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Old 22nd March 2005, 17:37
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Re: Photos 3-21-05 Part 1

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Originally Posted by brewerjerry
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=6165076548

quoted as an ar-196 on a ship with an american flag ?
but underwing of 196 has russian star ?

comments anyone
cheers
Jerry


As mentioned in Under the Red Star by Carl-Fredrik Guest, a number of ex-Bulgarian Ar 196's were captured in 1944 in the Black Sea. Perhaps our Russian ally decided to pass along one of their war prizes to the U.S., although I could not tell the nationality/type of ship in the photo.



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