The Bf-108 was beloved by those who flew it. They marveled at its low stall speed, ... Bf-108 Taifun Messerschmitt Bf-109 WWII Luftwaffe FW-190 military V8 Month. Looking for our newsletter?

Major Erich Hoenmanns couldn't find the ground. The fog of this January morning in 1940 had turned his Messerschmitt Bf-108 Taifun into a ghost, drifting through endless white. He scanned ...

He already had the Bf-108 Taifun in production, which was the base for the 109. But Messerschmitt installed a 675 hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine for testing. Only in October 1935 did the plane ...