Bücker Flugzeugbau
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was a
German aircraft manufacturer founded in 1932. It was most notable for Its highly regarded sports planes which went on to be used as
trainers by the
Luftwaffe during
World War II.
The company was founded by
Carl Bücker, who had served as an officer in the
German Navy during
World War I and then spent some years in
Sweden establishing the
Svenska Aero factory. With the sale of this business at the end of
1932, Bücker returned to his native Germany where he opened his new factory in
Johannisthal,
Berlin in
1934.
Bücker's three great successes were the
Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann (
1934), the
Bü 133 Jungmeister (
1936) and the
Bü 181 Bestmann (
1939). As well as these, the company built designs from several other manufacturers under licence, including the
Focke-Wulf Fw 44, the
DFS 230, and components for the
Focke-Wulf Fw 190,
Junkers Ju 87, and
Henschel Hs 293.
At the end of World War II, the company's premises fell into the
Soviet occupation zone, and were seized. The company was then broken up.
The Bü 181 continued to be built in
Czechoslovakia and
Egypt after the war.
Bücker aircraft include:
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Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann (Young Man), trainer (biplane)
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Bücker Bü 133 Jungmeister (Young Champion), trainer + aerobatics (biplane)
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Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann (Bestman), trainer + transport
