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Or, The Bf109 Over Iberia Hi All, inspired by many of our BM friends and prompted by an increasing interest in aviation in the Iberian Peninsula, I though it was time to embark on a themed build. And what better subject than the Messerschmitt Bf109? Receiving its baptism of fire in 1936 over Spain during the civil war, the Bf109 and its Hispano-built offspring formed the mainstay of the Spanish fighter and fighter-bomber fleet until the arrival of American-built jet aircraft in the mid-1950s. However, the Buchón remained in service with the Ejército del Aire in ever-decreasing numbers until its final operational flight in October 1962. My plan is to build a representative collection of Bf109s and HA-1112s: I may or may not ultimately build all the variants. At the moment the only "definites" are the Bf109B-2, the Bf109E-1, the BF109F-4, the HA C4J Tripala and the HA C4K Buchón. I won't be including the Escuadrilla Azul aircraft. This is likely to be a long-drawn-out affair that I dip into occasionally. As such I'll be building only one of these at a time (I've already got too many builds in progress as it is!) and in no particular order. My intention is to edit this first post with links to the introductory post of each build as it begins so its easier to "jump" to a specific build. That's always assuming anyone's interested enough to want to, of course So, without further ado, I would like to introduce my first victim: Messerschmitt Bf109B J/88, Spain Thanks for looking in! Cheers, Mark