Bf 109 G detail references
by Charles Metz

Alles-Fernandez: 'Classics of the Air' (Exeter Books [USA], 1988; 256 pages; approximate value US$17 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-14 cutaway drawing (p. 232, 233)

Anderton and Watanabe: 'Interceptor vs. Heavy Bomber' (Aggressors series, No. 3; Howell Press [USA], 1991; 64 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-6 cutaway drawing (p. 12, 13)

Beaman: 'Last of the Eagles' (privately published [USA], 1976; 95 pages; approximate value US$40 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 34), wheelwell detail (p. 43 & centerfold plans); excellent Bf 109 G [various sub-types] multi-view drawings, miscellaneous other detail; COMMENT: Includes unbound 16-page insert with 1/32-scale multi-view drawings

Beaman: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109 in Action (Part 2)' (Aircraft in Action series, No. 57; Squadron/Signal [USA], 1983; 57 pages; US$8.95) -- Bf 109 G [various sub-types] multi-view drawings, miscellaneous other detail

Bethke and Henning: 'Jagdgeschwader 300: Wilde Sau' (privately published [Germany], 2000; in German; 280 pages; US$65) -- Bf 109 G-10 cockpit detail (p. 362, 493); COMMENT: Volume II of 'Jagdgeschwader 300,' but numbered as such only on spine. Pages are numbered 289-568, in sequence with 'Jagdgeschwader 300: The Wild Huntsman'

Brown: 'Wings of the Luftwaffe' (Doubleday [USA], 1978; 176 pages; S$19.95) -- Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 154); Bf 109 G-14 cutaway drawing (p. 152, 153)

Clarke: 'RAF Guns and Gunsights from 1914 to the Present Day' (British Aircraft Armament series, No. 2; Patrick Stephens [UK], 1994; 224 pages; US$34.95) -- Bf 109 G Revi C/12D sight (p. 185)

Cohausz: 'Cockpits deutscher Flugzeug: Historische Instrumentierungen von 1911-1970' (Aviatic Verlag [Germany], 2000; in German; 302 pages; US$37.50) -- Bf 109 G-1 (p. 246), Bf 109 G-2 (p. 243) and Bf 109 G-6 (p. 244-246) cockpit detail; COMMENT: Includes photos of individual instruments (p. 10-30, 35)

Crandall and Tullis: 'Yellow 10: The Story of the Ultra-Rare Fw 190 D-13' (Eagle Files series, No. 2; Eagle Editions [USA], 1999; 88 pages; US$30) -- Bf 109 G-10/U4 propeller (p. 46, 47)

Cuny: 'La Chasse de Nuit Allemande 1939-1945' (E.P.A. [France], 1980; in French; 247 pages; approximate value US$100 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-6N (p. 58) radar antennas

D'Amico and Valentini: 'The Messerschmitt 109 in Italian Service' (Monogram Aviation Publications [USA], 1985; 128 pages; approximate value US$40 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-6 canopy (p. 52); Bf 109 G-2 (p. 119), Bf 109 G-4 (p. 119), Bf 109 G-6 (p. 120), Bf 109 G-10 (p. 122, 124) and Bf 109 G-14 (p. 122, 124) multi-view drawings

Donald: "Messerschmitt Bf 109: The later variants." In 'Wings of Fame,' Volume 11 (quarterly periodical; Aerospace / AIRtime [UK / USA], 1998; 160 pages; US$16) -- Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 77), engine bay (p. 77), flaps (p. 76), landing gear (p. 76), tail wheel (p. 76); Bf 109 G-14 cutaway drawing (p. 75, 76)

Donald (ed.): 'Warplanes of the Luftwaffe' (Aerospace / AIRtime [UK / USA], 1994; 254 pages; US$34.95) -- Bf 109 G-14 cutaway drawing (p. 201)

Dressel and Griehl: 'The Luftwaffe Album: Bomber and Fighter Aircraft of the German Air Force 1933-1945' (Arms and Armour Press [UK], 1997; 252 pages; US$34.95) -- Bf 109 G [version?] cockpit detail (p. f44); COMMENT: Combined reprint of "Fighters of the Luftwaffe" and "Bombers of the Luftwaffe". "Fighter" and "bomber" sections are numbered individually;
page number above is in "fighter" section.

