CAPTURED AIRCRAFT - ODD PHOTOS (2 Viewers)

[Airframes]

Good info Grant.
Although I respect what they do at Old Warden, and in general it's a friendly place, I have had the impression, in the past, that it's a bit of a 'closed shop', and can be somewhat 'elitist', for want of a better description.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good pics and info guys...

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff guys!

 

[johnbr]

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

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German captured P-51's were not painted in that scheme.

This is from a movie called "Fighter Squadron" released in 1948.

They did not have access to actual German fighters, and therefore used P-51's. The American fighters in the movie were P-47's.

 

[johnbr]

 

[Wurger]

Yep.. there is a couple of pics more of the kite taken...

 

[johnbr]

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Shinpachi]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool!

 

[GrauGeist]

A French L'oire 130 in Luftwaffe markings

 

[vikingBerserker]

I get the feeling pilots who fell out of favor were assigned to fly those.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

Major W. G. Barker, VC, with captured Fokker D.VII aircraft at Hounslow Aerodrome
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[johnbr]

 

[Shinpachi]