Pzkpfw-e Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 .....Turkish Fw190s! http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/over-50-missing-warplanes-found-buried-in-central-turkey-report-.aspx?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=over-50-missing-warplanes-found-buried-in-central-turkey-report-.aspx&utm_term=post&pageID=238&nID=104962&NewsCatID=341 :trustme: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondshooter Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Well, I hope this one turns out to be true ! , at least we may get a good documentary about not finding them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11th Armoured Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 " "[German authorities] told me that the planes were resistant to corrosion and could fly if they are unearthed," he said. " Yep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Do they look a bit PORCINE?:laugh: I will wait and see if one goes past my window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfat Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 well if its anything like the german tanks recovered from the border bunkers ,they will it get "lost" and some general will be financially comfortable in his early retirement.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 just in time, I was starting to really miss the Nazi gold train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draganm Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 according to this article, the 190's weren't replaced due to pressure from the American's but rather the air-frames had approached the end of their serviceable life spans. Assuming they were built and delivered in 1941, phased out fully by 1949, 8 years seems rather short time for and air-frame? https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/focke-wulf-fw-190-in-turkish-service/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFMT Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 The makers had long since stopped production so usable spare parts would have been a little hard to come by :-D More seriously, even assuming they were supplied brand new from the factory (rather than ex-Luftwaffe that had been replaced) 8 years would be about a good time to give them a big overhaul; and given the choice of trying to keep the old and obsolete airframes in the air or replacing them (at a time when the Yanks were giving kit away cheap to keep countries from siding with the Soviets) it's an easy decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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