Hi,
I bought this photo on eBay last year thinking I had a cool story but....couldn't find anything about the story on the back nor could I identify the airplane! Can someone help me out?
Anyway, the back of the photo has a handwritten note that says "This is the plane the German Colonial, his wife & child came in on & after surrendered escaping from the Russians" That is written in cursive. The other note is at the top back that says " Junkers Transport" I can see that the cursive looks different and the ink is different as well. I will assume someone else wrote the top line. Now, I searched google till my eyeballs popped out. I couldn't find one story that was even close.
Next, the type of aircraft it is. You can see it has twin rudders and a single bladed prop. I looked at both Junkers and Dornier but couldn't find a match. The closest I could find was a Junkers Dornier DO-217, or a FW-191. Neither one looks like a match. I found one Junkers that sort of looked like it but...I am at a loss. In the background of this photo, I can see the telltale image of a P-38 boom to the right of the airplane and one off in the distance. Not that any of that will help!!!
I am far from an expert on German twin engine aircraft.
Any help would be appreciated on either the aircraft ID or the story for that matter.
Thanks
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