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Developed from the V10 and V13 prototypes, the Bf 109D was the standard version of the Bf 109 in service with the Luftwaffe during the period just before World War II. Despite this, the type saw only limited service during the war, as all of the 235 Bf 109D still in Luftwaffe service at the beginning of the Poland Campaign were rapidly taken out of service and replaced by the Bf 109E, except in some night fighter units where some examples were used into early 1940.
A total of 647 Bf 109D of all versions were built by Focke-Wulf, Erla, Fieseler, Arado and AGO. Messerschmitt is listed as having produced only four Bf 109D, probably the D-0 preproduction series with the serial production transferred to licensed manufacturers. Several Bf 109D were sold to Hungary. Switzerland bought 10 109D-1's (Serial Numbers from 2301 until 2310) which had been built by the Arado-Flugzeugwerke GmbH.
A total of 647 Bf 109D of all versions were built by Focke-Wulf, Erla, Fieseler, Arado and AGO. Messerschmitt is listed as having produced only four Bf 109D, probably the D-0 preproduction series with the serial production transferred to licensed manufacturers. Several Bf 109D were sold to Hungary. Switzerland bought 10 109D-1's (Serial Numbers from 2301 until 2310) which had been built by the Arado-Flugzeugwerke GmbH.
Variants
D-0 and D-1 models, both having a Junkers Jumo 210D engine and armed with two wing-mounted and two nose-mounted 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17s.
D-2 was an experimental version with an engine-mounted machine gun, but as previously tried, this installation failed.
D-3 was similar to the C-3 but with two 20 mm MG FFs in the wings
D-2 was an experimental version with an engine-mounted machine gun, but as previously tried, this installation failed.
D-3 was similar to the C-3 but with two 20 mm MG FFs in the wings