Ebert, Kaiser and Peters: 'Willy Messerschmitt - Pioneer of Aviation Design' (The History of German Aviation series, No. 3; Schiffer [USA], 1993; 435 pages; US$49.95) -- Bf 109 G [version?] Erla canopy ["Galland hood"] (p. 132); Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 132); COMMENT: English translation of 'Willy Messerschmitt - Pionier des Luftfahrt und des
Leichbaues' (Bernard & Graefe Verlag [Germany, date unkown])

Feist: 'Luftwaffe in World War II: Part Two' (Aero Pictorials series, No. 5; Aero [USA], 1979; 99 pages; approximate value US$12 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G [version?] engine bay (p. 79)

Feist and Francillon: 'Luftwaffe in World War II' (Aero Pictorials series, No. 1; Aero [USA], 1968; [pages not numbered]; approximate value US$12 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G [version?] engine bay & Erla Haube ["Galland hood"] canopy (no page numbers)

Feist, Harms and Dario: 'The Fighting One O Nine' (Doubleday [USA], 1978; 198 pages; approximate value US$15 [availability unknown]) -- various Bf 109 canopies (p. 85 & six unnumbered pages at end)

Green: 'Augsburg Eagle: The Messerschmitt Bf 109' (Aston Publications [UK] 1987; 144 pages; approximate value US$30 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 113); Bf 109 G-14 cutaway drawing (p. 104, 105); COMMENT: Updated edition that corrects previous errors concerning K and late G models

Green: 'Augsburg's Last Eagles: Colors, Markings and Variants' (Eagle Files series, No. 3; Eagle Editions [USA], 2000; 80 pages; US$30) -- Bf 109 G-6 canopy (p. 42, 43), cockpit detail (p. 39, 44), cowl (p. 36, 37, 42, 70-73), engine bay (p. 41), exhausts (p. 40), wheelwell detail (p. 46)

Griehl: 'Deutsche Nachtjaeger im Zweiten Weltkrieg' (Waffen-Arsenal Sonderheft series [unnumbered]; Podzun-Pallas-Verlag [Germany], 1986; in German; 52 pages; approximate value US$8 [availability unknown]) -- Bf 109 G-6/N cockpit detail (p. 15)

Griehl and Dressel: 'German Short-Range Reconnaissance Planes 1930-1945' (Schiffer [USA], 1989; 48 pages; approximate value US$9 [availability unknown]) -- Bf 109 G [version?]drop tanks (p. 38)

Gunston: 'The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft of World War II' (Bookthrift/ Salamander [USA / UK], 1978; 256 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-14 cutaway drawing (p. 48)

Haberfellner and Schroeder: 'Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugwerke' (Weishaupt Verlag [Austria], 1993; in German; 232 pages; approximate value US$65 [availability unknown]) -- Bf 109 G [versions?] cockpit detail, including housing for breech of MK 108 hub-mounted cannon (p. 71) and seatbelt attachments (p. 74), engine [DB 605A](p. 68, 69), engine bay (p. 72), Erla
canopy ["Galland hood"] (p. 117)MG 131 cowl guns (p. 70), MK 108 hub-mounted cannon (p. 70, 71), radio installation in fuselage (p. 117)

Hitchcock: 'Messerschmitt 'O-Nine' Gallery' (Monogram Aviation Publications [USA], 1973; 121 pages; approximate value US$50 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 71); Bf 109 G-10 cockpit detail (p. 114); various Bf 109 canopies (p. 64); various Bf 109 G & Bf 109 K fin & rudder configurations (p. 73); various Bf 109 multi-view drawings

Hitchcock: 'Gustav: Messerschmitt 109G (Part 1)' (Monogram Close-Up series No. 6; Monogram Aviation Publications [USA], 1976; 32 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-0, Bf 109 G-1, Bf 109 G-2, Bf 109 G-3, Bf 109 G-4, Bf 109 G-5 and Bf 109 G-6 multi-view drawings (all p. 14-17); Bf 109 G-2 cutaway drawing (p. 5); Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 30, 31), generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 22, 23); miscellaneous
other detail

