…and a lot of photos of others WW2 captured aircrafts, can be viewed in the link:
http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br/2011/01/aeronaves-capturadas.html
I hope you enjoy!!!
By: Blue_2 - 27th February 2014 at 10:36
The Zero’s painted with the words ATAIU O SEA. Was that common to all British captured examples?
The IWM Lambeth example has those words painted on it, or at least I think it does.
It refers to Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit- South East Asia.
By: Flanker_man - 27th February 2014 at 08:58
If only that photo of a Lancaster in LW markings would turn up…
Not Luftwaffe…. but how about a Soviet one…..
(model converted from the old Airfix B1 many years ago).
Ex Operation Paravan – details were taken from Russian magazine ‘Mir Aviatsiya’…..
More here
Ken
By: DazDaMan - 26th February 2014 at 23:35
Darren… its a Bloch MB157
Thanks!
By: hampden98 - 26th February 2014 at 21:35
The Zero’s painted with the words ATAIU O SEA. Was that common to all British captured examples?
The IWM Lambeth example has those words painted on it, or at least I think it does.
By: snafu - 26th February 2014 at 17:34
Peter Evens isn’t telling anybody but there are lots of captured allied and axis information and pictures on the Luftwaffen Experten Message Board! Just have to join, I believe…
If only that photo of a Lancaster in LW markings would turn up…
By: Blue_2 - 26th February 2014 at 17:21
Interesting stuff. I wonder how many of the Allied aircraft captured by the Axis survived until the end of the war, and what happened to them once they were back in the hands of their rightful owners?
Imagine being a GI, exploring a hangar on a freshly captured airfield, and coming across a B-17 or 2! :confused:
By: redvanner - 26th February 2014 at 14:01
I especially like the Spitfire V with DB 605. I would love to see one converted, but I doubt anyone will do so. Due to the relative rarity of these engines it would be a lot more expensive to build and operate than one with a Merlin. But it would be a surprise and eyecatcher at every airshow, wouldn´t it be?
Michael
By: Peter D Evans - 26th February 2014 at 13:45
Darren… its a Bloch MB157
By: DazDaMan - 26th February 2014 at 12:57
What’s the second-last aircraft in the lot, in German markings? It looks Russian, maybe?
By: Moggy C - 26th February 2014 at 11:58
I always think that the FW190 looks particularly at home in RAF livery.
Moggy
By: WebPilot - 26th February 2014 at 11:57
Eric ‘Winkel’ Brown flew one (inevitably) once, but I think that was the only powered flight by a captured Komet and necessarily had to use the original, dangerous fuel. I believe there were some other flights made by unpowered aircraft
By: AlanR - 26th February 2014 at 11:48
Did the allies actually fly a captured Komet ?
It must have taken a brave pilot, and did they use a different fuel ?
By: WebPilot - 26th February 2014 at 11:38
Isn’t it odd how “wrong” a type looks when captured and wearing the captors colours. The Zero stripped back to natural metal with the US star and bar looks particularly uncomfortable.
Thanks for this, very interesting.
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