Adler's Warbirds

[Wayne Little]

You've done well with the resources at hand Chris, Thanks Man...

 

[Marcel]

A pitty, I just made it sticky

 

[Airframes]

Great thread with a very nice collection of pics.

 

[at6]

Thank you Adler. Great photos.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely shots Chris!

 

[fubar57]

Great stuff Alder

 

[Smokey Stover]

Arado Ar 234B-2 Blitz
Werk Nummer: 140312

Current Location: National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington DC, USA

Werk Nummer 140312, was one of nine Ar 234s surrendered to British forces at Sola airfield near Stavanger, Norway. It is the sole surviving example of an Ar 234. The aircraft was originally assigned to 9./KG 76 during the final weeks of the war.

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Awesome pics

 

[at6]

A pitty, I just made it sticky

Perhaps Adler will take more photos and post them here.

 

[ptraney]

Wow...this place is on my bucket list. What are the two things on the wings of the Arado Ar 234B-2 Blitz? Thanks!

 

[herman1rg]

They are Walter HWK 109-500 which was a liquid fuelled rocket motor developed by Walter in Germany during the Second World War.

The 109-500 is a self-contained. modular monopropellant Starthilfe (take-off assist) motor in a pod, able to produce 500 kg (1,100 lb) thrust for thirty seconds. After the fuel was expended, the pod was jettisoned and it returned to earth by parachute, with the parachute packed externally, onto the blunt forward end of the pod.

Thanks to Wikipedia

 

[ptraney]

They are Walter HWK 109-500 which was a liquid fuelled rocket motor developed by Walter in Germany during the Second World War.

The 109-500 is a self-contained. modular monopropellant Starthilfe (take-off assist) motor in a pod, able to produce 500 kg (1,100 lb) thrust for thirty seconds. After the fuel was expended, the pod was jettisoned and it returned to earth by parachute, with the parachute packed externally, onto the blunt forward end of the pod.

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Thanks to Wikipedia

thank you so much I always wondered what those were...I got to get to Hazy

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Some new ones I have seen...

North American P-51D Mustang "Derailer"
SN: 44-74216

Current Location: Mobile Alabama

North American B-25J Mitchell "Mary Alice II
SN: 44-31004

Current Location: Mobile, Alabama

Douglas C-47D Dakota
SN: 44-76326

Current Location: Mobile, Alabama

Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher
SN: 1368

Current Location: Mobile, Alabama

Aircraft was damaged during Hurricane Katrina, and removed from the USS Alabama, into the Pavilion. Repairs have not been completed.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Good pics Chris.

 

[at6]

That poor Kingfisher has definitely seen better days.

 

[Crimea_River]

Sad to see these stored outdoors but sometimes there's no choice.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots Chris!

 

[Wayne Little]

Good to see some more Chris.

 

[Tieleader]

Wow! Great pictures. I'm only on page 9 but really enjoying this so far. The history of each airplane really makes all the difference.