Captured WW2 German Aircraft

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Airshow at the late stages of the war showcases captured German and Japanese aircraft:
http://one.revver.com/watch/398690/flv/affiliate/114857

 

[Thorlifter]

Interesting. Thanks for the post

 

[ccheese]

I can't get to see this, my company's "Websense" program won't let me.
But, I grew up near Glenn L. Martin aircraft company, and I remember in
1944 they were testing three German aircraft against US aircraft. I saw
a bf109 and a fw190. I never did find out what the other plane was.
These three aircraft were traveling around the US (with escorts) for
different manufacturers to "play with". Wish I'd had a camera....

Charles

 

[Gnomey]

Very interesting.

Shame you didn't have a camera Charles!

 

[Matt308]

Was that a Ju290 at the end?!?! Wow I hope they didn't scrap that baby and its just crated up someplace. Never have seen a color video of that bird. Beauty!

 

[comiso90]

thats a unique look. I hope all those specimens survive today.

 

[comiso90]

Was that a Ju290 at the end?!?! Wow I hope they didn't scrap that baby and its just crated up someplace. Never have seen a color video of that bird. Beauty!

as a model:

Junkers Ju 290 by Osvaldo Viggiani (Revell 1/72)

 

[Matt308]

Well the Alles Kaputt was more famous than I thought!

 

[Aggie08]

Wow, good find. I wonder how it felt to climb into a rocket-powered bomb.

 

[ChrisMAg2]

Was that a Ju290 at the end?!?! Wow I hope they didn't scrap that baby and its just crated up someplace. Never have seen a color video of that bird. Beauty!

Unfortunaly it was scrapped some years later. It is of interesst that this Ju 290 A-4 was actually flown to the states, unlike most other captured planes which were shipped.