- Nationalist China: Apparently Nationalist China had at least one Bf.108B-2 in the ranks of their Air Force at the year 1939. Further information is required and the drawing should be considered as speculative.
- United Kingdom: The Royal Air Force (RAF) interned four Bf.108s at the outbreak of the war and put them into service under the designation of "Messerschmitt Adlon". They became the fastest communication aircraft of the RAF but they were often mistaken for Bf.109s, so they weren't employed very much. After the war, captured exemplars were used until at least 1948.
- Poland: The Polish Air Force used some captured Bf.108 after the war. They served until the very late 1940s.
- USSR: Before the war with Germany, the Soviet Air Force bought some few Bf.108s for evaluation. During the World War 2, many captured exemplars were put into service with the Soviet Air Force.
- United States: The U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) evaluated some captured exemplars that were shipped to Freeman Army Airfield, in Indiana in September 1945. Apparently some of them served until the foundation of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and flew for some time with the new American roundel in 1947.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_108
2. http://www.warbirdalley.com/bf108.htm
3. Wydawnictwo Militaria 149 - Messerschmitt Bf-108 Taifun
4. https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=347
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