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Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik
The whereabouts of FE-1598 is more tricky and I have relied on Butler's data. Perhaps you have an arrival date to W-P Field of said aircraft.
I agree that FE-1598 was tested at Wright Field, but according to Butler this was in 1943-44. According to him the aircraft then was at Davis-Monthan AB from 1946 to Jan 1966 when it was moved to W-P AFB
Cheers
Stig
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Stig, this I know, exactly. And I have been there to it, twice!
.... "FE-1598 Luftwaffe markings and “Wave Mirror” scheme (09.1945 to 08.1946) - Was recoded
T2-1598 in
1946 (*An Ju 88 with this number listed with the aircraft “planned moving from Freeman Field, Saymour Indiana to the old
Douglas C-54 Skymaster plant, at Orchard Place Airport, Park Ridge, Illinois (later site of Chicago O´Hare International Civil Airport) near Chicago [09.05.1946] - Allocated and stored at Davis Monthan AAB Arizona by mid
08.1946 [Butler Warprizes; Freeman inventory 08.46] (Then not going to Chicago?) - Confirmed re-marked FE-1598 at Davis Monthan AAF, Arizona in 1950´s [Corbis Images /Jim Crow photos] - Aircraft became property of the USAF Museum 06.02.1958 and was delivered
06.01.1960 - Repainted for exhibit 28.07.1960 (it is possible the aircraft was not placed on exhibit until
1961 (Davis Monthan 1F14 and YY42 storage numbers seen on many of the old photos of “FE-1598” in Arizona and at Museum by
MAY 1963) - Colour film USAFM Wright Patterson, Dayton Ohio “1958” (sic) [YouTube] - Repainted in patchy Light-Gray and Dark-Green “Luftwaffe” colours (
04.1968) - USAFM relocated five miles from old Patterson site to old Wright Field site in Dayton 10.1970 - Repainted in bogus colours as “
F6+AL” of 3.(F)/122 (Photos dated 03.1972, 21.05.1973, 08.1974) - Repaint “
105” (Ju 88 A-4) of Grupal 5 Bombardament, FARR (Royal Rumanian Air Force) in USAF Museum 08.1984 - Current “The National Museum of the USAF”, Dayton, Ohio (2021)
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In reality this was "Yellow 1" with FARR, 105 was a Bomber. An eight view profile of this has been prepared, as Ju 88 D-1/trop 430650 NP+MK and FARR "Yellow 1".
However I am looking for colour shot taken in USA 1943 as I want have my profiles more accurate re underside colouring.
Ed