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Old 22nd February 2017, 12:01
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Re: eBAy: Captured german planes

"WNr.111690 Me262A-2a, coded 'White 5', piloted by Oblt. Fritz Stehle, Staffelkapitan of 3./JG7, surrendered at Fassberg on 8 May 1945. Marked 'Air Min 80'. flown to Melsbroek on 5 August 1945; to Manston on 6 August 1945; to RAE on 7 August 1945; not test flown in the UK but displayed at the German aircraft exhibition at Farnborough. To No. 47 MU at Sealand in May 1946. Transported to Canada aboard SS Manchester Shopper, arrived at Montreal on 1 September 1946. The aircraft was sold to Cameron Logan and eventually scrapped at his farm at New Scotland, Ontario."
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