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Messerschmitt
[ mes-er-shmit ]
noun
- any of several types of fighter aircraft extensively used by the German air force in World War II, especially the ME-109.
Messerschmitt
/ ˈmɛsərˌʃmɪt /
noun
- MesserschmittWilly18981978MGermanTECHNOLOGY: engineer Willy (ˈvɪli). 1898–1978, German aeronautical engineer. His military planes figured prominently in World War II, including the Me-262, the first jet fighter
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World War II produced three outstanding fighters: the German Messerschmitt 109, the British Spitfire, and the American Mustang.
And as luck would have it, a Messerschmitt One-Ten was the ship nearest them.
Each Russian pilot seemed to know just which Messerschmitt he was to handle.
Too late the other Messerschmitt pilot saw what was headed his way.
That explained that lone Messerschmitt flirting about with the Wellington in the clouds.
Half of the planes were single-seater Messerschmitt One-Nine fighters.
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