Me 262 went supersonic in 1944?
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Is there any possibility that this thead could interest a moderator?
With a view to closing it?
At the moment all it seems to do is act as a horrible example of how to do no research and post unsubstantiated opinions (on the one hand) ..
With a view to closing it?
At the moment all it seems to do is act as a horrible example of how to do no research and post unsubstantiated opinions (on the one hand) ..
Re: Me 262 went supersonic in 1944
Piotr Mikołajski wrote:I have no idea what kind of sources do you have but you should throw all of them away. Priceless plane? Germans had dozens of Me 262 grounded due to different reasons, mostly due to lack of fuel. Kicking off experienced pilot during conversion to completely new weapon system during wartime? This is one of the most stupid statements I've ever heard / read.Topspeed wrote:Achammer bailed out and survived, but was kicked out of the training for loosing a priceless plane.
Kicked out and sent to the old unit. Also Motke found it obscure...since his plane sustained damage too in a dive. Maybe Achammer stalled while evading or something and Heinz Bär saw it in the tower or elsewhere ?!
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Now I am confused....was Motke returned to basic unit after having wrecked the Me 262 in a dive ?phylo_roadking wrote:So an experienced pilot converting to type - a conversion process fraught with peril itself - was thrown out of training for loosing an aircraft to enemy action during takeoff, a time (along with landing) when the Me 262 was known and recognised as being extremely vulnerable?Achammer bailed out and survived, but was kicked out of the training for loosing a priceless plane
Crap.
Actually -literally crap - http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co ... lotsA.html
Seems like he was operational...One known victory, a P-51 of 359FG, 368FS, piloted by Capt. M.F. Boussu, near the Lechfeld airfield on 9 April, 1945
From the link; Defected to Switzerland in "White 3" on 24 April, 1945 rather than face capture by the French, after running low on fuel. Featured on the History Channel. His "White 3" is on display at the Deutsche Museum in Munich. Jager Blatt 1/1997. Claimed to be the first to break the sound barrier on a 9 April, 1945 mission, during a steep dive. When he made his landing, he found his wings had buckeled and many rivets had popped. The claim is disputed. After the war, he was an airline pilot and a Dr, specializing in Aviation Medicine. Deceased 8 April, 2004. Boiten 1 victory.
I bet his White 9 was under repair since he defected in a White 3+1...?
Achammer data he also remembers incorrectly.
He defected only 15 days after his sonic dive !
Here is Hans Quido Mutke in flesh in a History Channel document; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G_I9j4x ... re=related also the all moving elevator stabilizer here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3VzThjM ... re=related
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IF you had read through the page on the link I posted up - you'd have come across FRED ACHAMMER, not Motke.Now I am confused....was Motke returned to basic unit after having wrecked the Me 262 in a dive ?
It was ACHAMMER who earned this kill when flying Me 262s -
So maybe Achammer WASN'T thrown out of training as your earlier post said? His record would indicate a successful if short career flying Me 262s.Achammer data he also remembers incorrectly
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We have all noticed your confusion.Topspeed wrote:phylo_roadking wrote:
Now I am confused....was Motke returned to basic unit after having wrecked the Me 262 in a dive ?
Re: Me 262 went supersonic in 1944
phylo_roadking wrote:IF you had read through the page on the link I posted up - you'd have come across FRED ACHAMMER, not Motke.Now I am confused....was Motke returned to basic unit after having wrecked the Me 262 in a dive ?
It was ACHAMMER who earned this kill when flying Me 262s -
So maybe Achammer WASN'T thrown out of training as your earlier post said? His record would indicate a successful if short career flying Me262s.Achammer data he also remembers incorrectly
Motke says Achammer's planes engine caught fire and he bailed out...and Bär sent him out to his old unit as agreed if plane is lost. I checked it this morning of his presentation. Maybe he got confused with someone else...or the situation in Lechfeld was confusing.
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Bailed out....when jumped while taking off???This is very superficially told...Achammer was pounded by a P-51 D while taking off and Bär ( exprerienced ace ) radioed to Motke what was going on..they were still learning to fly the Me 262.
Achammer bailed out and survived,...
So far it amounts to one severely incorrect datum about Achammer's career...and one physical impossibility!Achammer data he also remembers incorrectly
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This thread is full of physical impossibilitiesphylo_roadking wrote:So far it amounts to one severely incorrect datum about Achammer's career...and one physical impossibility!
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Re: Me 262 went supersonic in 1944
So far I have counted 2 recollections of Mutke that are not correct.
1. The Me 262 speed indicator does not go beyond 1100 km/h..last figure in 1000 km/h.
2. Achammer scored an P-51D on the day he claimes to have tried to save Achammer by diving to help him.
That kinda mistakes are plausible when 44 years had passed after his incident....but it does leave a question mark...what if the story about altitude and sequency of things happening were also falty recollections...it would destroy the substance totally of his claim.
1. The Me 262 speed indicator does not go beyond 1100 km/h..last figure in 1000 km/h.
2. Achammer scored an P-51D on the day he claimes to have tried to save Achammer by diving to help him.
That kinda mistakes are plausible when 44 years had passed after his incident....but it does leave a question mark...what if the story about altitude and sequency of things happening were also falty recollections...it would destroy the substance totally of his claim.
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Any guess why Mutke waited until anyone who could contradict him had died?
Answer: All he wanted was his 15 minutes of fame.
IMHO, thanks for the entertainment.
Answer: All he wanted was his 15 minutes of fame.
IMHO, thanks for the entertainment.
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He also could have gotten info enough to be sure the phenomena he faced was a super sonic flite.
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Even a DC-8 has gone supersonic.Piotr Mikołajski wrote:This thread is full of physical impossibilitiesphylo_roadking wrote:So far it amounts to one severely incorrect datum about Achammer's career...and one physical impossibility!
Jetplane going supersonic is not impossible...quite the other way round.
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People tend to find the truth. I was banned from the HBA site.Piotr Mikołajski wrote:FWIW: Parallel thread with the same claims is active on Homebuilt Airplanes.com: Me 262 went supersonic in 1945 !
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