page_title: Messerschmitt Bf 109 operational history
section_title: Allied Bf 109s
hierarchical_section_title: Messerschmitt Bf 109 operational history / Allied Bf 109s
caption_attribution_description: A captured German Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (RAF serial NN644) of No. 1426 (Enemy Aircraft Circus) Flight based at Collyweston, Northamptonshire (UK), parked near the control tower at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, during the unit's 11th tour of operational stations giving flying demonstrations. Although painted in RAF colours, the aircraft retains the 'White 11' and bomb symbol markings of its former Luftwaffe unit, 10.(Jabo)/JG 26.
context_page_description: The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s. It was one of the first true modern fighters of the era, including such features as all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, a retractable landing gear, and was powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 aero engine.
  The Bf 109 saw active service in many air forces and was active in several conflicts outside of World War II.
caption: A captured German Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4
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