STEVEN HOWE COLLECTION
No. 8471. Messerschmitt Bf 108 B-1 Taifun (Typhoon) (D-EBEI c/n 224) "Elly Beinhorn"
Photographed at Duxford, UK, July 13, 2008, by Steven Howe

Messerschmitt Bf 108 B-1 Taifun (Typhoon)

12/31/2008. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "Produced at Regensburg, the aircraft was first flown on June 1, 1940, and used by the Luftwaffe for training and liaison duties. It was severely damaged in Tunisia in 1943, the USN brought it to USA, from where it was bought by the Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin-Stiftung in 1990. After restoration in 1993, the aircraft was baptized by Elly Beinhorn, who established several world records on the Taifun."


Created December 31, 2008