Hitchcock: 'Gustav: Messerschmitt 109G (Part 2)' (Monogram Close-Up series, No. 7; Monogram Aviation Publications [USA], 1977; 32 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-8, Bf 109 G-12, Bf 109 G-14 and "Bf 109 G-16" multi-view drawings (all p. 22, 23); Bf 109 G-10 generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 18, 19); Bf 109 G-10/R-6 cutaway drawing(p. 9)

Hjermstad and Phillips: 'Building the Messerschmitt Bf 109' (Kalmbach [USA], 1998; 88 pages; US$16.95) -- Bf 109 G-6 canopy (p. 21), landing gear (p. 22), wing slat (p. 24); Bf 109 G-10 canopy (p. 20), cockpit detail (p. 19-21), radiator (p. 23)

Hoch: 'Die Messerschmitt Me 109 in der Schweizer Flugwaffe: ein Stück Zeitgeschichte' (privately published [Switzerland], 1999; in German; 256 pages; US$48.95) -- Bf 109 G-6 canopy variations (p. 155), cockpit detail (p. 154, 169), generic marking patterns (p. 208), tall tail (p. 158)

Kit and Payne: 'Les Messerschmitt dans la Bataille d'Angleterre: Le Bf 109E' (Editions Atlas [France], 1980; in French; 96 pages; approximate value US$30 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G [version?] cockpit detail (p. 92)

Kosin: 'The German Fighter since 1915' (Putnam Aeronautical series [unnumbered]; Putnam [UK], 1988; 224 pages; US$39.95) -- Bf 109 G [version?] (p. 143)

Lang: 'Messerschmitt Bf-109 G/K' (Flugzeug Profile series, No. 5; Flugzeug Publikations [Germany], [undated]; in German and English; 48 pages; US$14.95) -- Bf 109 G-6/N nightfighter cockpit detail (p. 22); Bf 109 G MK 108 underwing cannon installation (p. 16)

Ledwoch: 'Bf 109 G/H' (Wydawnictwo Militaria series, No. 47; Wydawnictwo "Militaria" [Poland], 1997; in Polish; 106 pages; US$16) -- COCKPIT DETAIL: Bf 109 G-2 (p. 107), Bf 109 G-6 (back cover), Bf 109 G-10 (p. 84); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Bf 109 K-4 (p. 6); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Bf 109 G direction-finder loop (p. 41), propeller hub (p, 41), tail wheels (p. 86, 87), tropical filter (p. 41); Bf 109 G-1 engine bay (p. 86); Bf 109 G-2
landing gear (p. 107); Bf 109 G-6 cowl (p. 104), drop tank (p. 104, 105), engine [DB 605] (p. 2), engine bay (p. 83), landing gear (p. 105); CUTAWAY DRAWINGS: Bf 109 G-2 (p. 94), Bf 109 G-10 (p. 85); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Vee-tailed Bf 109 G-0 (p. 12), Bf 109 G-1 (p. 8, 9), Bf 109 G-2 (p. 10, 11), Bf 109 G-4 (p. 15), Bf 109 G-5 (p. 18, 20), Bf 109 G-6 (p. 19-21, 94), Bf 109 G-8 (p. 23), Bf 109 G-10 (p. 25, 26), Bf 109 G-12 (p. 36), Bf 109 G-14 (p. 21, 36, 38), Bf 109H-1 (p. 43); GENERIC CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS: Bf 109 G-6 (p. 58, 75); GENERIC MARKING PATTERNS: Bf 109 G-6 (p. 58, 75); NOTABLE MARKING PHOTO: Bf 109 G-10s with I./KG (J) 6 red & black checkerboard home-defense bands (p. 59)

Ledwoch: 'Bf 109 F' (Wydawnictwo Militaria series, No. 54; Wydawnictwo "Militaria" [Poland], 1997; in Polish; 54 pages; US$12) -- Bf 109 G-1 canopy (p. 50)

