Me-108

[Graeme]

outside of the Argus engines....? The first looks modified to ...ahem..resmble a Luftwaffe plane. The second is Swiss?

Both photos are of the Swiss Pilatus P2 advanced trainer. The first has been modified to appear 'German', which I think appeared in one of Spielberg's Indiana Jones films.

 

[Njaco]

Thanks Graeme, aircraft ID is one of my poorer attributes.

I've noticed that alot. The Bf 108 being modified and used for movies and such.
Heres a question:
"The Great Escape" with Steve McQueen and on and on. Ending with Donald Pleasance and James Garner escaping in a ....Bf 108? Not quite sure thatsa what that is. And the others made to look like Fw 190s are T-6s I believe.

 

[Graeme]

Heres a question:
"The Great Escape" with Steve McQueen and on and on. Ending with Donald Pleasance and James Garner escaping in a ....Bf 108? Not quite sure thatsa what that is. And the others made to look like Fw 190s are T-6s I believe.

Only because I watched it last week!..I feel confident in stating that the 'escape' aircraft was actually a German aircraft for once..a Bucker Bu 181 Bestmann. A German 2-seat primary trainer from 1939. And your absolutely right about the T-6's.

 

[Njaco]

A Bucher! Damn that tandem seating thew me off!

Speaking of imitations..how many times has a P-51 been made to look like a Bf 109? One I can think of was in "Sahara" with Bogie.

 

[ccheese]

Was that the bf-108 they used in the Sinatra movie, "Von Ryan's Express" ?

Charles

 

[Njaco]

Come to think of it, Cheese I think it was. Rockets and all!

 

[SoD Stitch]

When I first saw the Me-108, I mistook it for the Me-109 due to the similarities between the two. Plus the angle of the photo made the Me-109 look longer. The Me-108 was never actually used as a fighter-bomber was it?

Negative; the Taifun was Willy Messerschmitt's last "civilian" design. It was quite popular in Europe in the '30's, as it was one of the first all-metal, high-performance civil airplanes. Obviously, he based the design of the Bf-109 on the Taifun, including an almost exact copy of the airfoil and aspect ratio of the wings.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I believe that 108s were built after the war as well for a little bit. Not sure though, Im going to have to research this one up somemore.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yeap just found it. The production of the Bf 108 continued after the war under the name of Nord 1000 Pingouin.

 

[Graeme]

From a magazine dated June 1980;