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| − | '''Werk Nr 6073''' was a [[:Category:Junkers Ju 88|Junkers Ju 88A-5]]. |
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| + | |designation=Junkers Ju 88 |
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| + | |version=Ju 88A-5 |
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| + | |originaloperator=KuFlGr.106 |
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| + | |originalid=M2+MK |
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| + | |capturedate=26 November 1941 |
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| + | |captureplace=RAF Chivenor |
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| + | |newoperator(s)=[[No. 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight]] |
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| + | |newid(s)=HM509 |
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| + | |fate=Cannibalised for spares |
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| − | + | The aircraft landed in the UK, following an anti shipping patrol over the Irish Sea,<ref name="WAIF F162 S05">{{WAIF}} File 162 Sheet 5 (Junkers Ju 88: Briefing)</ref> during which the crew became disorientated. Subsequently flown to Duxford on 11 December 1941,<ref name="Wikimedia HM509 A"/> escorted by a Lockheed Hudson, 6073 became part of No. 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight, where it received RAF insignia and serial.{{#tag:ref|During it's RAF service, HM509 was repainted in Luftwaffe markings for it's appearance in the motion picture [http://wings-on-film.wikia.com/wiki/In_Which_We_Serve In Which We Serve]<ref name="WAIF F162 S05"/>|group="N"}} |
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HM509 was damaged by a ground loop on landing on 19 May 1944 and, despite the damage being repairable, the aircraft was cannibalised for spare parts,<ref name="Wikipedia 1426 Flt">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1426_Flight_RAF Wikipedia]</ref> before being struck off charge on 26 July 1944.<ref name="Wikimedia HM509 A"/>. |
HM509 was damaged by a ground loop on landing on 19 May 1944 and, despite the damage being repairable, the aircraft was cannibalised for spare parts,<ref name="Wikipedia 1426 Flt">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1426_Flight_RAF Wikipedia]</ref> before being struck off charge on 26 July 1944.<ref name="Wikimedia HM509 A"/>. |
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 2 April 2016
History[]
The aircraft landed in the UK, following an anti shipping patrol over the Irish Sea,[2] during which the crew became disorientated. Subsequently flown to Duxford on 11 December 1941,[1] escorted by a Lockheed Hudson, 6073 became part of No. 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight, where it received RAF insignia and serial.[N 1]
HM509 was damaged by a ground loop on landing on 19 May 1944 and, despite the damage being repairable, the aircraft was cannibalised for spare parts,[3] before being struck off charge on 26 July 1944.[1].
Notes[]
- ↑ During it's RAF service, HM509 was repainted in Luftwaffe markings for it's appearance in the motion picture In Which We Serve[2]