| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | T2-4613 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Flettner Fl 282 Kolibri |
| Aircraft Version: | Flettner Fl 282 V23 |
| C/n (msn): | 280023 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 23 March 1948 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 394182 |
| Photo Comment |
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Served with the Luftwaffe's Transportstaffel 40 at Ainring in 1945, coded C1-TW. One of two Fl 282s shipped to the USA, becoming FE-4613, later T2-4613. Sitting in the cockpit is young Kellett test pilot Al Bayer, who flew it for three hours. Photo courtesy of CW Bayer who wrote the online book Flying Without Instruction about his father's work. This photo was added on 24 September 2021, and has since been viewed 603 times. |