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BF 109E-4 "Hans Von Hahn" I./JG3, Grandvillers, France, late 1940
HA8701
General Background
The first German mass produced 109 fighter was the Bf-109E that has been mistakenly referred to as the Me-109. The Bf is the designator for the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) (Bavarian Aircraft Works) that produced the original aircraft. In 1938 Messerschmitt took over BFW but throughout WWII German handbooks and documents referred to the aircraft as the Bf-109. By the end of 1939 the Bf-109E (Emil) had replaced all other 109 variants and equipped 13 Gruppens with 40 aircraft each. The Bf-109 was the main single-engine aircraft until the Fw-190 came along.
The Aircraft
September 16, 1939 Hans von Hahn was appointed Staffelkapitän of 8./JG 53. He scored six victories during the French Campaign and added five more during the Battle of Britain. On August 27, 1940, with eleven victories to his credit Hans von Hahn was appointed the Gruppenkommandeur for I./JG 3. From the Western Front he moved to the Eastern Front in time to take part on day one of the attack on Soviet Union. When WWII had ended von Hahn had accumulated a total of 34 victories.
Specifications :
Crew: 1
Dimensions: Wingspan – 32 ft 4.5 in
Wing Area – 18.3 m (197 sq ft)
  Length – 28 ft 8 in
  Height – 11 ft 2 in
Weight: Empty – 4,440 lbs
  Gross Loaded – 5,520 lbs
Performance: Powerplant – 1 X Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa 12 cylinder inverted-vee liquid cooled, 1,150 h.p. @2,400 rpm on take-off
Propeller – VDM electrically-operated controllable-pitch fully-feathering 3-blade metal screw
Fuel – 88 Imp. Gallons in fuselage behind pilot and under his seat.
Maximum Speed – 375 mph @ 12,300 ft
  Cruising – 298 mph @ 62.5% power
  Stall – 75 mph landing with flaps extended
  Range – 412 miles @ 62.5% power @ 16,000 ft
  Initial Climb Rate – 3,100 ft/min
  Service ceiling – 36,000 ft
Armament: 2 X 7.9 mm MG 17 MG, 1,000 rpg mounted on engine crankcase firing through propeller
  2 X 20 mm MG FF cannons, 60 rpg mounted in wings