What are these aircraft?

[ChristianK]

Ok, after some additional checking I think Tom is right. Take a look at this photo, for comparison:

http://www.lietadla.com/lietadla/fra...n-c-445-10.jpg

[Tom Willis]

Hi Christian
Thanks for the link. The wing shape is quite distinctive. I forgot to add the distance from the cockpit window in relation to the nose also confirms C.445.
Does anyone know the location of the foto? Either North Africa/Crete or Russia?

Regards

Tom Willis

[ouidjat]

It's a JU 86: wing span was 32m, C 445 got only 17,59m

[Tom Willis]

Hi Quidjat

Thanks for the notes on the wing spans. But I would like to point out that the Ju86 has a twin tail-fin while this aircraft has a single fin clearly defined by its shadow. Clearly the aircraft has a smaller wing-span than the Ju52s but much the same as the Gotha242s. What was the Go242s span in meters?

Regards

Tom Willis

[Stig Jarlevik]

Guys

I am not sure who measured the wing span, but you can't measure the identified Ju 52 on top with the enlarged unidentified objects.
Doing my own measurement, Ju 52 on top has basically the same dimensions as the now identified Ju 52 without engines to the right.
The so called C.445 to the left is too much damaged for me to give an opinion, but the same goes there, you have to try and measure the object in its real size in the picture and not vs the enlarged object.

Cheers
Stig