I'm not starting this with "I may be stupid but...", because I don't think I am (?), instead...
I may be less well read than others, but.......
What did the Germans do with all the flying equipment which arrived with captured fliers??
There must have been loads of gear such as parachutes & harnesses, bail out oxygen bottles and masks, heavy winter flying clothing and boots, survival rations and equipment, perhaps maps. What happened to it all?
The crash damaged airframes were all recycled by the Luftwaffe Scrap Commandos, unless they were repairable for evaluation, 'though a lack of unbent US propellors kept many captured US aircraft grounded.
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Jessie The Jeep
I'm not starting this with "I may be stupid but...", because I don't think I am (?), instead...
I may be less well read than others, but.......
What did the Germans do with all the flying equipment which arrived with captured fliers??
There must have been loads of gear such as parachutes & harnesses, bail out oxygen bottles and masks, heavy winter flying clothing and boots, survival rations and equipment, perhaps maps. What happened to it all?
The crash damaged airframes were all recycled by the Luftwaffe Scrap Commandos, unless they were repairable for evaluation, 'though a lack of unbent US propellors kept many captured US aircraft grounded.
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