Maloney: 'Luftwaffe Aircraft and Aces' (Air Museum [USA], 1969; 152 pages US$10) -- Bf 109 G-1 (p. 143) and Bf 109 G-10 (p. 144)cockpit detail

Merrick: 'German Aircraft Interiors 1935-1945: Vol. 1' (German Aircraft Interiors series, No. 1; Monogram Aviation Publications [USA], 1996; 256 pages; US$49.95) -- Bf 109 G-1 cockpit detail (p. 114, 115); Bf 109 G-2 cockpit detail (p. 116-119); Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 25, 138-141); Bf 109 G-10 cockpit detail (p. 197-199, 201, 203), flaps (p. 200), radiator (p. 200), tailwheel (p. 205), wheels (p. 204), wheelwell detail (p. 200)

Merrick and Hitchcock: 'The Official Monogram Painting Guide to German Aircraft 1935-1945' (Monogram Aviation Publications [USA], 1980; 144 pages; approximate value US$150 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 12), generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 27)

Michulec: 'Messerschmitt Me 109, pt. 2' (Aircraft Monograph series, No. 17; AJ Press [Poland], 2002; in English; 121 pages; US$27) -- Bf 109 G [version?] wing tanks (p. 40); Bf 109 G-0 wih "vee" tail (p. 44); Bf 109 G-6 engine bay (p. 45); Bf 109 G-10 "Erla Haube canopy (p. 52); Bf 109 G [& Bf 109 F] multi-view drawings (p. 61-104)

Michulec: 'Messerschmitt Me 109, pt. 3' (Aircraft Monograph series, No. 18; AJ Press [Poland], 2002; in English; 121 pages; US$28) -- Bf 109 G [version?] engine [DB 605A] (p. 88, 89), tailwheel (p. 82); Bf 109 G-5 cowl gun installation (p. 94), GM-1 filler access panel & fuselage installation (p. 68); Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 66), landing gear (p. 81)

Mombeek: 'Sturmjäger: Zur geschichte des Jagdgeschwaders 4 und der Sturmstaffel 1 - Band 1' (La Porte d'Hoves [Belgium], 1997; in German; 195 pages; US$54.95) -- Bf 109 G [version?] cockpit detail (p. 70)

Mombeek: 'Sturmjäger: Zur geschichte des Jagdgeschwaders 4 und der Sturmstaffel 1 - Band 2' (La Porte d'Hoves [Belgium], 1999; in German; 285 pages; US$55.95) -- Bf 109 cockpit detail G-14[?] (p. 175)

Nauroth: 'Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen": Eine Bildchronik' (Motorbuch Verlag [Germany], 1999; in German; 350 pages; US$47) -- Bf 109 G [version?] cockpit detail (p. 257)

Nohara: 'Luftwaffen Warplane [sic] 1928-45' (Illustrated Warplane History series, No. 7; Green Arrow [Japan], 2001; in Japanese; 316 pages; US$37) -- Bf 109 G-10 cutaway drawing (p. 33); generic Bf 109 F & Bf 109 G camouflage & marking patterns (p. 305)

