page_title: Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants
section_title: E-3
hierarchical_section_title: Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants / Bf 109E / E-3
caption_attribution_description: Messerschmitt Bf 109E4 Serial Number 3579 built by Arado Flugzeugwerke G.m.b.H Werk Warnemunde in 1939. This flying example was on display at Willow Run airport, Van Buren Township, MI in August 2005.
context_page_description: Due to the Messerschmitt Bf 109's versatility and time in service with the German and foreign air forces, numerous variants were produced in Germany to serve for over eight years with the Luftwaffe. Additional variants were produced abroad totalling in 34,852 Bf 109s built.
context_section_description: To improve the performance of the Bf 109E, the last two real prototypes (V16 and V17) were constructed. These received some structural improvements and more powerful armament. Both were the basis of the Bf 109 E-3 version. The E-3 was armed with the two MG 17s above the engine and one MG FF cannon in each wing. A total of 1,276 E-3 were built, including 83 E-3a export versions.
caption: Bf 109E-4
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