Surviving aircraft Junkers Ju 388

-







this captured airplane, werknummer 560049 (usaaf foreign evaluation serial number t2-4010), awaiting restoration @ smithsonian institution, silver hill, maryland, usa


one ju 388 survives today. ju 388l-1 reconnaissance version construction number (werknummer) 560049 eighth of series manufactured @ weser flugzeugbau s nordenham plant. parts of airframe built @ atg in altenburg , @ niedersächsische metallwerke brinckmann & mergell in hamburg-harburg. aircraft completed in 1945. captured u.s. troops in may 1945 @ junkers plant in merseburg, flown kassel/waldau.


the aircraft examined , test flown watson s whizzers , led united states army air forces (usaaf) colonel harold e. watson, part of operation lusty , believed watson himself flew in aircraft in preparation flying directly u.s. instead, on 17 june 1945 aircraft flown cherbourg, france shipped united states aboard royal navy escort carrier hms reaper other captured german aircraft detailed evaluation in u.s.


the aircraft flown freeman field in indiana evaluation, , in september 1945 made flight demonstration press. ju 388 flown 10 hours of flight tests @ wright field near dayton, ohio foreign evaluation serial number fe-4010 (later changed t2-4010). following these tests aircraft displayed @ dayton, ohio air show @ wright field in 1946 along other captured german aircraft.


on 26 september 1946, 560049 transferred orchard place airport in park ridge, illinois, near present o hare international airport. temporary storage facility vacant u.s. government-owned factory used chrysler corporation build douglas c-54. ju 388 donated smithsonian institution s national air museum on 3 january 1949 , arrived @ silver hill, maryland, storage in november 1954.


today aircraft disassembled , remains in condition, having never been stored outside. cockpit area in particularly condition , complete instruments. aircraft 1 of several unique german aircraft still awaiting restoration @ national air , space museum s paul e. garber preservation, restoration, , storage facility in silver hill, maryland, intended transferred in coming years steven f. udvar-hazy center s restoration annex of smithsonian, on dulles international airport property.








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Discography Neuronium

-
1 discography 1.1 albums 1.2 unnumbered titles 1.3 singles 1.4 other 1.5 online releases 1.6 upcoming works discography neuronium live in bochum (germany), 2012 albums (1977): quasar 2c361 (neuronium) (1978): vuelo quimico (neuronium) (1980): digital dream (neuronium) remastered new digital dream, new cover (1981): visitor (neuronium) remastered new visitor, new cover (1982): chromium echoes (neuronium) (1982): absence of reality (huygen) (1983): invisible views (neuronium) (1984): heritage (neuronium) (1984): capturing holograms (huygen) (1986): barcelona 1992 (huygen) (1987): supranatural (neuronium) (1988): madrid heaven (live) (neuronium) (1989): elixir (huygen) (1990): olim (neuronium) (1990): numerica (neuronium) (1990): intimo (huygen) (1991): extrisimo (neuronium, including tracks huygen s solo works) (1991): sybaris (neuronium) (1992): en busca del misterio (huygen) (1993): oniria (neuronium) (1994): infinito (huygen) (1995): música para la buena mesa (huygen) (collection of t...
Read more

Discography E-Rotic

-
1 discography 1.1 studio albums 1.2 remix albums 1.3 compilation albums 1.4 singles 1.5 promotional singles 1.6 featured singles 1.7 other appearances discography studio albums remix albums 2000: dancemania presents e-rotic megamix (27 september 2000) 2003: total recall (5 february 2003, re-released on 8 september 2011) compilation albums 1998: greatest tits – best of e-rotic 2001: best of e-rotic 2002: collection singles promotional singles featured singles other appearances 1996: champions (as part of supergroup acts united on album queen dance traxx) ^ offiziellecharts.de: e-rotic . gfk entertainment. retrieved 2016-01-27.  ^ austriancharts.at: discography e-rotic (in german). austriancharts.at. hung medien. retrieved 2013-07-20.  ^ finnishcharts.com: discography e-rotic . musiikkituottajat – ifpi finland. finnishcharts.com. retrieved 2013-07-20.  ^ oricon: e-rotic (in japanese). oricon. retrieved 2013-07-20.  ^ gfk dutch charts: e-rotic (albums)...
Read more

Deep sea mining Marine pollution

-
deep sea mining relatively new mineral retrieval process takes place on ocean floor. ocean mining sites around large areas of polymetallic nodules or active , extinct hydrothermal vents @ 1,400 – 3,700 meters below ocean s surface. vents create sulfide deposits, contain precious metals such silver, gold, copper, manganese, cobalt, , zinc. deposits mined using either hydraulic pumps or bucket systems take ore surface processed. mining operations, deep sea mining raises questions environmental damages surrounding areas because deep sea mining relatively new field, complete consequences of full-scale mining operations unknown. however, experts removal of parts of sea floor result in disturbances benthic layer, increased toxicity of water column, , sediment plumes tailings. removing parts of sea floor disturbs habitat of benthic organisms, possibly, depending on type of mining , location, causing permanent disturbances. aside direct impact of mining area, leakage, spills, , corrosion alter...
Read more