In 1942 the Spanish government arranged a manufacturing licence with
Messerschmitt AG to build the Bf 109G-2, with DB605A engines, propellers,
instruments, and weapons to be supplied from Germany.
Post World
War II, production resumed on the Buchón’s and the final variant was the
HA-1112-M1L Buchón. It first flew 29 March 1954. The 1112-M1L was equipped with
the 1,600 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 500-45 engine and Rotol propeller, both
purchased as surplus from the UK. This engine had a chin intake, that altered
the lines of the Bf 109′s airframe visually.
The
HA-1112-M1L’s remained in flying condition until the mid-1960s. This made them
available for theatrical use, masquerading as Bf 109′s in movies like The
Battle of Britain. These examples are HIspano Aviacion HA-1112 M1L’s. These
aircraft were last flown in the Battle Of Britain film in 1968.
Upon
completion of the filming of the Battle Of Britain they were disassembled and
shipped to Texas where they have been in storage for 45 years.
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