DUXFORD BUCHÓN REPAINTED IN DESERT COLOURS

AT Duxford, Historic Flying’s Hispano HA-1112 Buchón C.4K-102/G-AWHK has been repainted to represent Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7 ‘Black 8’ of JG 27, flown by Leutnant Werner Schroer and based at Ain el Gazala, Libya, in April 1941. The new scheme was applied for the Flying Legends 2017 show at Duxford on 8-9 July, the weathered finish reflecting the harsh operating climate of the North African desert. The Buchón previously wore the colours in which it was operated for the Battle of