[Alex Smart]

Hi,

I knew that I had the info on paper somewhere.

Photo of 3rd september 1943.
Those in photo in front of a "Cab Door" Typhoon.
Side code seen in photo "SA".
Serial shown Could be an "E" followed by "J956".

Were - Quote
"The German Minister of Armaments, Albert Speer, in the company of other high-ranking Luftwaffe Officers at a display of captured aircraft held at Rechlin on 3 September 1943. 2nd from left is Oberst Petersen, hrad of the Rechlin experimental establishment. Note Typhoon in the background".

This photo and others came from "Jet & Prop" of June 2000.

Also I have , from Cyril De Decker and Jean-Louis Roba but now possibly dated as this was sent to me some time ago.
Under the heading of "The Typhoons" - Quote -"Probably the first Typhoon in enemy hands was EJ956 "SA-D" of 486 Sqn". It goes on to say - "Mawson's Typhoon was flown for more than a year in the Luftwaffe, but on August 10th 1944 Typhoon WNr 956 had a motor failure and the pilot had to make a forced-landing, which resulted in a 50% damage of the plane.

As for JP548 of 174 Sqn, On July 29th, 1944 Fw Herbert Gold was killed near Reinsehlen whilst flying Typhoon Wn. 549 of the same Versuchsverband. As Proddows serial differs only one digit from the one in which Gold was killed (and no other Typhoon-loss seems to fit- probably there is a clerical error in one of both lists)". - end of quote.

Note at this time the a/c side code is given as "SA-D".
These days it is given as "SA-I"
When did the information on this change ?

All for now
Alex