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Old 18th Jul 2023, 10:56
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Fargo Boyle
 
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Originally Posted by treadigraph
Also that our cast-offs can return to the fold - ie the Hawker Hunter that attended! Did any Me262s ever gain an RAF serial when we tested stuff after the war? Pretty sure "Watson's Whizzers" in the US included several 262s.
The RAF Museum's 262 was allocated serial VK893, probably others were - I'll have a look in Phil Butler's 'War Prizes' book later.

A/C SERIAL NO (rafmuseum.org.uk)


Edit; also found VH509, scrapped in Canada post-war
VH519 preserved in S Africa
VP554 extant Australian War Memorial
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