
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 120086 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Heinkel He 162 Volksjager |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Heinkel He 162 Volksjager |
Aircraft Version: | Heinkel He 162A-1 Volksjager |
C/n (msn): | 120086 |
Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Ottawa - RockcliffeMap |
Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYRO IATA: YRO Local: - Other: - |
Collection: | Canada Aviation and Space Museum |
Photo Date: | 19 September 2014 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
Photo ID: | 99989 |
Photo Comment |
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This Volksjäger was built at the Heinkel-Nord plant in Rostock-Marienehe, Germany around late Feb. or Mar. 1945. It was captured from the Luftwaffe at Leck on VE Day and shipped to the UK the following month to be exhibited as a war trophy in Hyde Park. The plane was shipped to Canada in Sep. 1946 and placed into storage by the RCAF. It was acquired by the Canada Aviation & Space Museum in 1967 and is on display unrestored giving this exhibit a real sense of history and gravitas. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 November 2018, and has since been viewed 345 times. |