Re.2005 survived ?

tanze · **Posted:** Sun May 14, 2006 3:37 am

Hello,

Does anybody have any information about an Italian warbird called Reggiane Re.2005 ?

Probably the last survived one was seen the last time in Cleveland in November 1946, but I haven't got any information. Could you help me ?

Also information about american pilots encounters with this kind of aircraft during WWII would be helpful.

The aircraft was a single seat fighter and single engined (Daimler Benz DB605), with semi-elliptical wing.

Thanks and regards,

Paolo

oz rb fan · **Joined:** Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:33 am **Posts:** 474

iirc there was one recovered a few years ago but i havn't heard anymore about it since
paul

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2635

Try here, http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/

Regards,
Mike

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Sun May 14, 2006 3:30 pm

what was 1 doing in cleveland in 46??

david burke · **Posted:** Sun May 14, 2006 4:11 pm

Captured enemy equipment from the show at Freeman Field?

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Sun May 14, 2006 7:13 pm

any clues as to wear the exhibit was held in cleveland in 46?? air races i should assume??

tanze · **Posted:** Mon May 15, 2006 1:46 pm

The only information I have is that it was shown at the "Cleveland National Aircraft show" from 15th to 24th 1946.

How can I eventually get information regarding captured axis aircrafts ? Is there an archive somewhere ?

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

tanze wrote:

The only information I have is that it was shown at the "Cleveland National Aircraft show" from 15th to 24th 1946.

How can I eventually get information regarding captured axis aircrafts ? Is there an archive somewhere ?

If it was captured it might have had a "Foreign Evaluation" number (FE or T2).

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Mon May 15, 2006 5:16 pm

tanze wrote:

The only information I have is that it was shown at the "Cleveland National Aircraft show" from 15th to 24th 1946.

How can I eventually get information regarding captured axis aircrafts ? Is there an archive somewhere ?

http://www.indianamilitary.org/FreemanA ... nSTART.htm

Dave

tanze · **Posted:** Sat May 20, 2006 6:44 am

Were the captured aircrafts only tested at Freeman field ?

is there a complete archive of all the FE's and T2's ? (what's the difference between them ?)

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sat May 20, 2006 7:04 am

Tanze..did you check my link above? FE ( Foreign Evaluation) was later changed to T2 ( Technical Intelligence Unit ), numbers themselves didn't change.
Some were also tested at NAS Patuxent River.
The best book on the subject is 'War Prizes' by Phil Butler.

Dave

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