Tamiya 1/72 Messerschmitt BF109 E-47TAM60755 1 72 Messerschmitt BF109 E 47 Plastic Model Airplane Kit During the first half of the Second World War, the Messerschmitt Bf109 E was the main fighter of the German airforce. The E 4 housed a 1,100hp Daimler Benz DB 601Aa engine and was armed with two 7. 92mm machine guns on the nose, as well as a 20mm cannon on each wing. For some aircraft, bullet proof glass was used to reinforce the front of the canopy. In addition, a 20mm canon, which ran