An idle enquiry for the experten…
Today, I came across a newly released model kit of a subject I didn’t know existed – a captured Luftwaffe B-26B Marauder. Here it is…
http://www.aviationmegastore.com/?shopid=&action=prodinfo&parent_id=&art=85750
This got me to thinking… I’m well aware of Cirkus Rosarius and their captured allied aircraft but I’ve never come across any evidence of a Lanc or Halifax in such a predicament – did the Germans ever test fly these two types?
They had at least one Stirling, a Wellington (I think), Libs, Mossies, B-17s et al. With all the bomber command aircraft littering occupied Europe the Lanc and Halibag seem conspicuous by their absence… over to you guys :confused: 🙂
Oh, and any nice clear colour photos of such mythical beasts would be more than welcome 😀
By: Peter D Evans - 27th April 2009 at 19:42
As pointed out by Dave in post #2, plenty of sheep in wolves clothing here… 🙂
Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator
By: Moggy C - 27th April 2009 at 08:27
See your point. 😉
By: lmisbtn - 27th April 2009 at 07:35
Thanks for the answers guys.
By: lmisbtn - 27th April 2009 at 07:34
I’m confused by the title of this thread :confused:
Just an indication that the Germans were generally considered to be the bad guys (wolves) – putting nasty swastikas on our stray sheep 😉
By: Cees Broere - 24th April 2009 at 13:27
Yep, that’s the one, repaired using parts from a Wellington that came down near Stroe (nowadays famous in the Netherlands for it’s tailbacks)
Cees
By: G-ASEA - 24th April 2009 at 13:23
Here’s a German Wellington.
By: Topgun1984 - 24th April 2009 at 08:11
i wouldnt recomend a marauder to be a sheep, but ok :P… that’s mine opinion 😉
By: Cees Broere - 24th April 2009 at 07:46
They never captured an intact Halifax AFAIK but they did at least acquire one airworthy Lancaster. I have a German book called testpilot on beute flugzeuge (testpilot on captured aircraft) where the author describes his hairy moments while testflying a captured Lanc over Germany during an RAF raid.
The Marauder had made a bellylanding and was repaired by the Germans and the Wellington had made an emergency landing near Leidschendam in Holland and was also repaired and tested at Rechlin. The Germans never had any shortage on spare parts. Hans Heiri Stapfer wrote a very interesting book called strangers in a strange land, very interesting stuff.
Cheers
Cees
By: Moggy C - 24th April 2009 at 07:41
I’m confused by the title of this thread :confused:
By: G-ASEA - 24th April 2009 at 07:00
There is a couple of photos of a captured B-26 on the LEMB Forum.
Dave
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