Thanks for a good read, jmccaul
"The Me-109's long operational career ended where it had begun--in Spain. The last HA-1112-MIL emerged from Hispano's Seville plant in late 1956, and the Spanish Messerschmitts soldiered on into the 1960s.
Although Allied bombing made it difficult to calculate an exact figure, it has been estimated that as many as 33,000 Me-109s of all models were built, making it second only to the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik as the most mass-produced warplane in history. Moreover, the ubiquitous Me-109 was credited with shooting down more enemy aircraft and producing more aces than any single fighter in the annals of aerial warfare. Although not the most aesthetically pleasing airplane ever built, the Messerschmitt earned its place among the aviation classics--and, if not affection, at least respect."
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