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  Posted by Grumpyfred (U2228930) on Thursday, 25th March 2010

  On another site it was reported that an FW 190 had been found in a wood in Russia almost intact, but in fact it was an old story, the fighter having been found in the 90s. What was interesting was the reason it had crashed. On inspection rags were found in the oil tank which had reduced the flow of oil to the engine. It was suggested that as slave labour was being used to build aircraft and tanks, these had been done by somebodt forced to build the planes as his way of helping the allied war effort. An interesting thought. I remember back in the 60s during one of the Man from Uncle shows the same thing was suggested about slave labours turning out rifles. Anybody remember which gun it was, or can cast light on the FW 190.

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  Posted by suvorovetz (U12273591) on Thursday, 25th March 2010

  On inspection rags were found in the oil tank which had reduced the flow of oil to the engine.Β  Would't this kind of stuff have been caugh during routine quality test? Where in Russia have they found it?

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  Posted by baz (U14258304) on Thursday, 25th March 2010

  GF, I once read that slave-workers in munitions factories in nazi-occupied Europe would sabotage bombs meant for England, at great risk to themselves. You can only wonder at the courage of such people.

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  Posted by Grumpyfred (U2228930) on Thursday, 25th March 2010

  The story says a wood near Lenningrad.

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  Posted by Grumpyfred (U2228930) on Thursday, 25th March 2010

  If you type in FW190 found in Russia, then click on the U tube that comes up.(Oh I hope your Russian is good) The plane is in good nic for the amount of time it has been there.
  
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  Posted by suvorovetz (U12273591) on Thursday, 25th March 2010

  Thanks. Beside the footage, the thread contains a narrative suggesting sabotage:
  
  
  BMW's policy on major engine maintenance was to insist that the whole 'power egg'β€”the engine and all of its plumbing and equipment and mounting hardwareβ€”just be taken off and sent back to the factory rather than repaired in the field." As a result, all engine assembly was done in Germany, some of it by slave laborers. The theory is that one of those laborers had packed dirt into the oil line to sabotage the engine, the engine had then been shipped to Russia and installed on the airplane at the front, and within a few minutes after takeoff the defiant act of the distant and anonymous captive had done its work.Β  If it's true, I'm pretty amazed that BMW did not have adequate testing processes in place to prevent something like this from happening at the time.
  

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