Zirkus Rosarius - Known Captured Aircraft

Known Captured Aircraft

Type Model Serial number Luftwaffe call sign* Notes
Lockheed P-38 L (F-5E) 44-23725 T9+MK ex 354th Air Service Sq-Delivered intact by USAAF deserter Martin James Monti 13/10/1944
Lockheed P-38 G 43-2278 T9+XB (duplicated) 13th Air Force—accidentally landed at Capoterra Italy 12/061943.
Supermarine Spitfire LF.IX MK698 T9+EK ex-No. 412 Squadron RCAF
Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI possibly MB945 T9+BB ex 14th Photo Squadron/7th PRG USAAF
North American NA-64 Armée de l'Air No. 44 DR+XD
North American P-51 Mustang B or C T9+CK
North American P-51 Mustang B 43-24825 T9+HK "Jerry" Ex 334th Fighter Squadron. captured 6 June 1944
Hawker Typhoon Ia EJ956 T9+GK Ex "SA-I" No. 486(NZ) Sqn.
Hawker Typhoon JP548 T9+GK Ex No. 174 Sqn.
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt D 42-22490 T9+FK ex 358th Fighter Sq/355th FG-captured 7/11/1943
Republic P-47 D-16-RE 42-75971 8+6 then T9+LK ex 301st Fighter Sq/332nd FG-captured 29/5/1944
de Havilland Mosquito B Mk IV T9+XB (duplicated)
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress F 41-24585 A3+AE "Wulf Hound" from KG 200; ex 360 Bomb Sq/303rd BG captured 12/12/1942
Boeing B-17 F 42-30713 "Phllis Marie" ex 568th Bomb Sq/390th Bomb Gp. Captured 8/3/1944
Boeing B-17 F 42-30048 A3+CE "Flak Dancer" ex. 554th Bomb Sq/384th Bomb Gp. Captured 26/6/1943
Boeing B-17 F 42-5714 DR+PB "Old Faithful" ex 332nd Bomb Squadron. Captured 14/10/1943
Boeing B-17 G 42-39974 "Punchboard" ex 731st Bomb Sq/452nd Bomb Gp. Captured 9/4/1944
Bell P-39 Airacobra GE+DV
Curtiss Kittyhawk Mark III 10+KH
Consolidated B-24 Liberator D 41-23659 I-RAIN "Blond Bomber II" ex 343rd BS, 98th BG, USAAF 20/2/1943
Consolidated B-24 Liberator G 42-78106 NF+FL "Sky Pirate" ex 758th Bombardment Squadron USAF captured 9/6/1944
Consolidated B-24 Liberator G 42-78247 CL+XZ ex 765th BS, 461st BG, USAAF 4/10/1944
Consolidated B-24 Liberator H 41-28641 A3+KB ex 735th BS, 453rd BG, USAAF 4/2/1944
Consolidated B-24 Liberator H 42-52106 "Sunshine" ex 719th BS, 449th BG, 47th BW, 15th AF, USAAF 29/2/1944
Short Stirling Mk.1 N3705 6+8 ex No. 7 Squadron RAF
  • Note: all-alphabetic codes were Stammkennzeichen form, individual to the aircraft; any codes containing one number somewhere to the left of the Balkenkreuz were combat wing-specific Geschwaderkennung codes.

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