German and US POW aviators defect/escape together?

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hi Boris

Very interesting information regarding post war Ju 52/3m in Yugoslavia.

If I understand you right the four ex Luftwaffe Ju 52 would then have been 7201 to 7204?

What about the at least other four 7205-7208 (the last one preserved)? I know of four AAC.1 sold or transferred to Yugoslavia from 1945 and on.
They were c/n 77, 78, 222 and 316
Since all of them are said to have been for JAT, I wonder if any (or all) ended up with JRV and fitted into the said slot of 7205-7208?
AAC.1 c/n 222 is of course reported as 7208 which is preserved in Belgrade, but is it?
Finally, did JRV operate only eight Ju 52/AAC.1 or were there more?

Cheers
Stig

[Boris Ciglic]

Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik

Hi Boris

Very interesting information regarding post war Ju 52/3m in Yugoslavia.

If I understand you right the four ex Luftwaffe Ju 52 would then have been 7201 to 7204?

What about the at least other four 7205-7208 (the last one preserved)? I know of four AAC.1 sold or transferred to Yugoslavia from 1945 and on.
They were c/n 77, 78, 222 and 316
Since all of them are said to have been for JAT, I wonder if any (or all) ended up with JRV and fitted into the said slot of 7205-7208?
AAC.1 c/n 222 is of course reported as 7208 which is preserved in Belgrade, but is it?
Finally, did JRV operate only eight Ju 52/AAC.1 or were there more?

Cheers
Stig

Hi Stig,

there were four ex-Luftwaffe Ju 52's in JRV. The one mentioned above, another which landed by mistake in Nikšić, one which force-landed near Hercegovac village, and the fourth found at Cerklje with the code RP+AU. French machines were purchased after the war. Some of these were ceeded to JAT, but which ones i don't know. Total number is eight.

Cheers,
Boris

[vathra]

Originally Posted by Boris Ciglic

there were four ex-Luftwaffe Ju 52's in JRV. The one mentioned above, another which landed by mistake in Nikšić...

There was almost another similar case, in Berane, Montenegro, on May 1944.
Plane landed on airfield, and partisans didn't shoot at it because they want to capture it after landing. One downed American airman came close to plane (thought it was plane that will rescue him to Bari), crew opened door, asked American where they were, and after they got answer quickly flew away.

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks Boris

I will check the Yugoslav civil register for further clues.

Cheers
Stig