The Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann (young man) was a Luftwaffe basic training aircraft of World War II.
After serving in the German Navy in World War I, Carl Bücker moved to Sweden where he became managing director of Svenska Aero AB (SAAB). He later returned to Germany with Anders Anderson, a young designer from SAAB. "Bücker Flugzeugbau GmbH" was founded in Berlin in 1932, with the first aircraft to see production being the Bü 131 Jungmann.
Sturdy and agile, the Jungmann was selected as the primary basic trainer for the German Luftwaffe. Production licenses were granted to Switzerland, Spain, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Japan. In Spain, production continued at CASA until the early 1960s. The Jungmann was retained as Spanish Air Force\'s primary basic trainer until 1968, and the aircraft was eventually given a status equivalent to that of a national treasure.
About 200 Jungmann survive to this day, many having been fitted with modern engines, and are very much revered by those who fly them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCcker_B%C3%BC_131
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
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Old Warden, Beds, UK7th May 2006
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
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Old Warden, Beds, UK7th May 2006
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
G-RETA
Old Warden, Beds, UK7th May 2006
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann
G-RETA
Old Warden, Beds, UK7th May 2006