Even to this day, three quarters of a century after the end of the Second World War, the name Messerschmitt sends shivers down the spines of many. Aircraft wearing this name flew across the world’s ...

Few aircraft trigger arguments like Germany’s most famous fighter. This episode digs into the origins of the BF 109 designation tracing Messerschmitt’s rise the politics of German aviation industry ...

After Hitler dismissed the 1919 Treaty of Versailles' prohibition on aircraft production, he quickly announced a call for a warbird and, despite all odds, Messerschmitt won against Arado, Heinkel, and ...