Nohara and Shiwaku: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109 G' (Aero Detail series, No. 5; Dai-Nippon Kaiga Co., Ltd. [Japan], 1992; in Japanese and English; 100 pages; US$39.95) -- COCKPIT DETAIL: Bf 109 G-1 (p. 64), Bf 109 G-2 (p. 20, 21), Bf 109 G-4 (p. 5), Bf 109 G-6 (p. 22, 64), Bf 109 G-10 (p. 65); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Bf 109 G-2 (p. 30, 33), Bf 109 G-6 (p. 23, 33), Bf 109 G-10 (p. 31, 33); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Bf 109 G drop tanks (p. 72, 73),
photorecon cameras (p. 73); Bf 109 G-1 antenna (p. 68, 69), canopy (p. 62); Bf 109 G-2 antenna (p. 68, 69), canopy (p. 18, 62, 63), cowl (p. 8, 58), DB605A engine (p. 7-9, 60, 61), landing gear (p. 30, 32); Bf 109 G-3 antenna (p. 68, 69), canopy (p. 62, 63); Bf 109 G-4 antenna (p. 68, 69), canopy (p. 62, 63), landing gear (p. 66); Bf 109 G-5 antenna (p. 68, 69),
canopy (p. 62, 63), landing gear (p. 66); Bf 109 G-6 antenna (p. 68, 69), canopy (p. 62, 63), cowl (p. 10-14, 58, 59), DB605A engine (p. 14, 60, 61, 45-47), guns (p. 70, 71), landing gear (p. 30, 32), tail (p. 67), wheel (p. 66), wing bulges (p. 22), wing slats (p. 25), wingtip navigation lamps (p. 26); Bf 109 G-10 ailerons (p. 26), antennas (p. 68, 69), canopy (p. 18,
19, 62, 63), cowl (p. 15-17, 23, 59), DB605D engine (p. 60, 61), flaps (p. 23), landing gear (p. 23, 31, 32), radiators (p. 27, 28), tail (p. 67), wheel (p. 66), wing bulges (p. 23, 24), wing slats (p. 26), wingtip navigation lamps (p. 26); Bf 109 G-14 antennas (p. 68, 69), cowl (p. 59),
tail (p. 67); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Bf 109 G-0, Bf 109 G-1, Bf 109 G-2, Bf 109 G-3, Bf 109 G-4, Bf 109 G-5, Bf 109 G-6, Bf 109 G-8, Bf 109 G-10, Bf 109 G-12, Bf 109 G-14, Bf 109 G-16; GENERIC CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS: Bf 109 G (p. 48, 50-53); GENERIC MARKING PATTERNS: Bf 109 G (p. 48, 49)

Nowarra: 'Nahaufklärer 1910-1945' (Motorbuch Verlag [Germany], 1981; in German; 198 pages; approximate value US$30 [availability unknown]) -- Bf 109 G-6 MG 131 cowl gun installation (p. 185)

Nowarra: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109: Aircraft & Legend' (Haynes / Motorbuch Verlag [UK / Germany], 1989; 311 pages; approximate value US$35 [availability unknown]) -- Bf 109 G [version?] cockpit detail (p. 173, 238), Ehrlehaube ["Galland hood"] head armor (p. 267), engine bay (p. 173, 199, 226, 250, 259, 279); COMMENT: English translation of "Die 109"
(Motorbuch Verlag, 1986)

Osché: 'The Messerschmitt Bf 109 in Swiss Service / Les Messerschmitt Bf 109 Suisses' (Hors Série Avions series, No. 4; Editions Lela Presse [France], 1996; in French and English; 96 pages; approximate value US$30 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 84)

Patterson and Dick: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109: Luftwaffe Fighter' (Living History series, No. 5; Howell Press [USA], 1997; 66 pages; US$15.95) -- COCKPIT DETAIL: Bf 109 G-2, Bf 109 G-6 [USAF Museum restoration] (no page numbers); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Bf 109 G-2 (no page numbers); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Bf 109 G-2 aileron mass balances, canopy, engine bay, flaps, landing gear, nose, radiators, tail, trop filter, wing slats (no page
numbers); Bf 109 G-10 canopy, engine bay, nose, propeller, tail (no page numbers)

Philpott: 'Fighters Defending the Reich' (World War 2 Photo Album series, No. 4; Patrick Stephens [UK], 1978; 94 pages; approximate value US$10 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G [version?] engine bay (p. 45)

Prien: 'Jagdgeschwader 53: A History of the "Pik As" Geschwader. Volume 3: January 1944-May 1945' (Schiffer [USA], 1998; 456 pages; US$89.95) -- Bf 109 G-14/AS cockpit detail (p. 992), engine bay (p. 1091); generic Bf 109 G camouflage & marking patterns (p. 1077, 1078, 1080, 1081, 1183, 1184, 1186-1188); COMMENT: English translation (with additional photographs) of 'Chronik des JG 53 Pik-As, Band 3'

