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What is the source of your information that contradicts its use only for maintenance?
Moggy
On 24 March 1950, 3 Czech DC3, landed at Erding having escaped from Czechoslovakia. A detailed account is here:
http://fcafa.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/they-flew-to-exile-1950/
Vit Angetter the pilot of the 1st DC3 to land, explained to Col. Park Holland, the US base commander about the other 2 DC3’s, and US fighter aircraft were scrabbled from Erding. This was seen by Angetter who was a former fighter pilot. They escorted the 3rd DC3, flown by my father, back to Erding and the US fighters also landed at Erding.
To scramble aircraft, in for maintenance, for possible combat again Russian fighters would be precarious.
Also the Czech ex-RAF airmen were initially kept at Erding and talked to the US escort pilots, during that talk it was confirmed their role at Erding was as combat pilots.
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