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| Captured Allied aircraft. | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 10 2015, 08:07 AM (121 Views) | |
| DevilFish | Aug 10 2015, 08:07 AM Post #1 |
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
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Stumbled upon this on Facebook. Some great shots and a few surprises as to what the Germans had of ours. Biggest surprise to me was that they had a Lanc... https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/the-axis-lancaster-stunning-pictures-of-allied-planes-captured-and-used-by-the-luftwaffe.html |
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| Olde Farte | Aug 10 2015, 08:56 AM Post #2 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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The pictures are very interesting and for the historical value the photos are priceless. The spelling leaves a lot to be desired and the short piece titled Capture Lancaster is all about a Stirling. |
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| tc2324 | Aug 10 2015, 12:14 PM Post #3 |
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
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That last picture of the Lanc is my what if model from about 5 years ago...... The other pictures are of a Stirling......
Edited by tc2324, Aug 10 2015, 12:15 PM.
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| beowulf | Aug 10 2015, 02:47 PM Post #4 |
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Lt. Paul 'Red Dog' Rose
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then you have reached 'expert level of whiffing'........that moment of conning 'experts' into believing its real
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| DevilFish | Aug 10 2015, 03:11 PM Post #5 |
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
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Now I look at it again, I see that, lol I doff my whiffing cap to you! Well done sir! |
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| tc2324 | Aug 10 2015, 07:34 PM Post #6 |
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
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Found the photo`s in question.... ![]()
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| tc2324 | Aug 10 2015, 10:04 PM Post #7 |
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
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http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aircraft-picture-requests/luftwaffe-lancaster-38096-2.html
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| Blue_2 | Aug 12 2015, 09:15 AM Post #8 |
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Builder of aircraft, any scale from 1:1 to 1:144!
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According to my book by German test pilot Hans-Werner Lerche, they did indeed fly a captured Lanc. The book is well worth a read!
Edited by Blue_2, Aug 12 2015, 09:17 AM.
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