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Photo help request - C.445s at Berlin-Gatow dump
Salut Christian!
Thank you for posting the nice photographs of derelict aircraft in German airfield "cemeteries" in 1945-1946.
Unfortunately, I can tell you nothing about the two Caudron C.445s in your photos. We have, however, a bit of a mystery with the Fw 190F-8 WNr. 932 569 that appears in one image. The problem is this: A.I.2(g) Cr. En. A/C Rept. Serial No. 269, 12.05.45, p. 6, states that Fw 190F-8 WNr. 932 569 was found and inspected by Allied air technical personnel at Fl.Pl. Wunstorf in early 1945. The report says that the airplane was in good condition and bore <<II + markings.
There is no mistaking the WNr. 932 569, markings, or place given in the A.I.2(g) report. But against this, there also is no doubting the WNr. 932 569 displayed on the Fw 190F-8 in your photograph! Nor can I see any trace of Stab markings on the machine in your picture.
If any reader can offer any better information or corrections, I for one would surely like to see them.
RA
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