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Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik
Good point Nick
But still close enough to get shot down.
What did he do that an ordinary crew could not accomplish?
Was it usual or unusual to have such an individual within a combat unit?
Cheers
Stig
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By January 1944 there were few places in German-held Western Europe that Allied aircraft could not reach and certainly none in Italy.
As Brian said, this was a
Prüfflug, so taking the
Prüfmeister along makes sense — He'd probably have to sign off the aircraft as serviceable.