Typical of many captured German aircraft tested in the UK during the war was Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 AE479, c/n 1304, which was landed by mistake in an orchard at Woerth in Bas-Rhin, France, on November 22, 1939, in fog.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109E - ГерманияGermany - 1938

Another study of Bf 109E-3 AE479. This aircraft was flown to Boscombe Down on May 3, 1940, after first being flown at the French test centre at Bricy, near Orleans.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Bf.109E - ГерманияGermany - 1938

The generously glazed nose, seen in close-up, left little space for frontal instrumentation. The Perspex dome was the sighting station for the remotely controlled dorsal 2 x 13mm gun barbette.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Heinkel He-177 Greif - ГерманияGermany - 1939

Heinkel He 177A-5/R6 Greif TS439 at the RAE after its epic flight from Toulouse/Blagnac on September 10, 1944. The French roundels and rudder stripes have been overpainted in this study.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Heinkel He-177 Greif - ГерманияGermany - 1939

A view of the second pilot’s instruments on the starboard side of the Greif’s cockpit.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Heinkel He-177 Greif - ГерманияGermany - 1939

The tyres of Me 262A-2a Air Min 51, VK893, flown by Sqn Ldr Martindale, smoke as they accelerate to take the high landing speed at the RAE on October 29, 1945. This aircraft was “Red X” of 2/KG51 before its capture at Achmer.
Me 262A-2a WNr 112372 was captured at Achmer in 1945 and is seen here being flown by the RAE Aerodynamics Flight towards the end of 1945. It was given the serial number VK893 and is now preserved in the Aerospace Museum at Cosford.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Me.262 Schwalbe - ГерманияGermany - 1941

Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a Air Min 80, alias Werknr 111690 “White 5”, on display at the RAE.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Me.262 Schwalbe - ГерманияGermany - 1941

Heinkel He 162A-2 Air Min 67, Werknr 120098, was one of several brought to the UK for trials. By mid-Deceniber 1946 it was on the scrapheap at Farnborough.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Heinkel He-162 Salamander - ГерманияGermany - 1944

An anonymous He 162A-2 with its BMW 003 jet engine hoisted from its bearings and the wing jacked up from the fuselage.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Heinkel He-162 Salamander - ГерманияGermany - 1944

After a spell at the RAE, Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Werknr 191659, “Yellow 15", was presented to the Cranwell College of Technology.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Me.163 Komet - ГерманияGermany - 1941

Me 163B-1a VF241, Werknr 191060, seen at the RAE in 1945, was flown over from Germany in an Arado 232B-0. It was test-flown as a glider in England, being towed aloft by Spitfire F.IXs from Wisley and Wittering, until it ended its life in a crash landing on November 15, 1947.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Me.163 Komet - ГерманияGermany - 1941

Another angle on Me 163B-1a “Yellow 15", showing the small orifice for the rocket motor. This aircraft is one of several Me 163s still surviving in the UK.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Messerschmitt Me.163 Komet - ГерманияGermany - 1941

On September 6, 1945, Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache V14, coded DM+SR, became the first helicopter to fly across the English Channel. Later serialled VM479, it was tested by the AFEE at Beaulieu.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Focke-Achgelis Fa.223 Drache - ГерманияGermany - 1940