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1945
1945 - 1806.PDF
B. * FLIGHT R.A.F. Experts Direct the Work of the Air JV ; Disarmament Wings in .. •• . Denmark. /I MONG the many things f~\ are being done differently^ I •*• •*• and much better—in dealin, I with a defeated Germany now, a-! compared with what happened aftr- the 1914-1S war, is the comply, f dismemberment of the Geraiu • Forces. The fundamental mistaken; I not occupying the homeland of th Hun at the end of 1918 made 1; possible for his military el; ment to save face by com- plaining that it had been 1«, down by the people at home aitf that the German Army ha-1 never been defeated in the field This time the German peopl could hardly be '' sold '' th.v piece of fiction even if there vu •. anyone left to offer it to them | for they see all arouilu (Beiow) A German technical officer explains the working of another piece of electrical anti-aircraft equipment known as "Bernhard." \ •"•••»> ''»,'i -t .- (Above) An example of the Ju 88/Fw 190 pick-a-back aircraft found on the airfield at Tirstrup, Denmark. German ground crew are here seen dismantling the "trestle" on the Ju88 which carried the guiding Fw 190. On the outward flight the Fw 190 used fuel from the bomber's tanks and switched over to its own after launching the Ju 88 towards its intended target. (Top, left) In the German organisation, anti-aircraft defences cameunder the control of the Luftwaffe, and German technicians are here seen assembling captured radar equipment on Grove airfield,Denmark. It"is known as the Mannheim listening apparatus and was the type mainly used to detect the approach of Allied aircraft.This falls into the category of equipment required in England for research purposes. The figure in the fore^.ound is an R.A.F.Regiment sentry. a*.
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