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Model Forum / General / Models / September 2005Post-World War 2 Displays of Captured Aircraft
Does anyone know of any books which were published after World War 2 containing photographs of captured German / Japanese / Italian aircraft? I know that there were public displays of captured aircraft in both the UK and the USA after the war. I was wondering if anyone ever published photographs of the equipment. Thanks in advance. > Does anyone know of any books which were published after World War 2 > containing photographs of captured German / Japanese / Italian > aircraft? I know that there were public displays of captured aircraft > in both the UK and the USA after the war. I was wondering if anyone > ever published photographs of the equipment. Thanks in advance. Loads of photos at NARA, surprisingly quite a few in Navy Record Groups. > Loads of photos at NARA, surprisingly quite a few in Navy Record Groups. Wasn't one of the displays at Anacostia or Patuxent NAS? KL >>Loads of photos at NARA, surprisingly quite a few in Navy Record Groups. > Wasn't one of the displays at Anacostia or Patuxent NAS? Both places had captured test aircraft and Anacostia did have a display. The famous white FW-190 with red nose was based at Pax River. The thing is there are far more captured aircraft than were at either base in the Navy RG's at NARA, my suspicion is the Navy sent photographers to all the various displays and that's how they ended up in the Navy photo files. > Does anyone know of any books which were published after World War 2 > containing photographs of captured German / Japanese / Italian > aircraft? I know that there were public displays of captured aircraft > in both the UK and the USA after the war. I was wondering if anyone > ever published photographs of the equipment. Thanks in advance. Look for "Strangers in a Strange Land" on eBay. That's where I got my copy. Also, "War Prizes". Good luck. TF > Does anyone know of any books which were published after World War 2 > containing photographs of captured German / Japanese / Italian > aircraft? I know that there were public displays of captured aircraft > in both the UK and the USA after the war. I was wondering if anyone > ever published photographs of the equipment. Thanks in advance. By far the most comprehensive reference on this subject (mentioned by TForward) is 'War Prizes,' by Butler (Midland Counties Publications [UK], 1994; 320 pages). Other good books on captured Luftwaffe aircraft are 'The Captive Luftwaffe,' by West (Putnam Aeronautical series [unnumbered]; Putnam [UK], 1978; 147 pages); 'Les Avions Allemands aux Couleurs Francaises, Tome 1,' by Ricco and Soumille (Editions Lela Presse [France], 1997; in French; 105 pages); and 'Les Avions Allemands aux Couleurs Francaises, Tome 2,' by Ricco, Soumille and Courrier (Editions Lela Presse [France], 1997; in French; 92 pages). The two 'Strangers in a Strange Land' volumes mentioned by TForward: Stapfer: 'Strangers in a Strange Land' (Squadron/Signal [USA], 1988; 80 pages) Stapfer and Kuenzle: 'Strangers in a Strange Land, Vol. II: Escape to Neutrality' (Squadron/Signal [USA], 1992; 80 pages) cover only Allied aircraft captured by the Germans or Swiss, respectively. Charles Metz >Does anyone know of any books which were published after World War 2 >containing photographs of captured German / Japanese / Italian >aircraft? I know that there were public displays of captured aircraft >in both the UK and the USA after the war. I was wondering if anyone >ever published photographs of the equipment. Thanks in advance. I don't know whether there is a book on the subject, but on my Me 163B Komet site I have pages that shows two such displays: Hyde Park exhibition, 16-22 September 1945: http://www.xs4all.nl/~robdebie/me163/ye11.htm Wright Field Air Fair, 13-21 October 1945: http://www.xs4all.nl/~robdebie/me163/nasm.htm My focus is on the Komet, but you can see other aircraft in the background at Wright Field. Rob  SignatureMy models: www.xs4all.nl/~robdebie/models.htm Me 163B site: www.xs4all.nl/~robdebie/me163.htm AQM-34 site: www.xs4all.nl/~robdebie/aqm34.htm |
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