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uwe

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Re: Axis planes used after the war.
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2008, 08:05:52 AM »
Dutch bikes = German bikes

Simple as that. A historically tried and trusted equation.
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Re: Axis planes used after the war.
« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2008, 10:32:09 AM »
Anyway, to get back on topic here.

Another Messerschmitt fighter that saw action after the war was the ME 262 which was built by Czechs as the Avia S92.

The Czech version of the "Shwalbe" was used intul well in the fifties when they were replaced by Russian Mig 15 fighters and were afterwards used as instructional airframes many years after that.

One of the most proliffic axis aircraft has to be the small but nimble Fieseler Fi 156 Storch. And it should come as no surprise that that Ultra light short take off aircraft could have a chance at succes post war and so it did. Being used by eight airforces after the war's end even in the Vietnam war on the American side with the South Vietnamese airforce.


A Storch in Swede colors, note also the Finnish Gloster Gladiator in the background.

Speaking of the Finns, they used Messerschmitt 109 G6 fighters well into the fifties. The picture shows one with the war time blue swastika but they also carried the blue and white roundel which was the post war insignia
 

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Re: Axis planes used after the war.
« Reply #17 on: June 03, 2008, 11:38:37 AM »
Dutch bikes = German bikes

Simple as that. A historically tried and trusted equation.

This is a last warning, Uwe. Next time I'll come back with colleague Maarten to steal more black plectrums.

@ Blazer: Nice information again!!