Video from the Past [18] - Willy Messerschmitt (English)

Video from the Past [18] - Willy Messerschmitt (English)
DISCLAIMER: This is a unique documentary on the legendary aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt translated by flight sim community members indiaciki, Blooddawn1942, Karaya and yours truly. The translation is not literal, but we tried to get the subtitles as close to the original meaning as possible. It is not perfect, as we are not translation professionals.

Wilhelm Emil "Willy" Messerschmitt was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer. Messerschmitt's single most important design was probably the Messerschmitt Bf 109, designed in 1934 with the collaboration of Walter Rethel.

The Bf 109 became the most important fighter in the Luftwaffe as Germany rearmed prior to World War II. To this day, it remains one of the most-produced fighter in history, with some 35,000 built, with only the Russian Ilyushin Il-2 surpassing it at 36,000. Another Messerschmitt aircraft, first called "Bf 109R", purpose-built for record setting, but later redesignated Messerschmitt Me 209, broke the absolute world airspeed record and held the world speed record for propeller-driven aircraft until 1969.

His firm also produced the first jet-powered fighter to enter service — the Messerschmitt Me 262, although Messerschmitt himself did not design it.

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