The fuselage of the Geschwader Bongart’s Re.2002 “Red 5”, the aircraft of the previous photo, displayed at the Musée de la Résistance in Limoges. Victor Sierra 

Re.2002 at Limoges

Many of Germany's captured new and experimental aircraft were displayed in an exhibition as part of London's Thanksgiving week on September 14, 1945. Among the aircraft are a number of jet and rocket propelled planes. Here, a side view of the Heinkel He-162 &quot;Volksjaeger&quot;, propelled by a turbo-jet unit mounted above the fuselage, in Hyde park, in London.

Captured aircraft

One of about Macchi MC.205s survived at the war. This aircraft is already on the all silver finish adopted by Aeronautica Militare (the new Italian Air Force born after the Italian Republic’s proclamation, June 1946) and is without the unit’s number, but has only the military codes (Matricola Militare or MM) under the tail and the 1st Stormo (Archer) emblem on the fin. Note the absence of wing’s cannons: or the aircraft is a MC.205 1st Series or the cannons was removed like on the plane in background, still camouflaged, with clearly visible the blocking of the weapon housing on the leading edge (the little white disk). Some “Veltros” was in the flight line of 5th Stormo between Summer 1946 and May 1947 at Lecce before of the return on Northern Italy, at Bergamo-Orio al Serio. Here the Macchi fighters were replaced by former RAF’s Spitfire Mk. IX. The last MC.205s were employed until 1951 for fighter training. Victor Sierra