Rick W Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I know what they are, do you? Any info on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Focke Wulf 190 and Junkers 88 - i'm willing to bet it's a nightfighter version, and possibly the one sitting 200metres away from me at the RAF Museum which ended up in Scotland by a defecting German crew. These two would be part of the Air Fighting Development Unit (AFDU) which evaluated captured German aircraft. One AFDU unit was based at Duxford for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 Blimey, that didnt take long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPWdriver Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Nice on Rob. The Langham's strike again. The Ju88 is HM509 of 1426 Enemy Aircraft Flight at Duxford then Collyweston. It is a Ju88A-5 I believe, that landed at Chivenor in Devon. Possibly a nav error like the FW190 that landed at Pembrey, having mistaken the Bristol Channel for the "Scheisse Kanal". The Fw190 could be one of a number operated by the RAF at various times. Bob L (the other one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 There was a He111 in the RAF flight that crashed at a US bomber base while landing. It approached the runway from one direction while the Ju88 approached the other. The He111 pilot pulled up to avoid a collision, stalled and crashed. Can't recall which US base it was, one of the 8th Air Force bases. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 There was an article on german planes being used for assesment, etc,.......also landing by mistake in the wrong place, in an issue of Britain At War mag. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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