Claim: Me 209/Bf 109R, manufactured by Messerschmitt (a German share-ownership limited, aircraft manufacturing corporation) and designed by Willy Messerschmitt (an aerospace engineer who graduated from Munich Institute of Technology), flew for the first time on August 1, 1938.
Evidence: Messerschmitt AG (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛsɐʃmɪt) was a German share-ownership limited, aircraft manufacturing corporation named after its chief designer Willy Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in particular the Bf 109 and Me 262. Munich Institute of Technology Aerospace engineer Me 209 1 August 1938