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Captured Aircraft
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Heinkel He-219, He-177 Greif, He-162 Salamander, Hs-129, Junkers Ju-352, Blohn and Voss and Messerschmitt Bf-108
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The Captured Aircraft Exhibition, RAE Farnborough, November 1945: Some eighty German aircraft were gathered at Farnborough after the war ended. During October/November 1945, the public was given access: a 'German Aircraft Exhibition' was held from Monday 29 October to Friday 9 November 1945, with the main flying display taking place on Sunday 4 November.
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Soon after the close of the Second World War, French forces in Indochina found themselves with out air support. Pending the arrival of aircraft transferred from France, and ex-British Spitfires, attempts were made to press into a service a number of war-weary Japanese aircraft. Although there were numerous Japanese airstrips located throughout Indochina, only a handful of serviceable front-line modern aircraft were located. For the most part, these aircraft performed second-line duties with the French, as transports and liason aircraft. The notable exceptions were the Nakajima Ki-43 Oscars, which formed the backbone of two fighter squadrons until their replacment with Spitfires. It appears many of the aircraft were in relatively poor condition, and in the unfamiliar hands of French pilots the attrition rate was high, with at least two aircraft being lost during their only flights! Though most aircraft lasted only until 1946, it is likely that a few soldiered on in French hands until 1949.
Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar, Nakajima Ki-44 Tojo, Aichi E13A, Mitsubishi J2M Raiden and Nakajima L2D Tabby
Soon after the close of the Second World War, French forces in Indochina found themselves with out air support. Pending the arrival of aircraft transferred from France, and ex-British Spitfires, attempts were made to press into a service a number of war-weary Japanese aircraft. Although there were numerous Japanese airstrips located throughout Indochina, only a handful of serviceable front-line modern aircraft were located. For the most part, these aircraft performed second-line duties with the French, as transports and liason aircraft. The notable exceptions were the Nakajima Ki-43 Oscars, which formed the backbone of two fighter squadrons until their replacment with Spitfires. It appears many of the aircraft were in relatively poor condition, and in the unfamiliar hands of French pilots the attrition rate was high, with at least two aircraft being lost during their only flights! Though most aircraft lasted only until 1946, it is likely that a few soldiered on in French hands until 1949.
Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar, Nakajima Ki-44 Tojo, Aichi E13A, Mitsubishi J2M Raiden and Nakajima L2D Tabby
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Tachikawa Ki-54, Mitsubishi KI 30 Ann, Nakajima A6M2N (Rufe), Mitsubishi zero, Mitshubishi J2M Raiden and Mitsubishi G4M (Betty)
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