| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 112372 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe |
| Aircraft Version: | Messerschmitt Me-262A-2A Schwalbe |
| C/n (msn): | 112372 |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | I./JG 7 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hendon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | RAF Museum Hendon / London |
| Photo Date: | 22 June 2011 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 763105 |
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On display at RAF Museum Hendon. This aircraft was built at Leipheim. It was test flown at Memmingen on 23 Mar 1945 by Uffz. Sepp Gerstmayr, then delivered to JG7 "Nowotny." Captured at Schleswig by British forces, it was flown to Holland and Farnborough in June 1945. The jet was given the RAF serial VK893 and flown regularly till 29 Nov 1945. It is painted as 'Yellow 4' of I./JG7 and wears the wing's blue-red Reichsverteidigung band on the fuselage. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 December 2024, and has since been viewed 107 times. |