Bf 108 8078

Bf 108
8078
GERMAN WWII LIAISON PLANE
1:48 SCALE PLASTIC KIT
intro
The BWF Company (latter Messerschmitt A.G.) designed the Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun in 1934. The original design
was for a light tourist double seater, developed for the German team taking part in the 1934 international air race
Challenge. Even though the Challenge wasn't a great success for the Bf 108 as the best German pilot Theo Osterkamp
only came in fifth, the RLM still ordered 32 Bf 108s.
The production of the improved version, the Bf 108B, was set-up in November 1935. The B version was redesigned to be
a four-seater with a new Argus As 10C engine. The Bf 108B was a very modern light aircraft with an all-metal airframe,
retractable undercarriage, adjustable propeller, and with excellent flight characteristics. The Bf 108 took part in many air
races and record flights and the first foreign pilot who tested the Bf 108 was Charles Lindberg. He said that it was one of the
world's best aircraft in its class.
The military version of the Taifun was the Bf 108B-2 and was acquired by the Luftwaffe in 1939. It was widely employed
during the war years by all operational Luftwaffe units as a light liaison aircraft. In 1941 the new version, the Bf 108D,
replaced the B version on the production line. An Argus As 10R engine powered the D version and included the new Argus
automatically adjustable propeller and improved fuel assembly. The production was transferred to France in 1942, where
170 Bf 108D were completed before the liberation of France in 1944. French production continued after the war where
another 115 aircraft under the name of "Nord 1000" were manufactured.
In total 626 military Taifuns, versions B-2 and D-1, were produced except at least 180 civilian or export version Bf 108 B-0
and B-1. The Luftwaffe employed most of them, but many other air forces used this fine and popular aircraft. The
Hungarian AF had 8 Taifuns, both the Italians and Rumanians had 3, the USSR bought two and Switzerland and
Yugoslavia had 12 each. One aircraft was used in Chile, one or two in Japan and one was in Australia. The Bulgarian AF
had 6 and at least one was in Spain. One Bf 108B-1, coded XC44, was operated by the US embassy in Berlin. Two
Bf 108B-1s were flown by the German embassy in London but the RAF confiscated these two aircraft in 1939. After the
war, one Bf 108B-2 was flown in Czechoslovakia, two in Poland, one in Denmark and one in Sweden. Some 115 Bf 108Ds
( Nord 1000) were used by the French AF and Navy until the late 50's. Many of the surviving Taifuns were flown a long time
after the war, and some of them are still in airworthy condition today.
intro
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun byl zkonstruován firmou BFW, konstrukèním týmem pod vedením ing.Williho
Messerschmitta v roce 1934. Letoun pùvodnì vznikl jako lehká turistická dvousedadlovka pro nìmecký reprezentaèní
tým, úèastnící se mezinárodních závodù Challenge 1934. Aèkoli tento závod nebyl pro Bf 108 úspìšný, RLM objednalo
u BFW výrobu 34 letadel.
Produkce vylepšené verze Bf 108B byla zahájena v listopadu 1935. Konstrukce byla celkovì zvìtšena, stroj byl nyní
ètyømístný a dostal nový motor Argus As 10C. Bf 108B byl velmi moderní lehký letoun, s celokovovou konstrukcí,
zatahovacím podvozkem a stavitelnou vrtulí, s vynikajícími letovými charakteristikami. Díky svým vynikajícím výkonùm
dosáhl Bf 108B na konci tøicátých let øady úspìchù v mezinárodních závodech a rekordních letech. První zahranièní pilot,
testující Bf 108B byl Charles Lindberg, který ho oznaèil za nejlepší letadlo této tøídy na svìtì.
