Hispano M4L Buchon
Who knows anything about the Hispano M4L Buchon? I’m curious if anyone knows. For those of you who aren’t familiar, its design was inspired by Messerschmitt’s legendary Bf-109 fighter G-variant. Many aviation historians believe that this was the pinnacle of the Bf 109 family’s postwar development at this particular time and location. It spent the majority of its combat service with the Spanish Air Force as a fighter aircraft. Immediately following its decommissioning from active duty, the Hollywood film The Battle of Britain featured portions of the aircraft in various scenes. In 1952, the Buchon made its first flight and was a huge success. A bungled deal with Germany left Spain with a small number of non-operational airplanes. As a result, historians believe that this was the United States’ most successful attempt so far to make the best of a bad situation. It was first used by the Spanish Air Force in 1943 and remained in service until it was deactivated in 1965. In spite of the fact that we’ve seen a Buchon for sale, we can’t tell you how much it’s worth at the moment.
Hispano M4L Buchon
Messerschmidt ME-262
Me-262 Schwalbe and Sturmvogel were two of the Luftwaffe’s most effective planes in 1941. A fighter-bomber variant was added to the first version of this plane to make it more versatile. Following the end of World War II in 1945, this facility was decommissioned. The Allies were in danger despite the fact that this plane was one of the first to be equipped with jet engines during the conflict. After the fighting ended, the US government allegedly used captured units as test subjects. The F-86 Sabre’s design was heavily influenced by the Me-262. It’s rare to find a new one of these, so the ones that do exist typically have both original and reconditioned parts. It’s stated in the ad that one of them recently sold for around $600,000.
Messerschmidt ME-262