Bf

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Bf is the aircraft designation prefix historically used for military aircraft designed or built by the German manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, notably including early Messerschmitt fighters.

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Bf canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft designation prefix
military aircraft designation
abbreviationOf Bayerische Flugzeugwerke
appliedToAircraftBuiltBy Bayerische Flugzeugwerke
appliedToAircraftDesignedBy Bayerische Flugzeugwerke
associatedWithDesigner Willy Messerschmitt
countryOfOrigin Germany
designationSystem German military aircraft designation system
era World War II
interwar period
language German
manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke
notableExample Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun
surface form: Bf 108 Taifun

Messerschmitt Bf 109
surface form: Bf 109

Messerschmitt Bf 110
surface form: Bf 110

Bf 161
Bf 162
Bf 163
note prefix retained on some types after Bayerische Flugzeugwerke became Messerschmitt AG
relatedTo Bayerische Flugzeugwerke
surface form: Messerschmitt AG
successorPrefix Me
usedBy Germany
Luftwaffe
usedByOrganization Reich Air Ministry
surface form: Reichsluftfahrtministerium
usedFor bomber aircraft
fighter aircraft
military aircraft
trainer aircraft
usedInConflict Spanish Civil War
World War II
usedUntil late 1930s

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