By: chla - 18th September 2003 at 12:26
Well, not full-size but Pierre Clostermann’s Le Grand Charles in 1/4-scale. Built and flown by Sivert Bjork in Sweden.
More pictures to be admired can be found here !!
Cheers!
Christer
By: DazDaMan - 18th September 2003 at 11:44
Can’t recall where the action took place – pretty sure it was in German territory at the time – definitely ’45.
By: dhfan - 18th September 2003 at 11:24
A 335 was found at Rheims after the war. “Winkle” Brown went over to fly it back. I suppose it could have been seen flying from there.
By: DazDaMan - 18th September 2003 at 11:14
I’ve read The Big Show numberous times, and can recall quite distinctly the comment that it had a “cruciform tail”.
He certainly did encounter the Ta152, well, according to the book, anyway, but these are far more ‘ordinary’ looking compared to the Do335.
Perhaps he encountered one on a test flight?
By: anneorac - 18th September 2003 at 10:55
Hello Macky42
It’s been a while since I’ve read The Big Show but are you thinking about the Ta-152 he encountered. If memory serves right it managed to out run some P-51s’ that were after it as well.
Anne
I like the Target Tug scheme although I’m not too sure about hanging it from the roof!
By: macky42 - 17th September 2003 at 21:27
Originally posted by DazDaMan
According to the book “Spitfire Late-Marque Aces” by Alred Price, there’s a lot of debate about Clostermann’s victory claims – some of them he filed claims for, and he wasn’t even flying!!
I read his autobiography many years ago, and I’m sure there was a passage in it about an encounter with a German aircraft, which from the description could only have been a Do335 Pfeil. Everything else I’ve read about this aircraft says it was never encountered operationally by allied aircraft. Am I remembering this correctly, and does anyone know any more about it?
By: SE5AFAN - 17th September 2003 at 13:10
Well done Moggy
By: DazDaMan - 17th September 2003 at 13:01
I’m opting for a Tempest, but here’s a Spit IX replica – F-WGML – painted in Clostermann’s markings.
According to the book “Spitfire Late-Marque Aces” by Alred Price, there’s a lot of debate about Clostermann’s victory claims – some of them he filed claims for, and he wasn’t even flying!!
Photo: Wim Houquet
By: Blue Leader - 17th September 2003 at 12:59
Well,
Mr Clostermann is famous for flying his Tempest V, but also flew Spitfire V & 1X’s too. In Algeirs he flew Tomcats (the French name for the T6) & the Max Holst Brousard.
So any one of those I guess.
Steve
By: Moggy C - 17th September 2003 at 12:57
RAF Museum Tempest currently slung as a target-tug?
Moggy
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http://www.keypublishing.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13774&perpage=30&pagenumber=2
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