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Re: Fw 200 Condor Fates ??

Posted by Mikael Olrog on Tue Sep 02, 2003 03:22:26 AM

In reply top Fw 200 Condor Fates ?? posted by Dave on Tue Sep 02, 2003 02:05:38 AM

The Swedish Air FOrce have never used any Fw 200 in its service. No Fw 200 have been entered on Swedish register, therefore none have been cancelled.

One of the original DDL (Danish) Fw 200 bought before the war was used by Denmark on traffic between Copenhaguen and Berlin. During the last month of 1945 the danes choosed to land it at Torslanda/Gothenbourg and to simulate technical malmfunction to ensure its survival so that it could be used after the war by the danes. If I remember correctly it flew for a couple of years before having a landing accident and was scrapped in the -40's.

Are you sure about the Fw 200 in Spain, is it not the Ju 290 that you're refering to?

I thought that the Fw 200 operated by Soviet Union in the -50's was the last ones flown operationanly.

If I remember correctly D-ACON crashed in very shallow water and was recovered to be scrapped. I'm writting from my job so I haven't checked my material at home so I could be wrong. I remember seeing photos of the aircraft, and passengers being able to walk ashore.

/Mikael



: Can anyone add anything to these lost birds ?... sent to m
: e 'raw'from Germany.
:
: a.) FW 200 C -4/U3, S/N 0175. This aircraft had a emergenc
: y Landing in
: Spain. Because the Crew had requested asylum in Spain, the
: aircraft never
: returned to the War. Due the end of the War, the aircraft
: was used as
: freighter from the Spanish Airforce until the 60?ties to m
: y knowledge. The
: Spanish Call Sign was T.4-2. I know also, that the Spanish
: had tried in
: purchasing due the 60?ties Parts for this aircraft and fin
: ally modified the
: Condor with P&W Engines. Due my knowledge was this aircraf
: t never listed as
: crashed,sold,or scrapped. - Where is it??
:
: b.) FW 200 C-4, Call Sign F8+MS, was flown short after the
: war from Eastern
: Germany to Torslanda/Goeteborg with Soldier's and its fami
: lies on board. The
: Swedish Airforce used this aircraft as Freighter. - Here t
: he same. The
: aircraft where never cancelled from the swedish register a
: nd never registered as
: sold/crashed or so.- Where is it??
:
: c.) FW 200 A, Call Sign D-ACON, this aircraft where crashe
: d due its round
: the world trip coming from Japan to Philippines and made a
: very soft
: Water landing near Malina. Due my information, the aircraf
: t is currently
: around 300 Meters on the ground and in a very good conditi
: on, because it is
: covered by light sand.

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