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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art and Artists Aviation Artists Ivan Berryman German Air Force  Ta152 |
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No Contest by Ivan Berryman. Whilst attacking a temporary airfield North of Stendal on 22nd April 1945, a group of 198 Sqn Typhoons led by Sqn Ldr N J Durrant were surprised to find themselves confronted by that rarest of fighters, Focke-Wulf's awesome Ta.152, one of them piloted by the great Willi Reschke of Stab / JG301, flying 'Black 13'. In the words of Sqn Ldr Durrant: 'The first wave of Typhoons had broken up the airfield surface with 500lb bombs and started some fires. I spotted some of the enemy trying to get airborne through the smoke and as I made a low pass, another Focke-Wulf passed me from behind at great speed. Thinking this would be an easy 'kill', I fired a short burst, but the enemy was gone. I remember thinking that there must be something wrong with my own machine because I felt like I was standing still. Only later did I learn what we had encountered. Thank God the war ended when it did.' |
Focke-Wulf Ta.152 by Ivan Berryman. This aircraft was the ultimate evolution of the Fw.190 concept, but its introduction to service units in January 1945 meant that this high altitude interceptor arrived too late to make any significant impact on the war. It was, however, a formidable aircraft, capable of speeds up to 760 km per hour. |
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