262s. It is a fascinating bit of History reading about the Allied March into Germany spring of 1945 and to hear the tales of abandoned 262's, usually single planes, being found beneath overpasses and squirreled away in forests and Railway tunnels. I can only imagine the odd curiosity of the American Soldier as he came across these things abandoned.
Yes, yes they are. German aircraft construction was still ongoing at the end of the war despite the bombing. These are on the autobahn. Too lazy to google but I *think* they packed 6 30mm cannons in the nose. The engines tended to last for around 20 hrs flight time. I believe (remember the lazy part) that there's a reengined original flying again.
262s.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fascinating bit of History reading about the Allied March into Germany spring of 1945 and to hear the tales of abandoned 262's, usually single planes, being found beneath overpasses and squirreled away in forests and Railway tunnels. I can only imagine the odd curiosity of the American Soldier as he came across these things abandoned.
Yes, yes they are. German aircraft construction was still ongoing at the end of the war despite the bombing. These are on the autobahn. Too lazy to google but I *think* they packed 6 30mm cannons in the nose. The engines tended to last for around 20 hrs flight time. I believe (remember the lazy part) that there's a reengined original flying again.
ReplyDeleteUh ... yeah, not the autobahn but I have seen similar pictures of planes parked on the road. Plenty of aircraft even at the end, no fuel for them.
ReplyDeleteI weep at that sight...
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