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Title: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Waffle on October 06, 2011, 09:01:24 AM
!945 Airshow video from Freeman Feild

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1723870789084

Name the planes :)
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Guppy35 on October 06, 2011, 09:15:48 AM
Junkers 290 "Alles Kaput", 
Ju88 flown by Fred Borsadi of the 79th FG to the US, now in the USAF Museum
Spitfire VII EN474 now at NASM
HS129  No idea what happened to that one
He111 same thing
Me410 that I imagine is the NASM example
Macchi 205?
Nice Jug flyby
B25 flyby
BT-13
AT-6
AT-11
B29 take off

The video keeps stopping for me after that

What an amazing time
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Waffle on October 06, 2011, 09:19:05 AM
hmm - i got through the 10 mins..wonder if it's traffic stalling...

Edit: Must be traffic - Now it wont load...lol.


Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Slate on October 06, 2011, 09:22:39 AM
  Great film. :salute  Amazing all the German stuff they captured and transported back to the US. Missiles V1 and V2 (That sucker was BIG). What those Gyro/copters were I don't know.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: LCADolby on October 06, 2011, 09:36:22 AM
cool vid  :aok
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: matt on October 06, 2011, 09:58:30 AM
 :aok

 flak
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Shuffler on October 06, 2011, 10:19:41 AM
Clicked arrow to start and it says loading facebook.

I closed it right there. :)
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Frod on October 06, 2011, 10:27:09 AM
Very cool! :O
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Wmaker on October 06, 2011, 02:57:44 PM
Amazing clip, thanks Waffle!
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: dhyran on October 06, 2011, 03:03:12 PM
priceless!

thanks Waffle  :aok
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: DaddieDrax on October 06, 2011, 03:15:51 PM
Great share, thanks.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Guppy35 on October 06, 2011, 03:29:28 PM
Interesting to see the rest of it now. 

Ju88 and Me108 in flight.  AR234, V1, V2, Me163 and some egg beater on the line.  A B32 on display along with the 17, 24 and 29.  Couldn't tell if it was an A20 or A26 in flight.  P38 on the line and an Oscar too I believe.

Noticeably absent was any 51 version.

Oh to be able to go back in time :)
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Waffle on October 06, 2011, 03:44:53 PM
I like the c47 low pass to hook the glider.....

Wonder what that felt like being inside the glider...especially if you weren't ready, when it got hooked.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Brooke on October 06, 2011, 04:31:53 PM
Wow!  That would have been the coolest airshow ever to see.  Thanks for posting that! <S>
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: B4Buster on October 06, 2011, 04:39:08 PM
I think this is a hint of things to come  :noid
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: betty on October 06, 2011, 05:29:21 PM
awesome!! ty for sharing waffle!!!  :rock :salute
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: lyric1 on October 06, 2011, 05:36:05 PM
Junkers 290 "Alles Kaput", 


Interesting story about this plane it was booby trapped with several pounds of explosive hidden in the wing by the Germans.


When it was finally scrapped & in the process of dismantling it they found the charge.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_290
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: STXAce8 on October 06, 2011, 06:47:01 PM
Interesting story about this plane it was booby trapped with several pounds of explosive hidden in the wing by the Germans.


When it was finally scrapped & in the process of dismantling it they found the charge.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_290
Why would they do such a thing? Kinda sad most of the amazing german tech was scrapped. Also I didn't see any 109s.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Raptor05121 on October 06, 2011, 07:48:15 PM
I don't see why they scrapped that stuff. Is it like someone said: "yeah, none of this will be historically important in 50 years. Crush it, Dave!"
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: lyric1 on October 06, 2011, 07:55:37 PM
I don't see why they scrapped that stuff. Is it like someone said: "yeah, none of this will be historically important in 50 years. Crush it, Dave!"
Most likely.

Some one had to pay for the up keep & storage or do you sell it for a few bucks for scrap metal.

Scrap yard won that battle.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: donna43 on October 06, 2011, 08:42:36 PM
 Great film. :salute  Amazing all the German stuff they captured and transported back to the US. Missiles V1 and V2 (That sucker was BIG). What those Gyro/copters were I don't know.

That one with the open cockpit was used on the U-Boats to get a better view of the horizon for spotting ships.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Wmaker on October 06, 2011, 09:18:04 PM
That helicopter in the film was Flettner FL 282 "Kolibri".

The one used with the U-boats is Focke-Angelis FA-330 below.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2310630984_6fd986291b.jpg)

Saw it at Duxford in person. Certainly wouldn't like to be the pilot when the U-boat needs to dive fast...
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: cactuskooler on October 06, 2011, 09:21:04 PM
Great video!
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: icepac on October 06, 2011, 09:44:26 PM
Interesting story about this plane it was booby trapped with several pounds of explosive hidden in the wing by the Germans.


