Captured AC. Images that are new to me (at least)

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:14 am

Captured AC. Images that are new to me (at least)

From this thread: http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/aircraft/captured-german-aircraft-382888/

Now this....I would have liked to see!!!!!!

Joe Scheil · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:40 pm

The last picture is the ultimate warbird “gee wiz” lineup of aircraft in my opinion...Spiteful, MB-5, and Blackburn Firebrand to start, then scattered about there are Ta-152’s Ar-234, F1-190 and Do-335’s and other exotica. Note the Bristol Brigand, Fairey Swordfish and All of the 88 series, the 88G, 188 and 388. All of them the zenith of European piston engine power aircraft...what a hangar (and Reno Stable) that would make today. Use the Ju-188 for crew transport And a Ju-290 to ferry spare engines and tools!

As for the P-38 I don’t have my notes with me, but I believe the Italian Marked one was used in Italy for a short time before inferior Fuels damaged both engines grounding the plane. She was then repaired by the Luftwaffe who maintained American aviation fuel stores and with replacement engines flew with the Circus Rosarius. Heinz Stapfer was the researcher who published the best books on the subject, and they are the go to on these aircraft. Great pictures!

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

Joe Scheil wrote:

The last picture is the ultimate warbird “gee wiz” lineup of aircraft in my opinion...Spiteful, MB-5, and Blackburn Firebrand...

You beat me to it. Where else are you ever going to see those three beautiful airplanes sitting together? :supz:

Flat 12x2 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:14 am

Snake45 wrote:

Joe Scheil wrote:

The last picture is the ultimate warbird “gee wiz” lineup of aircraft in my opinion...Spiteful, MB-5, and Blackburn Firebrand...

You beat me to it. Where else are you ever going to see those three beautiful airplanes sitting together? :supz:

Of course there is one missing from the pics at RAE Farnborough, the ultimate piston fighter, the dH Hornet, searching for more pics, sure enough, it was there, just out of shot.

airnutz · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2019 8:11 am

Flat 12x2 wrote:

Snake45 wrote:

Joe Scheil wrote:

The last picture is the ultimate warbird “gee wiz” lineup of aircraft in my opinion...Spiteful, MB-5, and Blackburn Firebrand...

You beat me to it. Where else are you ever going to see those three beautiful airplanes sitting together? :supz:

Of course there is one missing from the pics at RAE Farnborough, the ultimate piston fighter, the dH Hornet, searching for more pics, sure enough, it was there, just out of shot.

Flat, is the Hornet behind the...whut is that in the rightmost row, an Avro Lincoln? My eyes are at the limit. :shock:

Flat 12x2 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2019 9:52 am

airnutz wrote:

Flat, is the Hornet behind the...whut is that in the rightmost row, an Avro Lincoln? My eyes are at the limit. :shock:

Not the best pic is it, but yes you are correct on both counts, with a Mosquito behind the Hornet

Richard W. · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:26 am

So, how about the story of Guido Rossi that's at the link in the OP? Apocryphal?

It's a satisfying read, but whenever there's so much detail and it seems a little too perfect (painting his girlfriend's portrait on the bait aircraft?) I am skeptical. I think I've read the story before, maybe in Martin Caidin's "Flying Forts" but I no longer have my copy.

raconnel · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:14 am

I, too, remember the story from Caidin's book. The link below describes it as a myth, along with another story related to the YB-40.

http://www.tailsthroughtime.com/2015/08/the-boeing-yb-40-bomber-escort-and-its.html

Richard

Kyleb · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:27 am

airnutz wrote:

Flat 12x2 wrote:

What is the large, elliptical winged transport (?) in the foreground of that shot?

raconnel · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:30 am

Not a transport, but a bomber - the Vickers Windsor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Windsor

Richard

Jesse C. · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:46 pm

The bare metal P-38 is that of a defector who surrendered the plane to the Germans and joined up with them.

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2016/10/ ... the-nazis/

Flat 12x2 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:47 pm

Jesse C. wrote:

The bare metal P-38 is that of a defector who surrendered the plane to the Germans and joined up with them.

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2016/10/ ... the-nazis/

Of course, technically it's not a P-38 :wink:

Scott Rose · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:30 am

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Michel Lemieux wrote:

Captured AC. Images that are new to me (at least)

From this thread: http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/aircraft/captured-german-aircraft-382888/

Now this....I would have liked to see!!!!!!

What is the large aircraft above the Ju-52? "R" code, center top of photo. Is that a loading ramp?

Lon Moer · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:27 pm

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