This blog post is part of my research that I always do in preparation to build a scale model. The current model project is sort of a continuation of my Grand Messerschmitt Project.
Spanish aircraft manufacturer Hispano Aviación built a version of the Messerschmitt Bf 109G that eventually was powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, called HA-1112 Buchón. Yep, more or less the same engine that was used in the Spitfire and the P-51 Mustang. The history of the Spanish Messerschmitts is long and troubled, mostly because of the engine choices and engine availability. It was not until well into the 1950s that the Spanish Air Force was able to use these aircraft; they served until the mid-1960s.
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