The history of the Spanish built Me-109s and the Hispano Aviacion HA-112-MIL “Buchon”, began in 1936 when the aircraft came into use in the Spanish Civil War. In 1953 there appeared a RR Merlin engined variant. This version, designated HA-1109-M1L, was named Buchon. The HA1112-M1L saw most of its “combat” in the 1970 film, The Battle of Britain that recreated the fierce air battles of 30 years before. After the filming, many Buchon were restored by warbird enthousiast and repainted in the markings of WW2 BF109s. By A.F.Scrub.
