. "German aircraft designer" . . "1898Z"^^ . "1978Z"^^ . . "Messerschmitt, Willy"@en . "1978-09-15Z"^^ . . "Wilhelm Emil \"Willy\" Messerschmitt (/'v\u012Dli 'messer shm\u012Dt/) (June 26, 1898 \u2013 September 15, 1978) was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, the son of Baptist Ferdinand Messerschmitt (1858\u20131916) and his second wife, Anna Maria n\u00E9e Schaller (1867\u20131942).Probably Messerschmitt's single most important design was the Messerschmitt Bf 109, designed in 1934 with the collaboration of Walter Rethel."@en . "Wilhelm Emil Messerschmitt"@en . . . "1898-06-26Z"^^ .