Description: This is an original WWII era desktop ornament with the model of a Bf 108 and a photo frame. The base is a real aluminum propeller blade slice. This is the real deal. Period manufactured, not a post-war item. All original and unmolested. Length of the aircraft is 11cm. Wingspan is 13.4cm. This item would have been on the desk of a Luftwaffe officer or a sports pilot. The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun is a single-engine sport and touring aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke. It featured all-metal construction.The aircraft was designed as a four-seat sports/recreation aircraft for competition. Its overall performance marked it as a popular choice for record flights. Particular among these traits was its low fuel consumption rate, good handling, and superb takeoff and landing characteristics.Operational historySoon after the first production aircraft began to roll off the assembly line in Augsburg, several Bf 108s had set endurance records. The Bf 108 was adopted into Luftwaffe service during the Second World War. The type was primarily used as a personnel transport and liaison aircraft. The aircraft involved in the Mechelen Incident was a Bf 108. Furthermore, a Bf 108 served with the small long-range bombing group Sonderkommando Blaich based in Africa. Artifacts not included.
Price: 350 USD
Location: Budapest
End Time: 2025-01-12T19:21:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: 30 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Region of Origin: Germany
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
