The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a type of aircraft flown on Earth in the 20th century. It was a fighter used by the German Air Force during World War II.
Service history[]
On 19 August 1942, Bf 109s and Focke-Wulf Fw 190s defended German-held Dieppe, France during the Allies' Dieppe Raid. (DS9 - Explorer short story: "A Year to the Day I Saw Myself Die")
In 1944, Germans would graft an unmanned Junkers Ju-88 bomber to either a Bf 109 or an Fw-190. This Mistel configuration could be deployed as a rudimentary guided missile. In 2273, the configuration was discussed by Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock while assessing the purpose behind IKV Hakkarl being controlled remotely by IKS Tazhat. (TOS novel: Rules of Engagement)
In 1955 of an alternate timeline created when Doctor Leonard McCoy saved the life of Edith Keeler, the German aircraft carrier KMS Seydlitz transported a squad of 20 Messerschmitt planes to the United States. Thirteen of the planes were shot down over Tennessee, while the other seven were captured.
Dr. McCoy was killed on 7 September 1955 by a Messerschmitt pilot he was treating in Hayden, South Carolina. The murder headlined the front page of the Greenville Journal Gazette on 8 September 1955. The prime reality McCoy discovered this article in 2293 at Memory Apsû, the data having been recorded during Spock's 2267 tricorder scans of the Guardian of Forever. (TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows)
In 2372, Julian Bashir and Miles O'Brien roleplayed as pilots during the Dieppe Raid in a holosuite at Quark's. As O'Brien witnessed a squadron of approaching Bf 109s, one of them shot down a nearby Allied bomber. (DS9 - Explorer short story: "A Year to the Day I Saw Myself Die")
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Appearances and references[]
- TOS novel: Rules of Engagement
- TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows
- DS9 - Explorer short story: "A Year to the Day I Saw Myself Die"
External links[]
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 article at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.