Author Topic: Me109 vs. Bf109 (Read 1190 times)

toonces3 · « **on:** July 18, 2007, 02:45:05 PM »

Sure this has been asked before....

What's the deal with the discrepancy?

I believe on 'Dogfights' the referred to it as the Me109, and I just got a new boardgame called 'Luftwaffe' that also uses Me109 vice Bf109.

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2007, 02:50:01 PM »

100% interchangable. Me stands for Messerschmitt, the name of the company that designed it and probably the true name. Bf stands for Bayerish (something like that) Flugzeugwerke, the company/factory that actually built them and assembled them. Even on official documents, one part of a page will say Me and another part of the same page will say bf, so they're interchangable.

Serenity · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2007, 02:59:12 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
Bayerish (something like that) Flugzeugwerke

IIRC, its Bavarian. Like in BMW.

Krusty · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2007, 03:30:30 PM »

I did a quick google search:

"Bayerische Flugzeugwerk (Bavarian Aircraft Manufacturers, or BFW)"

Serenity · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2007, 03:35:37 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
I did a quick google search:

"Bayerische Flugzeugwerk (Bavarian Aircraft Manufacturers, or BFW)"

lol. So I got the English translation mixed with the original. Thanks for the correction Krusty!

Lusche · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2007, 03:44:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
100% interchangable. Me stands for Messerschmitt, the name of the company that designed it and probably the true name. Bf stands for Bayerish (something like that) Flugzeugwerke, the company/factory that actually built them and assembled them.

Wrong.

It's basically the same company.

Messerschmitt was working for the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (since 1927), when he designed the 109. Hence the "Bf".
In 1938, the company was reconstituted as the Messerschmidt AG, with Willy Messerschmidt as chairman and managing director.

Krusty · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2007, 03:47:43 PM »

Well I got the detail wrong, but the name was interchangable. I don't know if this is from 109-lair.com or some other website, but it's been discussed on several webpages, and pointed out that on official documents that BF and ME were used in different places on the same pages. It was whatever-you-wanted-to-write

Movie · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2007, 04:01:41 PM »

same difference

Serenity · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2007, 04:05:01 PM »

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Originally posted by Movie
same difference

Nuh-UH!!! Bf-109 just LOOKS better then Me-109. Bf-110 and Me-110 are the same. But when PRONOUNCED, Em-Ee-One-Oh-Nine sounds better than Bee-Ef-One-Oh-Nine. Same for Em-Ee-One-One-Oh.

Krusty · « **Reply #9 on:** July 18, 2007, 04:07:33 PM »

Please don't panic. Men in white coats are being sent to pick you up.

Serenity · « **Reply #10 on:** July 18, 2007, 04:08:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
Please don't panic. Men in white coats are being sent to pick you up.

lol. You gotta admit though. Try pronouncing both Bf and Me, and which sounds better?

Movie · « **Reply #11 on:** July 18, 2007, 04:09:16 PM »

BlauK · « **Reply #12 on:** July 18, 2007, 04:16:29 PM »

Why don't you guys just say "Mersu" like we do

Krusty · « **Reply #13 on:** July 18, 2007, 04:16:52 PM »

Because we're not from Helsinki

Movie · « **Reply #14 on:** July 18, 2007, 04:27:38 PM »