The Avia S-199 is a propeller-driven Messerschmitt Bf 109G-based fighter aircraft built after World War II using the Bf 109G airframe and a Junkers Jumo 211F engine in place of the original and unavailable Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. It is notable as the first fighter obtained by the Israeli Air Force, and used during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Avia S-199
Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine
Junkers Jumo 211F engine
Avia CS-199; Prague Aviation Museum, Kbely
Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants
Due to the Messerschmitt Bf 109's versatility and time in service with the German and foreign air forces, numerous variants were produced in Germany to serve for over eight years with the Luftwaffe. Additional variants were produced abroad totalling in 34,852 Bf 109s built.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants
Bf 109B-2
Bf 109C-1
Several Messerschmitt Bf 109B-1 at Budaörs Airport, 1937