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October 1945, Wright Field, Ohio. " Victory brought great celebration. It also gave Wright Field an opportunity to educate the public on its achievements and the revolution in aviation technology that World War II had spawned. Wright Field hosted a two-day Army Air Forces Fair in October 1945 that attracted 500,000 people. The fair was so popular that base officials extended it for a week. More than one million people from 26 foreign countries observed displays of Army Air Forces operational and experimental aircraft. The highlights of the event were exhibits of captured German and Japanese aircraft, rockets, and equipment. In all, over $150 million worth of equipment, much of it previously classified, was put on display.". Source:
http://www.strategic-air-command.com/bases/Wright-Patterson_AFB.htm
Amateur footage of GIs visiting the display of captured Nazi aircrafts at Wright Field, Ohio. A Me-262 looking brand new is shown, later a GI climbs on board of a Yokosuka MXY7 "OHKA" single-seat suicide missile... really rare shots of this almost unknown "secret" weapon. No official records of use of this Japanese weapon by the Germans exist, but this finding adds a new detail about the self-sacrificing squads mounted by Germany's famed Luftwaffe, revealing that not only the Japanese but Germany too was planning to embrace self-sacrifice as a military tactic. Young Japanese officers, emboldened by Samurai legend, forced reluctant superiors to accept kamikaze attacks. Germany's program, on the other hand, was the brainstorm of the Luftwaffe's highest ranking female officer, Hanna Reitsch. We learn how the highly ambitious Reitsch rose through military ranks on her flying skills. After she personally pitched a self-sacrificing aerial squadron to Hitler, Reitsch signed on as its first volunteer. Video 1 of 2.
Thanks to YouTube user tracysrocket for making us realize the right location of this event.
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2:43Me 262 flying at Airshow !!!by PaddyPatrone241,606 views
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