This is a die-cast model airplane by SkyGuardians of the Bf 109G-6 USAAF W. Nr. 166 133 SkyGuardians military model aircraft are precision designed in exacting 1:72 scale and come fully assembled and ready to display. Sky Guardians models are produced in limited quantities, are always of the highest quality and are highly sought after by collectors. Messershmitt Bf 109G 1:72 Scale Length 4.88 in Wingspan 5.37 in. Designed in 1934 and first flown in September 1935, the Bf 109 was the standard Luftwaffe fighter for nearly a decade. In July 1938 the firm Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG was redesignated Messerschmitt AG, so later Messerschmitt designs carried the prefix "Me", instead of "Bf". After WW II began, the Luftwaffe used the Bf 109 extensively over Europe, North Africa and the Russian Front. When the U.S. began bombing German targets, production of Bf 109s was greatly increased in an attempt to provide enough interceptors to blunt AAF attacks. Between 1936 and the end of WW II, approximately 33,000 Bf 109s were built. After the war, production continued in Czechoslovakia until 1949; and a Spanish version of the Bf 109 was produced until 1958.
