Cfs1 Junkers Ju-86K Chilean Air Force

CFS1 Junkers Ju-86k Chilean Air Force. Fuerza Aerea de Chile The Chilean Air force operated the Junkers Ju-86k between the years 1938 to 1943, mainly in bomber duties, transport, reconnaissance and liaison. This plane replaced to the old and obsolete Junkers R-42 bomber, in service since 1926. 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 Ju-86k was scrapped in 1943, being replaced in bomber duties developed by the AT-6 Texan and B-25 Mitchell. Original model creators: Bertil Nilsson & Mike Colclough. Damage profile for CFS1, new panel and repaint with chilean markings: Edmundo Abad.