Captured Junkers Ju 88 A-5, RAF serial HM509, of No. 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight[1]
Werk Nr 6073 was a Junkers Ju 88A-5.
History
Assigned to KuFlGr.106, 6073 was coded M2+MK. On 26 November 1941, the aircraft landed at RAF Chivenor, following an anti shipping patrol over the Irish Sea,[2] during which the crew became disorientated. 6073 was flown to Duxford on 11 December 1941,[1] escorted by a Lockheed Hudson, to become part of No. 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flight, where it received RAF insignia and the serial HM509.[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].
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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]