When it was finally scrapped & in the process of dismantling it they found the charge.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_290


At garber, one of the guys was unbolting a bolt on the DO335 and asked for someone else to hold a wrench on the "other side" of the bolt because all were just turning around and around without loosening.

The other guy got access and said "dude, these bolts have wires coming out of them".

I was climbing the other side to put a wrench on the bolts on other side so he could zip them off faster with an impact and noticed the other guys were quickly walking away so I did the same.

The bolts were still wired in to the egress system.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: jedi25 on October 06, 2011, 10:40:47 PM

Holy crap...great find Waffle and thanks for sharing this awesome amazing video..

Did you guys the copters..WOW













Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Guppy35 on October 06, 2011, 10:53:44 PM
I don't see why they scrapped that stuff. Is it like someone said: "yeah, none of this will be historically important in 50 years. Crush it, Dave!"

I'd imagine most folks at the time were thinking 'its over' and lets get on with our lives.  You could ask that question regarding all kinds of stuff that we'd like to have had the chance to see.  I've always wondered why at least one of the Pearl Harbor battleships wasn't saved.  Consider they used Saratoga as a target.  Talk about a historic carrier.  Enterprise as well went to the scrap yard.

A lot of those birds did survive though.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: bortas1 on October 07, 2011, 12:32:15 AM
 :salute kool i wonder if all those folks where amazed at the aircraft there? i missed likly missed it, but what happened to those planes and things after the show?
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: ntrudr on October 07, 2011, 08:36:56 AM
A lot of the captured stuff is on display at Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport in Virginia.  I have been ther 4 or 5 times, they also have a Space Shuttle and are soon to get a second one.  So many things to see there.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/objectsondisplay.cfm?type=all&loc=uhc (http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/objectsondisplay.cfm?type=all&loc=uhc)
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Banshee7 on October 07, 2011, 10:27:36 AM
Very cool!  Thanks for sharing! :salute
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: 63tb on October 07, 2011, 10:44:01 AM
What version Me-262 was that with only 2 guns in the nose?

(about 6.56 in)

63tb
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Wmaker on October 07, 2011, 10:56:29 AM
What version Me-262 was that with only 2 guns in the nose?

(about 6.56 in)

Me262B-1 trainer
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Vart69 on October 10, 2011, 10:15:28 PM
SWEET!!!!!!! :aok
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: ICETEA on October 11, 2011, 07:31:02 AM
Great Video!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Germans were amazing. We were lucky God was on our side!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Ack-Ack on October 11, 2011, 10:41:25 AM
What version Me-262 was that with only 2 guns in the nose?

(about 6.56 in)

63tb

Me262B-1 trainer

Not sure how many guns were on the Me 262B-1 but the Me 262A-2a (bomber version) only had 2 30mm cannons.

ack-ack
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Slash27 on October 11, 2011, 11:45:50 AM
Junkers 290 "Alles Kaput", 
Ju88 flown by Fred Borsadi of the 79th FG to the US, now in the USAF Museum
Spitfire VII EN474 now at NASM
HS129  No idea what happened to that one
He111 same thing
Me410 that I imagine is the NASM example
Macchi 205?
Nice Jug flyby
B25 flyby
BT-13
AT-6
AT-11
B29 take off

The video keeps stopping for me after that

What an amazing time
There was a B-32 in there too.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: JimmyC on October 11, 2011, 12:21:50 PM
I don't see why they scrapped that stuff. Is it like someone said: "yeah, none of this will be historically important in 50 years. Crush it, Dave!"

I met a seafire pilot 10 or so years ago,
he said the saddest thing he saw was all the planes getting pushed over the side of the carrier when returning to UK
they where not allowed to take anything from them either, even the beautifully crafted watches that where in the cockpit he said   ( I think he wanted one)...
such a shame

<S> Jimmy


Edit:   Great vid waffle <S>  thanks
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: Wmaker on October 11, 2011, 12:22:50 PM
Not sure how many guns were on the Me 262B-1 but the Me 262A-2a (bomber version) only had 2 30mm cannons.

My bad, that's actually B-1a/U1, one of the four nightfighters (W.Nr 110306, FE-610), the only one that was brought to US. The removed radar aireal threw me off. It was also the only one of those four with MG151/20s as the lower cannons.

It is clearly a two seater and those are 20mm barrels sticking out. MK108 barrels don't portrude outside the fuselage.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: AHTbolt on October 11, 2011, 07:43:57 PM
Look at the faces of the people, because they had seen much of it before there not into it like we are.
Title: Re: Airshow video (1945)
Post by: MK-84 on October 11, 2011, 09:04:11 PM
Fantastic Find!! :aok