Birth of Willy Messerschmitt
Birth of Willy Messerschmitt
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Willy Messerschmitt Biography and Timeline
Follow Willy Messerschmitt through 7 dated historical records for Germany.
Willy Messerschmitt, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1898–1978Years on this page
1898
1926
Invention of Messerschmitt
The Messerschmit aircraft plant is built in Bamberg
1935
Invention of Messerschmitt
Based on specifications from the Air Ministry to replace Luftwaffe fighter planes
1936
Invention of Messerschmitt
The Messerschmitt-109 makes its first public flight at the Olympic games
1937
World Record
The Messerschmitt 109 sets the world speed record of 379 mph
1944
Invention of Messerschmitt
The Me-262 becomes the 1st mass-produced jet fighter
1978
Death of Willy Messerschmitt
Death of Willy Messerschmitt
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.