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Post-war German A/C
Posted by roadkill_275 on Friday, October 17, 2003 11:40 AM
I was looking at a website this morning and found a reference to French operated FW-190s' that were being used in 1951 as trainers. Besides this one and Spain (He-111, Bf-109 and Do-24), Israel (Bf-109), Finland (Bf-109) were there any other types and countries using German WWII equipment after the war? How about the other members of the Axis?
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:55 PM
The French had a couple of Dornier 335's into the early 50's, there was a feature in Aeroplane Monthly magazine earlier this year. they also built & operated JU 52's, Me 108's & of course, Storch's.
The American collection of Luftwaffe aircraft was quite extensive, but most of them didn't last that long.
A lot of what became Communist countries carried on using or even built new, former German design's. There was a variant of the 109 using a jumo engine (I think) and the Me262. That was Czechoslovakia, if memory serves.
Hope this helps
Pete
PS, I think the Czech 109'2 were the ones that went to Israel (Mules?)
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Posted by 72cuda on Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:16 PM
Can't forget the little country that could "Isreal" they flew the BF-109's beside the Supermarine Spitfires against the Arab nations when they where coming into power

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 20, 2003 12:51 AM
I think you will find the Spanish 109's and He 111's were Spanish built with Spanish engines.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 20, 2003 12:35 PM
The Czech built aircraft were built by Avia, so the 109 was an Avia S199. If I remember rightly the Jumo engine spins the other way to a DB605, added to which they used the paddle props from Ju88's. This made it rather a handful on the ground. I can't remember the designation of the 262 variant's. These were the one's that went to Israel (S199's that is) There is a 1/72 model of an S199 out there somewhere.
The French also used some JU 352's.
Sorry Bassman, those were good old Merlins, though I do believe Hispano? engines were tried before they settled on Rolls Royce's finest.
In the November issue of Aeroplane monthly there is a feature on a JU52. The fuselage was German built, the wings in Spain, the engine's? Good ol' US of A!
This one took ten years to rebuild & it's gorgeous!, well worth you guy's over the pond trying to get a copy.
Oh yes, and for those who believe urban myth's, A number of crated, as new, inhibited, DB 605 engines are said to have been found in Eastern Europe recently, again that's from Aeroplane monthly, so it may not be a myth!
Pete
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