How little they know...

[mikewint]

The German P-51 Feuerspucken

 

[Wurger]

You may add she was a kite manufactured under licence.

 

[mikewint]

Actually, T9+CK, had a log career in German hands. It was initially tested at Rechlin in the original Olive Drab paint scheme but with German markings and undersides repainted in yellow. The plane was later moved to Hannover-Wunstorf during the summer of 1944 where it was assigned to 2.Staffel of the Versuchtverband Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe for demonstration purposes. It circulated between various fighter units as a practical aid in teaching how to use the Fw-190s to the best advantage in combat against P-51s. At that time the original paint finish was also stripped off, presumably to match the improved performance of bare-metal USAAF machines which appeared towards the end of the conflict.

 

[GrauGeist]

T9+CK was captured early in 1944, T9+HK (shown above) was captured shortly after.