Prien and Rodeike: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109 F, G, & K Series' (Schiffer [USA], 1993; 208 pages; US$34.95) -- COCKPIT DETAIL: Bf 109 G-2 trop (p. 75), Bf 109 G-4 trop (p. 88), Bf 109 G-6 (p. 120); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Bf 109 F armor glass (p. 14, 16), supercharger intakes (p. 32), engine bay (p. 34, 48), sand filter (p. 44), camera installation (p. 50); Bf 109 G underwing cannon (p. 71, 92), droptank (p. 82), early wing bulges (p. 95), late wing
bulges (p. 151), trop umbrella mounts (p. 94), engine bay (p. 106), rocket tubes (p. 106, 107, 110), Bf 109 G-5 cowl (p. 136), Bf 109 G-6 engine bay [color photo] (p. 205), Bf 109 G-8 camera installation (p. 140), Bf 109 G-10 engine bay (p. 163), Bf 109 G-14 tail (p. 146), Bf 109 G-10 & Bf 109 G-14 cowls (p. 178-181); Bf 109 K tails (p. 175); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Bf 109 F-2 (p. 11, 182), Bf 109 F-4 (p. 25, 182), Bf 109 F-4/Z (p. 43, 183),
Bf 109 G-1 (p. 59, 183), Bf 109 G-2 (p. 63, 183), Bf 109 G-3 (p. 98, 184), Bf 109 G-4 (p. 81, 184), Bf 109 G-5 (p. 135, 186), Bf 109 G-6 (p. 100, 101, 104, 107, 134, 184-186), Bf 109 G-8 (p. 139, 187), Bf 109 G-10 (p. 157-159, 188, 189), Bf 109 G-12 (p. 142, 187), Bf 109 G-14 (p. 146, 147, 149, 187, 188), Bf 109 K-4 (p. 167, 189)

Punka: '"Messer": The Messerschmitt 109 in Royal Hungarian "Honvéd" Air Force' (OMIKK [Hungary], 1995; in English; 160 pages; US$30) -- MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Bf 109 G [version?] methanol injection system (p. 16), Revi 16 gunsight (p. 19); Bf 109 G-8 camera installation (p. 127)

Radinger and Otto: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-K' (Schiffer [USA], 1999; 158 pages; US$34.95) -- COCKPIT DETAIL: Bf 109 G-6 (p. 107), Bf 109 G [subtype?] (p. 106, 107), Bf 109 G-12 rear cockpit (p. 113); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Bf 109 F through Bf 109 G-4 wheel (p. 155); Bf 109 G-5 & Bf 109 G-6 cowl gun installation (p. 94); Bf 109 G-5 through Bf 109 G-14 wheels p. 156); Bf 109 G-10 nose (p. 50, 51); Bf 109 G-12 canopies (p. 112-116); Bf 109 K wheel (p. 152, 153, 157); Bf 109x y (p. z); CUTAWAY DRAWINGS: Bf 109 G-2 (p. 90, 91); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Bf 109 G-2 (p. 88, 89), Bf 109 G-6 (p. 108, 109); GENERIC CAMOUFLAGE & MARKING PATTERNS: Bf 109 G (p. 110, 111)

Ragni: 'German Fighters of World War II' (Squadron/Signal [USA], 1979; 80 pages; approximate value US$10 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-4 cutaway drawing (p. 16, 17)

Rajlich, Kokoska and Janda: 'Luftwaffe over Czech Territory 1945' (JaPo [Czech Republic], 2001; in Czech and English; 263 pages; US$65) -- Bf 109 G-10 engine bay (p. 37, 38)

Weal: "Luftwaffe Nachtflieger.' In 'Wings of Fame,' Volume 14 (quarterly periodical; Aerospace / AIRtime [UK / USA], 1999; 160 pages; US$16) -- Bf 109 G-4 canopy (p. 114)

Ries: 'Deutsche Luftwaffe über der Schweitz' (Verlag Dieter Hoffmann [Germany], 1978; in German and English; 112 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G [version?] cowl guns (p. 59, 78); Bf 110G-4 nose cannon (p. 52), "schräge Muzik" installation (p. 65)

