P-47 at closed/abandoned museum in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany?

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:27 pm

Found a link to photos of this museum in Germany with a bunch of old derelict MiGs and what may be an F-104 on display:

http://www.myheimat.de/bad-oeynhausen/f ... 78798.html

One of the comments on the board where I found the link was interesting:

Quote:

The museum is in a real bad condition, several Soviet military planes, helicopters, tanks and trucks as well as smaller Wehrmacht tanks are rusting in the open air (according to the site I linked), the most rare exponats are a North American P-47 Thunderbolt and a Junkers Ju-88 found in a lake in the Netherlands.

So, can anyone verify this?

Fouga23 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:57 pm

It's a collection of wreckage, not a complete airframe.

davidwomacks · **Joined:** Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:34 pm **Posts:** 195

I didn't see a p-47 or ju88 I saw mug 21's a 23 and a l29. What pic is the 47 and 88 in?

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:31 am

They aren't in the photos; just referred to by the person who made the comment. Just hoping someone has seen or can verify ID on the remains (which hopefully are inside the building).

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:43 am

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m290 ... ermany.jpg
47

davidwomacks · **Joined:** Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:34 pm **Posts:** 195

wow that thing is torn to bits sure hope the pilot bailed out.

wendovertom · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:40 am

Yes, but we have all seen planes in worse condition than this arise from the ashes; and piles of money :wink:

Tom P

G-1reaper · **Joined:** Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:31 am **Posts:** 8

Unfortunately, the pilot did not bail out.
That's Frank D. Gallion's P-47D, 334th FS, 4th FG. He crashed on november 3d 1943 in the IJsselmeer (body of water in the center of the Netherlands), just a few 100 yards off the coast. The plane was raised from the water on Feb. 11, 1995, but broke into pieces during the operation.
Here is a nice site (to train your Dutch - google translate may be a gift!) http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/top/v/p-47D.htm

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

Not too much worse than some of the Thunderbolts WestPac has to restore.

davidwomacks · **Joined:** Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:34 pm **Posts:** 195

Any photos of the Ju88?

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:05 pm

acht da lieber!! a german walter soplata?? :wink:

..... that museum is definetely in a residential neighborhood!!

ktst97 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:53 pm

bdk wrote:

Not too much worse than some of the Thunderbolts WestPac has to restore.

The owner of one of those told me that his will eventually be built as a flier.
I wish they would start; I'm getting older fast, and I would love to see another flying P-47 added to the way-too-short list of flying 'Bolts before I'm gone...........

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