BEAST Posted October 5, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 5, 2010 This photo was taken in Italy and the aircraft was flown to Freeman Field, near Indianapolis, Indiana where many captured aircraft were taken for testing. The aircraft is marked with the 86th Fighter Squadron markings, but have been obliterated by the censor. If you look close, you can see that the censor also marked out the patch on the A-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted October 5, 2010 Share #2 Posted October 5, 2010 This photo was taken in Italy and the aircraft was flown to Freeman Field, near Indianapolis, Indiana where many captured aircraft were taken for testing. The aircraft is marked with the 86th Fighter Squadron markings, but have been obliterated by the censor. If you look close, you can see that the censor also marked out the patch on the A-2. Hi Beast, great photo, love both the plane and the uniforms of the two flyer's :thumbsup: ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted October 6, 2010 Share #3 Posted October 6, 2010 Great photo Erick! Somewhere in my library, I've got a photo of the 86th FS nose art that's painted on this airplane. I've gotta look into the fate of this particular airplane. I'm pretty sure it still exists in the NASM or NMUSAF collections. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted October 6, 2010 Thanks guys! Here is another image that you might enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted October 6, 2010 Here is one more shot of the JU 88 shown at the top of this thread. You can see the US markings underneath the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Andrews Posted October 6, 2010 Share #6 Posted October 6, 2010 Is this the one that was "brought out" by a defecting Romanian pilot? If so, that aircraft is preserved in amuseum and I have seen it (in Romanian insignia). Now, WHICH museum? First GUESS: USAF Museum at Wright-Pat OH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithaca37 Posted October 7, 2010 Share #7 Posted October 7, 2010 Is this the one that was "brought out" by a defecting Romanian pilot? If so, that aircraft is preserved in amuseum and I have seen it (in Romanian insignia). Now, WHICH museum? First GUESS: USAF Museum at Wright-Pat OH. According the the USAF Museum website, they have this plane displayed as you describe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benguttery Posted October 7, 2010 Share #8 Posted October 7, 2010 Check out http://www.indianamilitary.org Click the Freeman AAF button at the top of the page Then there is a list of the aircraft flown at the Foreign Evaluation test center on the left They appear to have had several ju-88s. Looks like a fun flying assignment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted November 22, 2010 I found a close-up of the nose art on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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