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Sorry man, I spent 30 minutes searchin and thats all I got.... W/O Mitchell isnt exactly a popular guy other than being shot down by the best prop job of WW2, by one of its best pilots...
yes Roman have that account with some slight variations was noting Willi's remarks on a video tape where he describes at least 15 minutes flying after that Tempest until it went down.
Sattlers crate cracked up due to a frozen engine
thanks for the account
At the altitude mentioned by Willi Reschke, "not above 50 metres", I would guess there would be very little time, if any, for recovery. I saw this happen to a friend of mine; engine failure after take off, in a turn to starboard. Went straight in from about 200 feet, no chance ro recover, or probably even think about it. And that was in a small, light, relatively modern aircraft.
Of coure, in the case of the Ta152 concerned, there is also the chance that the pilot had been hit, after the quick burst from the Tempest.
However this 152 was up to speed and an engine failure wouldn't I believe make the plane suddenly nose dive into the ground.
The plane went into the ground and I don't see a detailed investigation taking place with the war in such a chaotic situation.
you might want to hang onto your didies for a new book to come out next year