luftwaffe spitfire...

mattmanB182 · #1 10-25-2009, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

At least it still has its own engine. Ive got a book that has a picture of a captured mkV Spitfire fitted with a Daimler benz. If weren't for the iconic wings you wouldn't recognise it as a spit.

Wow that must have been a good plane. A manouverable spit with the most under rated engine of the war...the good ol' fuel injected DB 601-605 series.

FOZ_1983 · #2 10-25-2009, 03:58 AM

its real, he's not joking

it was called the messerspit (or something similar) if i recall.

FOZ_1983 · #3 10-25-2009, 04:01 AM

heres a rough idea of what it looked like -

Robotic Pope · #4 10-25-2009, 04:09 AM

The same webpage also had this photo of a P-38

Soviet Ace · #5 10-25-2009, 04:16 AM

Here's some captured British and American planes. Alright, I give. They're not really captured.

Robotic Pope · #6 10-25-2009, 04:33 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doysY...ayer_embedded#

dazz1971 · #7 10-25-2009, 09:03 AM

captured hurricane

FOZ_1983 · #8 10-25-2009, 10:29 AM

Dazz you traitor!!

i saw that pic when i found the spitfire one, but i didnt save it

i thought i'd let the hurri slip through the net lol.

Panzergranate · #9 10-26-2009, 02:46 AM

The Luftwaffe had a few ex-Belgian Airforce Buffaloes in use as fighter trainers. One was photographed on a German airfield in 1945. It is online.

A few were recovered after the invasion of Crete, though they were all un-airworthy, as was the whole squadron during the invasion, due to engine oil retention problems, an infamous Buffalo problem.

I have pictures of captured Zeroes in US Navy markings.

The Japanese captured enough Dutch Buffaloes to equip two army squadrons, who were desperate to have something better than the obstelete A5M "Claude" and Ki-27 "Nate" fixed undercarriage mono-planes. There are numerous photos on line and propoganda film footage.

The Soviet Hurricane is actually an RAF fighter from 247 wing operating from Murmansk, northen Russia. After a friendly AA fire incident, the RAF adopted Soviet markings.