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Quite interesting photos Tom.

I believe the seller is right when saying postwar Europe, late 1945 (or even early 1946)
I looked through TdU issue 34 (Martinet production) and the follow ups in later issues. The letters 'ZDK' does not fit in anywhere.
I doubt it is a former German civil registration, so the only conclusion I can think of is some kind of USAAF 'local unit code'.

The B-29 is more interesting to me since it must be 44-27354. I had no idea it ever went to Europe in the first place.
It served in the far east with the 393BS and 509CG as 'Big Stink' and later in July 1946 was the aircraft used in the Bikini atomic bomb mission renamed as 'Dave's Dream'....

Cheers
Stig

Stig Jarlevik

26th July 2021 17:21

Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

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Originally Posted by pvanroy (Post 308456)

Isn't this more likely a Czechoslovak Aero C-3 with civilian registration OK-ZDK?

Good thinking

OK-ZDK was an Aero C-103A c/n 217 reg 12 March 1946.

Cheers
Stig

pvanroy

26th July 2021 17:31

Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik (Post 308470)

Good thinking

OK-ZDK was an Aero C-103A c/n 217 reg 12 March 1946.

Cheers
Stig

I really do think it's a Czechoslovak machine - not only are the camouflage and partial registration consistent with this, but the white-trimmed (blue?) cheat line along the nose is also quite common for civilian operated Aero C-3/C-103/D-44 aircraft. ČSA operated a number of C-103s after the war, so maybe this is how this machine ended up photographed in Orly (if that's indeed where this image was taken)?

Tom Willis

26th July 2021 18:13

Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

Thanks pvanroy & Stig
I have also come to the same conclusion as I found Aero C103 - OK-ZDI, so I presume a set block of Regs were allocated for the Type. I was wondering why such an aircraft was at Orly so your suggestion seems highly likely. Thanks

pvanroy

26th July 2021 18:32

Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

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Originally Posted by Tom Willis (Post 308477)

I suppose a government VIP transport is another possibility - if I recall correctly, another C-103 coded OK-ZDJ was used in that function.

RudiS

27th July 2021 09:35

Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

https://i.ibb.co/z511CMH/Me-262-207.jpg

https://www.ebay.com/itm/38429688180...YAAOSwuGVg~32X

Karoband

27th July 2021 17:29