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Bf 109G-5's of 7/JG 27 over the Mediterranean, 1943.
Type: Single-seat fighter
Origin: Bayerische Flegzeugwerke
Powerplant:
Bf 109G-1:
   Model: Daimler-Benz 605A-1
   Type: Liquid Cooled Inverted V12
   Number: One      Horsepower: 1,475 hp

Bf 109G-6:
   Model: Daimler-Benz 605AM
   Type: Liquid Cooled Inverted V12
   Number: One      Horsepower: 1,800 hp*
         *With Water/Methanol injection.

Later G models:
   Model: Daimler-Benz 605DC
   Type: Liquid Cooled Inverted V12
   Number: One      Horsepower: 2,000 hp*
         *With Water/Methanol injection.
Dimensions:
Wing span: 32 ft. 6½ in. (9.92m)
Length: 29 ft. 7 in. (9.02m)
Height: 11 ft. 2 in. (3.40m)
Wing Surface Area: 127.77 sq. ft. (16.05m²)
   Weights:
Empty: 5,893 lb. (2673 kg)
Maximum, Loaded: 6,945 lb. (3150 kg)
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 386 mph at 22,965 ft.
Range: 447 Miles (729 km)
Service Ceiling: 38,550 ft. (11,750m)
Armament:
Bf 109G-1:
One 30mm MG 108 cannon firing through hub.
   Ammunition: 60 Rounds
Two 13mm MG 131 machine guns above engine.
Two 20mm MG 151 cannon under wings.

Bf 109G-6:
One 30mm MG 108 cannon firing through hub.
   Ammunition: 60 Rounds
              Or
One 20mm MG 151 cannon
   Ammunition: 150 Rounds
              And
Two 13mm MG 131 machine guns above engine.
   Ammunition: 300 rpg

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Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
Brown, Eric, Captain - Wings of the Luftwaffe, 1979, Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London
Scutts, Jerry - Messerschmitt BF109: The Operational Record, 1996, Airlife Publishing Ltd, UK