Vojenská verze byla Bf 108B-2, pøijatá do výzbroje Luftwaffe v roce 1939. Bf 108 byl používán po celou válku prakticky
všemi operaèními jednotkami Luftwaffe jako lehký spojovací a kurýrní letoun. V roce 1941 byla verze B nahrazena
ve výrobì novou verzí D. Ta byla pohánìna motorem Argus As 10R s novou automaticky stavitelnou vrtulí Argus. Mìla
také upravenou palivovou instalaci. V roce 1942 byla výroba pøevedena do Francie, kde bylo až do osvobození v roce
1944 vyrobeno 170 Bf 108D. jejich výroba pokraèovala i po válce produkcí 115 strojù znaèených Nord 1000. Celkem bylo
vyrobeno 626 kusù vojenských verzí Bf 108B-2 a D-1, mimo to ještì nejménì 180 civilních strojù verze B-0 a B-1. Vìtšinu z
nich používala Luftwaffe, typ byl ovšem používán i v øadì dalších zemí. 8 Taifunù mìlo maïarské letectvo, 3 Italské,
3 Rumunské, dva stroje zakoupil SSSR, 12 Švýcarsko, 12 Jugoslávie. Jeden stroj byl v Chile, jeden nebo dva v Japonsku,
jeden v Austrálii. 6 Bf 108 mìlo bulharské letectvo, nejménì jeden stroj byl ve Španìlsku. Jeden Bf 108B-1, znaèený
XC-44 byl zakoupen vládou USA pro vojenského pøidìlence v Berlínì. Dva Bf 108B-1 byly používány nìmeckým
velvyslanectvím v Londýnì. Tyto dva stroje byly v roce 1939 zabaveny a používány RAF. Po válce byl jeden Bf 108B-2
používán v Èeskoslovensku, dva v Polsku, po jednom v Dánsku a ve Švédsku. Asi 115 Nordù 1000 létalo ve Francii.
Ovšem po celém svìtì létalo ještì dlouho po válce mnoho pøeživších Taifunù, z nichž mnohé jsou dodnes v letuschopném stavu.
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room. Keep out of reach of small children. Children must not be allowed to suck any part, or pull vinyl bag over the head.
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COLOURS
BARVY
FARBEN
GSi Creos (GUNZE)
Mr.COLOR
AQUEOUS
Mr.COLOR
H 68
C36
DARK GRAY
RLM74
H2
C2
BLACK
H 69
C37
GRAY
RLM75
H4
C4
YELLOW
H 70
C60
GRAY
RLM02
H8
C8
SILVER
H 77
C137
TIRE BLACK
H 11
C62
WHITE
H 303
C303
GREEN
H 12
C33
FLAT BLACK
H 308
C308
GRAY
H 33
C81
RUSSET
H 406
CREAM YELLOW
H 413
C113
H 34
CHOCOLATE BROWN
YELLOW
RLM04
H 36
C15
DARK GREEN
H 417
C117
LIGHT BLUE
RLM76
H 37
C43
WOOD BROWN
H 420
C420
OLIVE GREEN
RLM80
H 47
C41
H 61
H 65
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PEINTURE
AQUEOUS
Mr.METAL COLOR
RED BROWN
GRAY
MC218
ALUMINIUM
BRASS
C18
BLACK GREEN
RLM70
MC219
H 66
C19
SANDY BROWN
RLM79
Mr.COLOR SUPER METALLIC
H 67
C115
RLM65
SM06
LIGHT BLUE
CHROME SILVER
A17
C30
A5
H 47
41
A7
H 70
60
C23
C1
H 70
60
C23
B
PE7
A7
A18
H 47
41
H 70
60
H 70
60
A3
A
A21
H 413
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H 70
60
A3
PE9
H 70
60
PE9
PE4
C
PE3
PE1
PE22
PE22
PE8
C
H 70
60
PE36
PE24
PE25
A
PE14
PE13
A11
H 12
33
H 47
41
H 70
60
C14
B
A
H 12
33
H 70
60
PE2
PE8
H 47
41
A11
PE2
B
C18
PE1
A7
H 12
33
A11
H 12
33
C14
H 70
60
H 12
33
PE23
PE36
3
D
H 61
A4
A22
A
A16
H 61
A
H 70
60
PE27
B
H 47
41
B
C19
PE26
H 70
60
C19
A15
H 61
A22
PE18
PLASTIC
MC218
H 12
33
E
A22
MC218
C16
4 pcs.
4 pcs.
C15
C13
C12
MC218
MC218
4 pcs.
H 12
33
MC219
C16
MC218
MC218
C20
MC218
C13
4 pcs.