Smith and Gallaspy: 'Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings 1935-45, Vol 3' (Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings series [unnumbered]; Kookaburra Technical Publications [Australia], 1977; 164 pages; approximate value US$120 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 94)

Smith, Pentland and Lutz: 'Luftwaffe Painting Guide' (Luftwaffe Camouflage & Markings series [unnumbered]; Kookaburra Technical Publications [Australia], 1979; 88 pages; approximate value US$90 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G [version?] cockpit detail (p. 54)gwneric camouflage patterns (p. 84, 85), generic marking patterns (p. 79-81)

Stenman and Keskinen: 'Finnish Aces of World War 2' (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series, No. 23; Osprey [UK], 1998; 96 pages; US$16.95) -- Bf 109 G-2 canopy (p. 82)

Stenman and Keskinen: 'Le Messerschmitt Bf 109 in Finlandais' (Hors Série Avions series, No. 8; Editions Lela Presse [France], 1999; in French; 95 pages; US$27.95) -- Bf 109 G-2 cowl contours [ahead of windscreen] (p. 26), engine bay (p. 4, 22), radio compartment hatch (p. 17), wheel (p. 16)

Verlinden and Letterman: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2' (Lock On Aircraft Photo File series, No. 28; Verlinden Publications [USA], 1997; 47 pages; US$15.95) -- Bf 109 G-2 ailerons (p. 12), canopy (p. 37, 38, 40, 41), cockpit detail (p. 38-41), cowl (p. 18-22), engine & engine bay (p. 42-46), flaps (p. 10-12), landing gear (p. 14, 15, 17), radiators (p. 11), slats
(p. 13), tail (p. 23, 24), wheelwell detail (p. 16)

Vogt: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109 G/K Rüstsätze' (Flugzeug Profile series, No. 21; Flugzeug Publikations [Germany], [undated]; in German; 56 pages; US$15.25) -- COCKPIT DETAIL: Bf 109 G-2 [control panel for 4xETC 50 bomb rack] (p. 8); Bf 109 G-6 [control panel for underwing MG 108 cannon] (p. 8); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Bf 109 G-1 & Bf 109 G-3 engine cover (p. 4); Bf 109 G-4 2x300-liter underwing drop tanks (p. 22); Bf 109 G-5, Bf 109 G-6 & Bf 109 G-14 engine cover (p. 4), underwing rocket launchers (p. 15); Bf 109 G-6, Bf 109 G-10 & Bf 109 G-14 metal & wooden tall tails (p. 6); Bf 109 G-10/R2 ventral photo-recon camera installation (p. 54); Bf 109 G/K 300-liter ventral drop-tank fuel lines (p. 9), 4xETC 50 bomb rack (p. 8), ETC 500 bomb rack (p. 7)

Watanabe, Ethell et al.: 'The Great Book of World War II Airplanes' (Bonanza Books [USA], 1984; 643 pages; US$50) -- Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 432, 433, 459); Bf 109 G-10 cutaway drawing (p. 438-440)); COMMENT: Originally published as 12 volumes

Weal: 'Bf 109 F/G/K Aces of the Western Front' (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series, No. 29; Osprey [UK], 1999; 96 pages; US$17.95) -- Bf 109 G-6 (p. 85) and Bf 109 G-10 (p. 86) multi-view drawings

Weal: 'Bf 109 Aces of the Russian Front' (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series, No. 37; Osprey [UK], 2001; 96 pages; US$18.95) -- Bf 109 G-4 multi-view drawings (p. 88)

Widfeldt: 'The Luftwaffe in Sweden, 1939-1945' (Monogram Aviation Publications [USA], 1983; 128 pages; approximate value US$60 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-8 cockpit detail (p. 91)

Wood and Gunston: 'Hitler's Luftwaffe' (Salamander [UK], 1977; 248 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-14 cutaway drawing (p. 220, 221)

