Hi, I have a logbook notation in Bee Beamonts log.
“September was much the same, but on the 13th Bee flew in a captured German Focke-Wulf Fw.190, recorded as serial number 999. He noted the impression of the Fw.190 being a pleasant aircraft after his 1-hour first flight.”
Now, I haven’t any clues about a 999 – I’m thinking it should read 599, as in MP599. Fw.190 A-3 fighter Werk Nummer 313 of III./JG2, the first Fw.190 to fall into Allied hands.
That’s 13th September 1943.
Any ideas please chaps? I’d rather not publish errors!!!! I’m going to state ‘believed to be HM599’ unless I can confirm otherwise.
By: QldSpitty - 16th May 2006 at 07:46
“Come in 666 your time is up.”
“But we haven’t got a 666”
“999 – Are you in trouble?”
ROFLAO..Can see it now…”tower this is 999,ummm can you remember if blue is up or down…” 😀
By: Barnowl - 15th May 2006 at 21:50
“Come in 666 your time is up.”
“But we haven’t got a 666”
“999 – Are you in trouble?”
😀 😀 😀
By: Harald - 15th May 2006 at 21:22
Hold your horses Snapper. Fw 190A-5/U8,PN999, ex-‘white 6’ of I/SKG 10, captured Manston 20 June 43, to A&AEE and then RAE, where it was flown by Beamont on 13 September 43. Later to 1426 Flight and CFE – as ‘EA-4’. See ‘War Prizes’ by Phil Butler. Think I have a pic somewhere …
According to a post by Tony C on another thread, this was Wk.Nr. 2596
(see http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=54189 )
Harald
By: Mark12 - 15th May 2006 at 20:51
“Come in 666 your time is up.”
“But we haven’t got a 666”
“999 – Are you in trouble?”
By: Snapper - 15th May 2006 at 20:30
Brilliant!
By: EN830 - 15th May 2006 at 19:45
Here you go, taken by a US Serviceman in late 1943.
By: Cranswick - 15th May 2006 at 19:34
Hold your horses Snapper. Fw 190A-5/U8,PN999, ex-‘white 6’ of I/SKG 10, captured Manston 20 June 43, to A&AEE and then RAE, where it was flown by Beamont on 13 September 43. Later to 1426 Flight and CFE – as ‘EA-4’. See ‘War Prizes’ by Phil Butler. Think I have a pic somewhere …
By: Snapper - 15th May 2006 at 11:26
As I thought, thanks Paul.
By: paulmcmillan - 15th May 2006 at 10:35
MP 499
http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=657
the ‘4’ could be another 9 in some handwriting
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