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A Messerschmitt Bf 109 figher plane
Messerschmitt AG
was a German aircraft manufacturer. It was founded in 1916, re-founded in 1938, and named for designer
Willy Messerschmitt
. It was headquarted in
Augsburg, Germany
. It made most of the fighter planes the Germans used in
World War II
. They made the Bf 109 and 110 fighter plane, the Me 321 transport plane and the Me 262 "Swallow" jet fighter. Many of their plane parts were made by people from
concentration camps
. After the war, the company made cars, bicycles, and prefab homes. In 1969, Messerschmitt merged with Bolkow and Blohm, and today exists as EADS Germany