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Defecting aircraft
Posted by Ron Henry on Fri Jan 24, 2003 06:04:30 AM
In reply top Re: MiG 15 posted by sk on Thu Jan 23, 2003 04:42:55 PM
: Thanks - I knew I'd get an answer here
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: good to see such a "historic" (in terms of it being the fi
: rst one in the West-we assume!) aircraft has survived!
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: sk
The Ju 88 in the RAFM might be analogous to the MiG-15. I think it might be the one that was delivered to UK (into Aberdeen) by a defecting crew, although a forced landed one might well have been repaired and evaluated previously. The defector was delivered in 1942 or 1943 and was most valued for the airborne interception radar that was fitted. There's still some mystery about the defection - I think some files on it in the PRO have still not been released. It seems that it could have been a pre-arranged deal!