| Me 209 | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Me209_Seite.jpg) Me 209 with DB 603 engine | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter prototype |
| Manufacturer | Messerschmitt |
| Designer | |
| Primary user | Luftwaffe (intended) |
| Number built | 4 |
| History | |
| First flight | 13 November 1943 |
| Retired | 1944 |
The Me 209 of 1943 was an attempt to create an enhanced version of the Bf 109, which served as the Luftwaffe's primary fighter aircraft throughout World War II.[1] The Me 209, despite its designation, bore no relationship to the earlier Me 209.[2]
The RLM's 8-209 airframe number assigned to Messerschmitt, for its pair of post-July 1938 designation Me 209 airframes, was used for two projects during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The first Me 209 was a single-engine air speed record plane for which little consideration was given to adaptation for combat.