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Mark12
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If this is a DFS108-68 Weihe – and only 6 were initially used post war by the gliding clubs which eventually became RAFGSA/RAFGGA – these were surrendered in northern Germany and Denmark

There is a picture of what I suppose is likely to be this same aircraft given the small number used – with no roundel but marked “F6” in the “normal” position on the fuselage between wing and tail in the Fassberg Gliding Cub hangar on page 143 of “War Prizes” – (Phil Butler/MCP)

That F6 ties in with the alphanumeric system used to identify RAFGSA/RAFGGA bases and aircraft

Ah! War Prizes. I hadn’t thought of looking there. Yes, most of the gliders have the roundel on the rudder…so this was normal practice.

Here is an adjacent image on a page headed ‘RAF Fassberg – 135 Wing – ALG B152’. The photo is captioned ‘Dual in a Kranich sailplane – Ex Luftwaffe’.

Mark

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