Captured Messerschmitts

Sat May 02, 2009 11:04 pm

ME-262

ME-109K

Sun May 03, 2009 4:01 am

Excellent pics but the 109's not a K,
Cheers

Sun May 03, 2009 9:08 am

Nice pics, Jack. The scariest part about that Me-262 photo is it looks like the plane could be sitting anywhere in the North Eastern US. That woods looks exactly like many of the wooded areas around where I live. It also looks a bit like the Pine Barons of New Jersey.

Sun May 03, 2009 10:51 am

[quote="MattP38"]Nice pics, Jack. The scariest part about that Me-262 photo is it looks like the plane could be sitting anywhere in the North Eastern US.

You find that to be scary?

Sun May 03, 2009 11:01 am

Glyn wrote:
MattP38 wrote:Nice pics, Jack. The scariest part about that Me-262 photo is it looks like the plane could be sitting anywhere in the North Eastern US.

You find that to be scary?

Figure of speech. I find it wild that the landscape on a different Continent looks identical to what is a few miles from where I live, tops.

Sun May 03, 2009 11:19 am

Okay, dumb question time (again)......

The 262 looks to be in incredibly good shape, except for the engines. Is it plausible that the Germans destroyed the engines in expectation that the airplane would be captured? If so, I wonder why they didn't just destroy the entire aircraft?

Any other ideas?

Gary

Sun May 03, 2009 11:23 am

retroaviation wrote:Okay, dumb question time (again)......

The 262 looks to be in incredibly good shape, except for the engines. Is it plausible that the Germans destroyed the engines in expectation that the airplane would be captured? If so, I wonder why they didn't just destroy the entire aircraft?

Any other ideas?

Gary

Gary it's a little more shot up than that. Look closely at the Vertical Stabilizer.

Sun May 03, 2009 1:09 pm

True, but the engines still have the vast majority of the substantial damage, don't you think? Maybe it's just me.

Gary

Sun May 03, 2009 1:16 pm

retroaviation wrote:True, but the engines still have the vast majority of the substantial damage, don't you think? Maybe it's just me.

Gary

Oh no, I do agree but I was just pointing out that it is a bit more than an airframe in good shape with torn up engines.

BTW: Gary, I just had the closest I can get to Texas barbecue up in my neck of the woods. It's quality!

Sun May 03, 2009 1:30 pm

MattP38 wrote:
BTW: Gary, I just had the closest I can get to Texas barbecue up in my neck of the woods. It's quality!

Not to drag this thread too far off topic, but I just live in Texas now. Memphis is my home and THAT'S where the GOOD barbeque is! ;-)

Gary