Ju 88 captured by USAAF

[F3V]

Who can told me the story of this bird?

I just know this could be an ex Rumanian plane captured the 22 July 1943 but I am not sure

[gregv]

That would make it the example held by the NMUSAF correct?:

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsh ... asp?id=506


listed as werke no. 430650 at:

http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/

more Googling:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... D_USAF.jpg

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/430650.html

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/188987.html


Or is this another captured example?

cheers

greg v.

[Scott Rose]

Wasn't the Rumanian Ju 88 a defector?

[F3V]

that's the question...

[Scott Rose]

Heh, I meant the one at Dayton was a defector, not captured. Not sure if any other Rumanian birds were captured later on.

July 22, 1943 flown to Cyprus by defecting Romanian pilot

Steve