the RAF's defense of Britain showed the Brits tactics for getting much closer to the German planes so the small rounds would hit much harder, and this made a big difference. Upgrading from 8 .30s to 6 .50s gave the RAF increased effectiveness at longer ranges.

[darrelld.paveyjr.]

This is the history I crave, please keep posting!!

[randlerobbertson]

So much written about this topic. Yes each aircraft had strengths and weaknesses but my opinion based upon years of reading different accounts. It was actually down down to individual airframe condition, pilots, their own knowledge and experience of the weapon and, how to best use the aircrafts best characteristics - I.e. tactics. Galland also once said about the Hurricane, "a nice aeroplane to shoot down" but, for about the first three years of the war, it's kill statistics we're at least as good as both the the Spitfire AND 109, if not better.

[michaelheater]

Love this channel and the information, videos, and pics you post. Always so interesting and informative. I have been studying WW2 and listening to my grandpa's stories about fighting in the Pacific theatre since I was very young and I thought was well informed about the war but every video on here I watch teaches me so much new info and I appreciate it 🙏

[TheRealArtimusKnight]

Huge respect to German engineers and pilots. Some of the best in the world

[scotteilers]

It’s always good to talk about the size of the round when speaking of armament.

[alexzemer]

The technology was insane. The Mercedes engine was mounted upside down with fuel injection and a dry pump oil system to accommodate the upward weaponry. Amazing!

[vistazo]

Even spite they were killing machines, the design, speed and efficiency were admirable.

[pilotabsolut]

It was the E2 that got the MGFF mounted to fire through the nose. Its the first time i learn about the E3 equipped with thoose too.

[shaun]

We owe our freedom to Mitchell, and the other brilliant aircraft engineers and of course the brave men who flew them. The Few 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