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Hi !
Im seeking detail pic or drawing of the release / retrive system they use for the FOCKE ACHGELIS FA-330 !
Thanks in advance !
Jmarc

jmarc,

As a start I recommend that you "Google" the word "Bachstelze:" (translates as "Wagtail"). There is a 2.21 minute film of the beast being assembled and deployed from a U-boat some time in 1942 on "U-Tube." It includes brief shots of the stowage containers and the towing winch. That may give you what you want, otherwise you will need to dig further.

81542

HI !
Thanks for taking the time to respond , Yes I have seen that UTUBE file, but it's for a 2 tear version of the SUB , What I'm looking for is the standard sub version that as the plate form further down on top of the railling !, Like this pic .

"Helicopters of the Third Reich", by Steve Coates, p. 97, has 2 photos of the FA330 trials on board U 523. The takeoff and landing "platform" is a very flimsy rectangular frame perched on the railing of the AA platform.