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Old 7th February 2024, 09:52
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Re: Some enlarged and "tweaked" known photos of Ar 234s

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1487

22. This photo shows that the winter camouflage has been sprayed on, and there is a yellow "H" on the nosewheel bracket. The Arado beside it has a yellow "F" and a balkenkreuz with a black centre. The yellow is clearly distinct from the RLM 21 white of the balkenkreuz.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1488

23. On 24 September 1945, Hptm. Helmut Miersch of 1./FAGr 1 flew W.Nr. 140596 out of Stavanger, accompanied by Lt. Cdr. (RN) Eric Brown in a recce Arado. They staged through Grove-Karup, Denmark, to Schleswig-Jägel, Germany. Both pilots took off from Schleswig bound for Melsbroek, Belgium, at about 17:45 hrs. on 3 October 1945 but soon encountered heavy sea fog. Separated by poor visibility, Brown turned back and landed inland at Nordholz. Miersch, however, was forced to make an emergency landing on the short, cratered airstrip at Eelde, Netherlands, probably using his drogue chute for braking. This photo show W.Nr. 140596 at Eelde. Both engines had been previously swapped out for those with fairings and racks from a recce aircraft. As well, the periscope had been removed.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1489

24. Unable to be flown out, according to Smith & Creek, Ar 234 Blitz, (Classic, 2022), p. 311, it was handed over to the No. 417 Repair and Salvage unit for disposal. Are those Canadian patches on the uniforms?
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