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| − | Assigned to JG 1 at Leck as 'White 23', 120222 was one of three captured examples, along with [[Werk Nr 120077]] and [[Werk Nr 120017]], taken to the USA for evaluation. Following removal of the individual number, 120222 was allocated evaluation code T2-504, and flown to Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana. Later taken to Wright Field, 120222 was presented to the Smithsonian Museum in 1947.<ref>{{Luftwaffe Wings}} Page 22</ref> |
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| + | Manufactured by Heinkel at Rostock-Marienehe, 120222 was captured by the British on May 8, 1945 at Leck,<ref name="Indiana Military - Freeman">[http://www.indianamilitary.org/FreemanAAF/SoThinkMenu/FreemanSTART.htm Indiana Military]</ref> where it had been assigned to JG 1 as '''White 23.''' Along with '''[[Werk Nr 120077]]''' and '''[[Werk Nr 120017]],''' 120222 was one of three captured examples taken to the USA for evaluation. Following removal of the individual number, 120222 was allocated evaluation code '''FE-504.''' (later '''T2-504'''),{{#tag: ref|The Lutfwaffe Warplane Survivors webpage states 120222 wes coded '''FE-493,''' (later '''T2-493'''), and was scrapped at Park Ridge, Pennsylvania in 1950. These details actually apply to '''[[Werk Nr 120067]].'''<ref name="Indiana Military - Freeman"/>|group="N"}} and flown to Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana.<ref name="Luftwaffe Wings p22">{{Luftwaffe Wings}} Page 22</ref> |
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| + | Arriving at Freeman by 1 August 1946, the aircraft was permantly grounded when, sometime before September 1946, someone neatly sawed through the outer wing panels. The wings were reattached with door hinges, and the jet was shipped to air shows and military displays around the country.<ref name="Indiana Military - Freeman"/> Later taken to Wright Field, 120222 was presented to the Smithsonian Museum in 1947.<ref name="Luftwaffe Wings p22"/> Remaining in storage at Park Ridge, Illinois, until transfer to the Garber Facility in January 1955, the aircraft is at present with the National Air and Space Museum, Silver Hill, Maryland.<ref name="Indiana Military - Freeman"/> |
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Revision as of 16:37, 23 February 2015
Werk Nr 120222 is a Heinkel He-162A-2
History
Manufactured by Heinkel at Rostock-Marienehe, 120222 was captured by the British on May 8, 1945 at Leck,[1] where it had been assigned to JG 1 as White 23. Along with Werk Nr 120077 and Werk Nr 120017, 120222 was one of three captured examples taken to the USA for evaluation. Following removal of the individual number, 120222 was allocated evaluation code FE-504. (later T2-504),[N 1] and flown to Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana.[2]
Arriving at Freeman by 1 August 1946, the aircraft was permantly grounded when, sometime before September 1946, someone neatly sawed through the outer wing panels. The wings were reattached with door hinges, and the jet was shipped to air shows and military displays around the country.[1] Later taken to Wright Field, 120222 was presented to the Smithsonian Museum in 1947.[2] Remaining in storage at Park Ridge, Illinois, until transfer to the Garber Facility in January 1955, the aircraft is at present with the National Air and Space Museum, Silver Hill, Maryland.[1]
Notes
- ↑ The Lutfwaffe Warplane Survivors webpage states 120222 wes coded FE-493, (later T2-493), and was scrapped at Park Ridge, Pennsylvania in 1950. These details actually apply to Werk Nr 120067.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Indiana Military
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brown, Eric Melrose. Wings of the Luftwaffe. The Crowood Press Ltd - New edition (14 Feb 1998). ISBN 1853104132. Page 22