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Title: Name This .... (167)
Post by: K West on January 10, 2002, 10:48:00 AM

One more and this tiem try for it all.

What is it?

Where (narrow down to at least more than the country)?

and (approximately) when?

 (http://www.modelers-paradise.com/collect/unknown.jpg)

Title: Name This .... (167)
Post by: Widewing on January 10, 2002, 10:56:00 AM

DO 335 (two of them, looking superimposed on an existing photo).

Ludendorf Bridge, Remagen Germany, February 1945.

My regards,

Widewing

Title: Name This .... (167)
Post by: K West on January 10, 2002, 11:04:00 AM

summonabidge!   :)

Well. That lasted all of several minutes. It looked so real that I figured it would have sparked some imaginations and raised a few eyebrows here and there  :)

 While my P-80 pic from my last Name This was so real looking that I figured I could get away with it for a few days maybe.

 Damnit. I have got to remember to use the "Widewing Wave-off" request next time again  ;)

 Westy

Title: Name This .... (167)
Post by: Vermillion on January 10, 2002, 11:38:00 AM

Nah Westy, I knew the answer within 3 seconds of looking at it myself  :) I'm just slow at checking the board lately.

The DO335 is unmistakeable, and there are alot of pictures of Remagen out there.  Plus the "edit" is too blurred/light gray to go with the rest of the picture.

Nice try though  :D

Title: Name This .... (167)
Post by: Raubvogel on January 10, 2002, 11:46:00 AM

I doubt you'd find a Pfeil flying around at 100ft AGL  ;) It's a very interesting plane. Doesn't really have any place in a WW2 sim though. There is a model of it you can import for CFS2 that is pretty cool.

Title: Name This .... (167)
Post by: K West on January 10, 2002, 12:27:00 PM

:P  to all of ya.

BTW, I found the pic but I can't claim to have made it.


 I'm finding it strange that the DO-335 did not see combat. There are many theories and "wag's" that it did during part of the trial/testing phases but nothing conrete at all. No reports whatsoever by Allied or Axis pilots. All ideas that it saw combat are pure speculation.  I just can't figure why the LW could have that plane at it's disposal for almost a year and not have used it. It had TA-152 production numbers and even TA 152's as well as HE-162's saw some[i/] combat.

On odd duck that DO-335 was.

 Westy

Title: Name This .... (167)
Post by: bolillo_loco on January 12, 2002, 12:22:31 PM

I heard that the Do-335 suffered from propeller interface problems. I understand what this means, but what did it do in terms of flight performance? how did it affect this a/c? thanks.