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Title: Interesting pic...
Post by: mipoikel on May 02, 2006, 05:05:36 PM: (http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/Graf_Spee/Dz_ph.jpg)

Found this from http://www.feldgrau.net/phpBB2/index.php
Title: Interesting pic...
Post by: mussie on May 02, 2006, 06:02:16 PM: Wow....

All I can think is... What's going through the heads of any crew left on board....
Title: Interesting pic...
Post by: Krusty on May 02, 2006, 07:00:00 PM: I think it's that ground-attack Henschel, 1 pilot. I wouldn't be surprised if the pilot was able to right it in time to ditch safely. The plane was slow as hell even when it worked.

However, I also wouldn't be surprised if he was already dead when the picture was taken.
Title: Interesting pic...
Post by: zorstorer on May 02, 2006, 08:20:08 PM: What is that thing coming out of the left wing? Looks like a pod of some sort, search light, radar??? (Just guessing ;) )
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Post by: Debonair on May 02, 2006, 08:21:49 PM: looks like stick & rudder are full over to the right & someone made the fatal mistake of turning into the dead engine. not pleasant to look at. what that thing sticking up from the port wing?
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Post by: Guppy35 on May 02, 2006, 08:43:30 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Krusty
I think it's that ground-attack Henschel, 1 pilot. I wouldn't be surprised if the pilot was able to right it in time to ditch safely. The plane was slow as hell even when it worked.

However, I also wouldn't be surprised if he was already dead when the picture was taken.

Tail is wrong for the HS129 as is the fuselage spine which should be more squared off. Looks part Ju88 but makes me wonder if it's a doctored photo of some sort. Russian produced for wartime propoganda maybe?
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Post by: Slash27 on May 02, 2006, 08:52:50 PM: The smoke makes it look like its falling straight down
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Post by: Pongo on May 02, 2006, 09:19:18 PM: except for the canopy it looks like a JU88
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Post by: Debonair on May 02, 2006, 09:19:53 PM: View of HS-129 from a similar perspective
(http://www.luftwaffepics.com/LCBW/Hs129-B1-7s.jpg)

Ju-88
(http://www.warbirdpictures.com/LCBW/JU88-123s.jpg)

FW-187
(http://www.luftwaffepics.com/LCBW4/FW187-A0-4.jpg)
Title: Interesting pic...
Post by: Sikboy on May 02, 2006, 10:11:17 PM: Quote
Originally posted by mussie

All I can think is... What's going through the heads of any crew left on board....

In about 10 seconds it'll be the windscreen.

-Sik
Title: Interesting pic...
Post by: gripen on May 03, 2006, 02:34:20 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Guppy35
Looks part Ju88 but makes me wonder if it's a doctored photo of some sort.

Looks like a doctored to me too.

gripen
Title: Re: Interesting pic...
Post by: Treize69 on May 03, 2006, 02:41:37 AM: IMG]http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h295/Graf_Spee/Dz_ph.jpg[/IMG]

Odd sized H-stabs, tiny V-stab, upper wing Balkenkreuz in a very weird position (including a left wing one which looks doctored), fuselage starts out with a peak and then suddenly rounds out at the shoulders, no fuselage markings besides the plain Balkenkreuz, smoke seems to be going in several directons at once...

Yeah, I'd say its altered. almost looks like parts of an Hs129, He177 and Ju88 thrown together with obliterated and reapplied basic markings.
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Post by: uvwpvW on May 06, 2006, 07:58:40 PM: I think it's a book print of a painting. That would explain the anomalies. Also, what's the chance of someone taking that shot with a camera back then?