------: 'Bf 109 F-K' (Famous Airplanes of the World (1) series, No. 56; Bunrin-Do [Japan], 1974; in Japanese; 66 pages; approximate value US$5 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-1 cockpit detail (p. 33), multi-view drawings (p. 32, 33); Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail, multi-view drawings (p. 36, 37); COMMENT: First [previous] 'Famous Airplanes of the World' series [gray or
blue covers]

------: 'Luftfahrt Bilder, Texte Dokumente: Handbuch 5' (Luftfahrt Handbuch series, No. 5; Mittler [Germany], 1978; in German; 482 pages; approximate value US $25 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G [version?] landing gear covers (p. 22862294), "vee" tail ["VJ+WC"] (p. 2104, 2112); COMMENT: Hard-bound version of "Luftfahrt International," issues 13-15

------: 'Luftfahrt Bilder, Texte Dokumente: Handbuch 8' (Luftfahrt Handbuch series, No. 8; Mittler [Germany], 1978; in German; 482 pages; approximat value US$25 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-4/R3 cockpit detail (p. 3369, 3370), recon camera installation (p. 3367, 3368, 3371, 3372); COMMENT: Hard-bound version of "Luftfahrt International," issues 22-24

------: 'Luftfahrt Bilder, Texte Dokumente: Handbuch 9' (Luftfahrt Handbuch series, No. 9; Mittler [Germany], 1978; in German; 482 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-2/R1 underwing droptanks (p. 4157, 4158); COMMENT: Hard-bound version of "Luftfahrt International," issues 25-27

------: 'Luftwaffe Warbirds Photo Album, Vol. 6' (Luftwaffe Warbirds Photo Album series, No. 6; Delta Publishing [Japan], 1994; in Japanese; 148 pages; US$35) -- Bf 109 G-12 canopy & rear instrument cluster (p. 23)

------: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109' (Maru Mechanic series, No. 39; Maru [Japan], 1983; in Japanese; 80 pages; approximate value US$30 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-1 multi-view drawing (fold-out); Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 3-5, 22, 24), cutaway drawing (p. 6, 7), wheelwell detail (p. 32), miscellaneous other detail; COMMENT: Reprinted in Maru Mechanic No. 50

------: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109 / Focke Wulf Fw 190' (Maru Mechanic series, No. 50; Maru [Japan], 1985; in Japanese; 160 pages; approximate value US$35 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G-1 multi-view drawing (fold-out); Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 3-5, 22, 24), cutaway drawing (p. 6, 7), wheelwell detail (p. 32), miscellaneous other detail; COMMENT: Reprint of Maru
Mechanic Nos. 39 and 26

------: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109 G in Detail' (Militaria in Detail series, No. 5; Wydawnictwo "Militaria" [Poland], 2000; in English; 62 pages; US$20) -- f 109 G-2/Trop cockpit detail (p. 8, 9), engine bay (p. 9), landing gear (p. 15), oil-cooler intake (p. 12, 13), miscellaneous other detail; Bf 109 G-5 engine bay (p. 22-24), wheelwell deatil (p. 14); Bf 109 G-6 landing
gear (p. 39), multi-view drawings (p. 51-55), wheel (p. 36), wheelwell detail (p. 41, 42, 44), miscellaneous other detail

------: 'Messerschmitt Bf 109 G/K Augsburg Eagle' (Model Art Special Issue series, No. 290; Model Art [Japan], 1987; in Japanese; 178 pages; US$29.95) -- Bf 109 G-2 cutaway drawing (p. 100); Bf 109 G-6 cockpit detail (p. 122-124); Bf 109 G-10 cutaway drawing (p. 102), wheelwell detail (p. 133); Bf 109 G-2, Bf 109 G-6 and Bf 109 G-10 multi-view drawings and
miscellaneous other detail

------: 'The Day-Fighters of Luftwaffe in WW II' (Koku-Fan Special series [unnumbered]; Bunrin-Do [Japan], 1984; in Japanese; 176 pages; approximate value US$15 [out of print]) -- Bf 109 G [version?] cockpit detail (p. 14, 68, 70); Bf 109 G-6 multi-view drawings (p. 69); generic Bf 109 G

camouflage (p. 148) & marking (p. 146) patterns

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