Captured Hawker Typhoon Fighters

Ex RAF Hawker Typhoon EJ956 of 486 Squadron Operated by the Luftwaffe as T9+GK

The first Typhoon to be flown by the Luftwaffe was EJ956 SA-I of 486 (NZ) Sqn. On 23 March 1943, two aircraft flown by F/O Smith and F/S Mawson were on a “Rhubarb” over France. Just as they were crossing the coast at low altitude, Mawson’s Typhoon was hit by light flak. He managed to belly-land in a field near Cany-Barville but the aircraft was captured before he could destroy it. The Typhoon was repaired and test flown at Rechlin a German equivalent to RAE Farnborough, and later served as T9+GK with “Zirkus Rosarius”. EJ956 overturned and was written off during a forced landing near Meckelfeld, on 10 August 1944.