Fw 190 at RAF Pembrey. Wasn’t there a Gotha 145 here also as the result of a nav error?
John
Hmmm,I was expecting an ugly looking thing, but it looks quite conventional in the link Tropic Thunder provided.
That link reminded me of a question, what is target towing? Is it a training exercise where targets are carried across the sky for trainers to shoot at?
Towed targets have been around since the WW.1, They started off by being simply banners towed on a cable. Then tubular windsock like devices let out and retracted by a winch and later more aerodynamic dart type targets (still towed). Some modern targets are radar aquisiton types and some infrared for use with missiles. Most Target Tugs have been pensioned off service types but speciallist types were developed. The Sturgeon started off as a torpedo attack a/c.
One of the few a/c designed as target tugs was the Miles Monitor of which the Navy had 10.
HTHs
John
OMO KR.1 (Heinkel 55)
John
Quite an easy one to draw the crowds in. :rolleyes:
John

The starter cartridges, via the starter unit in the pointy bit on the front of the engine cause the turbine to run up to speed for ignition. The early Canberras had two diagonally opposed vents for the starter gasses and the B.6 in your picture had three. The B.2 had one cartridge per engine (single breech) and the B.6 had three per engine (triple breech), so two spares after a start.
John
I’m sure it is a Kyushu K10W1 (Oak). Trainer. Became the Navy’s standard intermediate trainer.
John
The tailplane is in the wrong place for an A6M2-K or A6M5. Also unless the photo has been reversed there should be an access panel on the rear fuselage. It isn’t a T.6 type as the whole setup is wrong. Now to find out what it is.
John
Yes, the K10W1 was developed as an extensively modified all metal version based on the NA-16.
John
Thank you chaps. It aparently is from a Polish, B.17 crash site. Doe’s this make sense?
Cheers
John
I’m sure this has been done before. I think it’s the Belgian LABAC GR.8 first version.
John
You are correct Sir …..
John
http://www.clubhyper.com/forums/forum.htm Title, Help needed-WW2 on page 3 and 6
dated 18th Feb and 17th Feb.
John
What was the original site this photo was found on?
John
It has been here before and it is Belgian… Anyone want to take it.
John
Just found this in a copy of The Wonder Book of the RAF I found in a number of books I have just been given.
John