Hispano HA-1112 M1L 'Buchon' (Messerschmitt Bf-109G) | Historic Flying Ltd

This aircraft was one of 27 purchased at auction from the Spanish Air Force by Spitfire Productions for use in the making of the 1968 film “Battle of Britain”. Wing tips were squared off, tail struts added and dummy machine guns fitted to the wings to more visually represent the Messerschmitt BF109E of the Battle of Britain period. Filming started in Spain, but later the 17 airworthy aircraft were flown via France to Duxford, UK. Throughout the summer of 1968, the 17 Buchons, 2 Heinkel Bombers and 9 Spitfires engaged in mock dogfights above East Anglia and The Wash. Upon completion of filming, the aircraft were returned to their owners or in the case of the Buchons put up for disposal.
By now registered as G-AWHK, this particular Buchon was one of eleven taken by Texan pilot and aircraft collector Wilson C “Connie” Edwards as payment for flying services during the filming. It was shipped to his ranch in Texas where it flew briefly as N9938 before being placed on static display in 1971 with the Confederate Air Force in Detroit. Acquired by the Old Flying Machine Company, it arrived at Duxford In May 1996,re-registered as G-BWUE and sold on to The Real Aircraft Company at Breighton in Yorkshire, who initiated a full rebuild to airworthy condition. The aircraft was marked up as Hauptmann Werner Schroer’s Bf 109G-2/trop ‘Red 1’, which he flew whilst serving on the Greek island of Rhodes in early 1943.
Purchased by Spitfire Ltd. in November 2006, G-BWUE moved back to Duxford to be maintained by the Aircraft Restoration Company. The aircraft appeared regularly at airshows in the UK and was also used during the filming of ‘Valkyrie’ starring Tom Cruise. Now owned by Historic Flying Ltd, G-BWUE has been assembled and painted as Messerschmitt ‘Yellow 10’ as seen in the Battle of Britain film.
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[@705547]

What an awesome plane. I wish some day i will be able to see a Buchon display that is that close and low ..

[@AndrewLloydAviationFilms]

705547 indeed it is. My second favourite type of warbird after the P-51 Mustang.

[@wihistorybuff]

EAA museum in Oshkosh WI has one on display

[@NoTaboos]

@@AndrewLloydAviationFilms Seriously? You like a Buchon better than a Bf-109?

[@AndrewLloydAviationFilms]

​@@NoTaboos yes. It looks meaner, and you can't beat the sound of a merlin.

[@NoTaboos]

Painting a Buchon in Luftwaffe markings is simply childish.

[@AndrewLloydAviationFilms]

Not really. It's painted as it was in the battle of Britain film. And as they are the closest thing to an actual Daimler-Benz engined 109 the colour scheme is fitting. As they are flown with the 109s contemporaries from World War Two.