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Re: Did the Luftwaffe use captured Allied Aircraft as 'bogies' & 'spotter aircraft' frequently in the defence of the Reich?
Of course, there is the downing of a P-51B/C on October 29,1944 by Lt. Eldon Coulton (95th FS, 82nd FG).
"About 30 miles southeast of Linz, Austria, an early model Mustang (P-51B or C) painted olive drab, made an attack out of the clouds on several 95th P-38s after tailing them for some time...Coulson finally made fired one short burst...and saw strikes on its canopy and engine. The Mustang rolled over,went straight down and crashed into a mountain...The Mustang had no national insignia, nor a red spinner,which identified the 15th AF P-51s."
Also the 10th Photo Recon reported the following sighting on Dec 26,1944(10 PRG-Ivie)
"Lt Ricci brought back reports of a possible German flown P-47, noting it was painted green with a bright yellow nose and tail sections with black cross markings." The markings are exactly the Luftwaffe color scheme for captured aircraft
I don't think the Luftwaffe used their captured aircraft recklessly, but these are verified sightings.
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