H 12
33
H 70
60
C6
H 70
60
A8
H 12
33
C7
H 33
81
C21
MC218
A13
H 12
33
MC218
A9
H 70
60
C9
C8
MC218
MC218
C9
H 12
33
C11
H 33
81
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B13, B14 - MARKINGS
B15
B;C ;D;E
B9, B10 - MARKING
A
B10
B14
B13
B9
A2
B8
E
H 70
60
A1
H 70
60
A1
PE19
D
H 70
60
B2
H 12
33
C25
PE20
PE6
PE5
PE10
PE21
PE6
PE5
PE11
B3
A15
B1
A22
5
C2
C27
H 70
60
SM06
H 77
137
H 70
60
B12
PE15
C2
C27
C22
H2
2
H 70
60
B7
PE16
H 77
137
H 70
60
A20
C22
H 70
60
B5
B4
H 70
60
PE38
B6
A10
B11
H 77
H2
2
137
A10
MC219
MC219
PE37
H 70
60
D2
C10
C17
H 70
60
C10
PE29
PE29
PE30
PE31
B1
B1
PE28
PE34
PE33
MC218
MC218
PE32
MC218
D1
PE17
D1
PE35
D1
PE12
PE32
A19 C4
A12
C28
6
PE28
C26
NELEPIT !
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2 pcs.
2 pcs.
C2
C27
D1
D1
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A
Sonderkommando Blaich, Libya 1942
Sonderkommando Blaich, named after its Commander Hptm. Theo Blaich, was employed with He 111 in Libya during 1942. This liaison plane also
belonged to their fleet . Taifun KG+EM was modified for service in tropical environment and also received a tropical camouflage comprised of a sand
color camouflage scheme with green spots on the upper surfaces. The most interesting operation of this unit has been a successful bomb raid on the
Allied fuel storage facility in For Lamy on January 22, 1942, in which a partial role also played this depicted plane.
30+30
B
France, May, 1940
This Bf 108 is painted with RLM 24 on the upper surfaces and RLM 65 on the lower surfaces. The snake was created overspraying the snake-shaped
template with RLM 65. The code letters are RLM 05. Note the regular Taifun logo below the canopy. The canopy framing could be ether RLM 05
or natural metal with no paint.
H34
-
H322
322
H8
8
28
6
30+30
23
H65
18
45
H37
43
32
87
H65
18
32
H65
18
H67
115
44
37
5
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H322
322
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H322
322
2
H67
115
2
1
1
44
3
4
5
H322
322
6
30+30
44
H34
-
H8
8
21
45
37
WOOD
H37
43
RLM 70
H65
18
SILVER
H8
8
RLM 24
H322
322
RLM 05
H34
-
RLM 65
H67
115
H67
115
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C
Germany, September, 1939
The German pre-war colors were used to camouflage this Taifun. Upper surfaces are painted RLM 61, RLM, 62 and RLM 63 colors, the undersides
are RLM 65. The new camouflage was painted over the original factory colors thus the stenciling is not visible.
28
H308
308
H65
18
H303
303
38
H308
308
31+31
H406
-
46
H37
43
32
87
H65
18
32
H67
115
H65
18
37
40
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8
H303
303
40
H308
308
12
H67
115
12
H406
-
11
11
40
8
7
22
H406
-
31+31
38
H308
308
H303
303
46
37
10
WOOD
H37
43
RLM 70
H65
18
RLM 63
H308
308
RLM 62
H303
303
H67
115
RLM 61
H406
-
RLM 65
H67
115
40
D
Hungary, 1942 -1944
Very unusual camouflage scheme was painted on this aircraft. The RLM 74, 75 and 76 colors prescribed for fighter aircraft were used. This aircraft
probably served in Hungary on on the Eastern front. The code letters ZS are either oversprayed or scraped off.
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WOOD
H37
43
RLM 70
H65
18
RLM 74
H68
36
RLM 75
H69
37
RLM 76
H417
117
11
E
Eastern Front, 1942 – 1943
The camouflage scheme consists of RLM 70 and 71 on upper surfaces and RLM 65 on lower surfaces. The upper surfaces are overpainted with
white splotches. The white is sprayed over the outher parts of national insignia.
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WOOD
H37
43
RLM 04
H4
4
RLM 65
H67
115
RLM 70
H65
18
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