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That would make an awesome bar table, we really need to open a pub!
It was mentioned and as stated it was only a "guess" when posted several years ago.I hate to say it, but I think the first aircraft in the post, an F4U, is actually either an F4U-5 or -5N, which wouldn't have been in use by the FAA to get captured by the Germans. I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, as I haven't read all of the posts.
I hate to say it, but there was a Corsair captured by the Germans:I hate to say it, but I think the first aircraft in the post, an F4U, is actually either an F4U-5 or -5N, which wouldn't have been in use by the FAA to get captured by the Germans. I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, as I haven't read all of the posts.
Three were even three captured by the Japanese during the course of the war, and there's a couple photos of those that still exist. There doesn't seem to be any photos of the above-mentioned Corsair in German possesion, however.On 18 July 1944, a British Corsair F4U-1A, JT404 of FAA No. 1841 squadron, was involved in anti-submarine patrol from HMS Formidable enroute to Scapa after Operation Mascot (attack on German Battleship Tirpitz). It flew in company with a Fairey Barracuda flown by with Wing Leader Lieutenant Commander RS Baker-Falkner. Due to technical problems the Corsair made an emergency landing in a field near Bodø, Norway. The pilot, Lt Mattholie was taken prisoner and the aircraft captured with no damage. Luftwaffe interrogators failed into getting the pilot to explain how to fold the wings so as to transport the aircraft to Narvik. The Corsair was ferried by boat for further investigation. Later the Corsair was taken to Germany, it was listed at Rechlin for 1944 under repair. This was probably the only Corsair captured by the Germans.
the Germans must have captured some from either the Russians or the US in the MTO.