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Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

I'd guess that the Hs 129 in post #5651 was the one found at Frankfurt Rhein-Main. The tress look very similar to thoe in photos of Fw 190 F-8 A3+18 which was also found there.

As for the Ar 234 in post #5660, I'd really like to know where that one was!

Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

Hi Nick,

This was previously posted by Rudi. I am jumping to the conclusion that it is the same aircraft.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1272

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1273

best regards,

Jim

Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

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Originally Posted by Karoband (Post 329128)

Thanks Jim, I'd missed that one. Now if I can only work what an Ar 234 was doing at Neuburg-an-der-Donau …

Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

Nick,

At the risk of being overly simplistic but at the end of the war, some landings were just landings of opportunity.

Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

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Originally Posted by edwest2 (Post 329133)

Nick,

At the risk of being overly simplistic but at the end of the war, some landings were just landings of opportunity.

Can't disagree with that, Ed!

Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

Hi Nick,

I think that I have found another picture of this aircraft with the ridge in the background. If so, to my eye the werknummer seems to be 140108 which turns out to be a Rechlin-based test Arado that was sent to Neuburg am Donau to be used as a two-seat aircraft carrying an observer to the viability of the deichselschlepp (rigid-pole method of towing) of the SG 5041. It was tested there in February and March 1945 by pilot Herr Erich Klockner.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1274

However, this is what it should look like:

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1275

Jim

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