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Thanks for the comments. Question: Does it have lists of WNrs and original markings for these machines?
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Yes, the book contains such info like planen's WNrs, each one for each plane. There are some small gaps in such info, due to the lack of these information in the sources. Anyway most of the plane's WNrs are given as much as possible but of course there are not the engines' WNrs.
Yes, there are in several cases: 1st orginal Luftwaffe markings and the next new one (after captured). This approach is presented in several most interesting planes, which were captured and later served (were flying) in France, RAF, USAAF, VVS RKKA (like 1. - LW, 2. - Soviet, 3. - USAAF) or PAF (1. Croat, 2. PAF) services. Such flying cases have such different camuflages + markings.
To Dénes B
There are used of course in the title very wide meaning of the word "captured". The plane flown by
Cpt. rez. av. Constantin Cantacuzino, has the story about the reason of his political mission with American officer on the board (well know story). It was a pity to "lost" such nice case and painted Romanian plane, which markings in this mission do not fit in fact to any know air froces during WW II.
For me it is stragne remarks done by you about title. You, as an author, well know that the title and the words do not 100% fit, many times, to the reality and the past. There are always some exceptions, and you have marked it by my title. Thanks for your "hawk's eyes" and comments,:-)
Knowing your book about "Romanian Air Force. Prime decade ...1938-1947)" you had "forgoten" to written or add one importan word: "Royal" in own title. This is also not good and do not fit to the history and past of Royal Romanian Air Force. Someone can directly think reading your cover that it was "communist, or neutral" air force!
Maybe I am wrong but Romania was, in written by you period, still a kingdom? The communist regime was after 1947 etc. Your cover does not right informed and
for young reader, who are wrong informed about this issue from the 1st pagae = cover page.
Regards,
Mirek Wawrzynski, co-author of the book.