The Bf 109K (code name « Kürfurst » not « Karl ») was the final production version of the only German single engined fighter to see service throughout the war.  It was developed in an attempt to streamline the production process and increase the number of fighters being built in Germany. In this it was successful, and some 750 109Ks were built in the last six months of the war. However, as the war came increasing close to Germany many of these aircraft were destroyed before getting into action, while chronic fuel shortages began to cut the amount of time Luftwaffe aircraft could actually spend in the air. The most significant achievement of the 109K is that it existed at all.

( extrait de http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_bf_109K.html )

Voir aussi

http://kurfurst.org/ et http://kurfurst.org/#Kurfurst

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