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Old 1st April 2016, 23:29
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Re: What is the "Holy Grail" of Luftwaffe Research

You know, there are still classified documents held by the British and the Americans. For example, I discovered the US Signal Corps had taken photos of abandoned German equipment. The lesser-known American Counter-Intelligence Corps was looking for scientists and technicians after the war. They sometimes worked with the even more mysterious T-Force, a British creation with which the Americans became involved and adopted their practices. T-Force (T for target) was tasked with capturing equipment, personnel, documents, and even if it was nailed down, moving things out of the country to the US and England. And a recent book based on interviews with T-Force veterans clearly says that a good portion of what they found is still classified. T-Force had the authority to go anywhere and take what they wanted, and with an ID that stated they were not to be interfered with by the Military Police.



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Old 2nd April 2016, 02:34
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Re: What is the "Holy Grail" of Luftwaffe Research

Dear All,

In general, the missing 1944 operational loss reports seem to be the consensus "Holy Grail."

However, for me and Manfred Boehme personally, it would be in finding the Messerschmitt research photos. Specifically, for me it would be photos of the Me 262 HG II. For Manfred, it would be photos of the Me 262B-2.

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Old 2nd April 2016, 03:45
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Re: What is the "Holy Grail" of Luftwaffe Research

I'd like to find files with the LAST 250 or so Me 262 WN that I havn't yet found.
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Old 2nd April 2016, 10:28
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Re: What is the "Holy Grail" of Luftwaffe Research

If the Luftwaffe research extends to Luftwaffe crashsites, there are several airmen still missing in my country, who would remain unearthed and forgotten, frustrating. I (we) need at least 3 lifes and the quest will be closed in the coming years because of lack of witnesses.

I sometimes have been lucky to find out the Graal (or a part of): for instance, (small) remains of a Giant Zeppelin Staaken crashed in August 1918.

I plan to publish my "Bible" in 2019.

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Old 2nd April 2016, 12:02
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Re: What is the "Holy Grail" of Luftwaffe Research

For me, a fuller account of the Arado 240 and the role of the different airframes. Dr. Mankau's work shone much light, but there are still areas uncovered.
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Old 2nd April 2016, 12:57
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Re: What is the "Holy Grail" of Luftwaffe Research

For me it would be a set of clear photographs of the two Arado Ar 196s in Penang. I have seen one or two but they are of poor quality and not very clear.
A photograph showing the FuG 200 radar setup on the same type in the Baltic sea area in 1945 would not hurt either.
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Old 2nd April 2016, 20:19
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Re: What is the "Holy Grail" of Luftwaffe Research

Hi
my personal 'gold' info on the luftwaffe aircraft in this thread
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...=01+april+1941
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Old 2nd April 2016, 21:10
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Re: What is the "Holy Grail" of Luftwaffe Research

Well, I´d like to see...

1 - Photos of Brazilian pilot Wolfgang Ortmann.
2 - Good photos from Fw-58 as Night Fighter.
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Re: What is the "Holy Grail" of Luftwaffe Research

I have seen a fw58 with radar, prob a school plane, this is what you are looking for ?
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Old 3rd April 2016, 18:24
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I have seen a fw58 with radar, prob a school plane, this is what you are looking for ?
No... the ones with the Schräge Musik at NJG 100 that flew same time as the Fw 189 NF.
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