Bucker Bu-181 The Bucker Bu-181 Bestmann was chosen for a standard Luftwaffe training aircraft back in 1939. It served throughout the war from its outset to the final stages and as it happened it also saw combat action in a nocturnal harassment role or even as an anti-tank machine. Noteworthy is also the fact that the type was produced even in the post-war era in a couple of countries such as Sweden, Czechoslovakia or Egypt which made the Backer both wide-spread and famous. Most of the aircraft were still flying in the mid 50as and some of them can still be seen in the sky even these days