The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun was a German single-engine sports and touring aircraft developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (Bavarian Aircraft Works).
The Chilean Air force operated his only one Messerschmitt Bf 108 during the years 40s, mainly in transport duties, reconnaissance and liaison.
This machine was taken to Chile by a german lawyer and arrive to this country around of 1937. After served as training of pilots of FACH and LAN-CHILE, the beginning of the World War II in Europe, renders difficult the arrival of spare parts from Germany, and due to the refuse of USA to providing american engines for "german planes", the Messerschmitt Bf 108 was sold to a Chilean-German citizen (Otto Weiss), that was living in Osorno, and flew until it could by lack of parts, being sold after to an American. Today was in a USA Museum (Week Museum) waiting of his restoration.
A shame that it did not remain in Chile.
Original model creator: Guy Gauvreau a.k.a. Hubbabubba 2005.
Repainted with chilean colors as FACH BF 108 "Taifun" # 1, 1941: Edmundo Abad 2010.
