A photo from Wg Cdr Luddite now. On the theme of 'most obscure aircraft schemes in the Western Desert Egypt
11 comments:
Tim
I wouldn't have wanted to be the pilot flying that back to Blimey!
Reminds me of the story of the RAF crew being transported as prisoners on Cant flying boat. They overpowered the Italian crew and flew it to Malta, and every AA gun on the island opened up on them! They survived a crash landing and the Italians cracked open a bottle of wine for all to share!
Cheers
PD
I bet the shape of it caused a bit of alarm to the RAF Regt AA Crews!
A nice curious bit of history for sure :)
Phew, I would not have liked to have been the RAF pilot that flew that back for evaluation...You can put all the roundels and red white and blue on it you like, but a Stuka looks like a Stuka! :)
Nice, is it a novelty or do you use it in games?
Peter Douglas
You'd want danger money, wouldn't you?
Paul
I expect they had a go at it anyway.
Geordie
I felt it was time for more obscure stuff!
Stephen Beat
Damn right - I expect it was a nerve-wracking flight!
Dan
As it's not mine that is down to Wg Cdr Luddite. But don't be too surprised if it appears in a game....
It's probably a novelty but if you bung it into a game it certainly provides a challenging decision for both Axis and Allied fighter pilots.
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