Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
Nice!
Do they have to be planes?
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Do they have to be planes?
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CAPTURED AIRCRAFT - ODD PHOTOS (1 Viewer)
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GingahNinja
Airman 1st Class
I've heard that the Germans had captured and used Sherman tanks before. GERMAN SHERMAN!
(Had to say it)
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
It's sad that I laughed at that.......
Great pic!
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The Wehrmacht used a large percentage of captured tanks in the field.I've heard that the Germans had captured and used Sherman tanks before. GERMAN SHERMAN!
In some cases, they even went so far as to camouflage thier tanks to look like Allied tanks in the later stages of the war
Nope. These were the taking a shot points for the German target commanders that caused quicker catching fire of Ronsons.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Interesting. So the crosses are target points.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Not sure if it's been posted before, but I came across this interesting photo of a KI-115 at the USAF base, Yokota, Japan.
![Ki-115_at_Yokota_Air_Base[720].jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/ki-115_at_yokota_air_base-720-jpg.257295/ "Ki-115_at_Yokota_Air_Base[720].jpg")
fubar57
General
Never seen that before Dave. Interested to know what is on the tail as this would give me an excuse to buy on over priced kit for my "Captured" collection.
Geo
Geo
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
It's certainly not the best photo in the world!
There may be better photos out there of it, as it stands, not many KI-115s were ever made, so the search may not be too difficult
There may be better photos out there of it, as it stands, not many KI-115s were ever made, so the search may not be too difficult
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
There was a picture of an aircraft I bought off of eBay that came in a group of 7, two of which are of the aircraft below. I believe it is a Nakajima K-44 "Oscar".
fubar57
General
Nice photos David. Not very good with the Ki numbers but at least that one won't be too hard to duplicate; 4 stars and tail stripes but what color would the stripes be?
Geo
Geo
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Early US aircraft had horizontal red and white stripes and 1 vertical blue strip on the rudder so perhaps them with.
Nice shots guys!
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Aparently, the KI-115 was a dedicated kamikaze aircraft, the only armament was the bomb slung underneath it. It even had jettisonable undercarriage since it was on a one-way trip.
So far as I've found out, the "gate guard" at Yokota is now in a museum in Japan. There is one other survivor, stored at the NASM.
Model is a Ki-43-II
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Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
I'll throw in this lot.....
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Third one down: looks like the Brits are having an Obergefreiter do the roundell
N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Now That's what a sign painter would look like.
On the other side!
My mahl stick is a dimple-less putter shaft!
On the other side!
My mahl stick is a dimple-less putter shaft!
