Prototype V1 of Ta 154 Moskito night fighter, circa mid- to late-1943

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Caption     Prototype V1 of Ta 154 Moskito night fighter, circa mid- to late-1943 ww2dbase
Date  Sep 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
15 Dec 2010 07:52:22 PM

Focke-Wulf Ta 154 V1, (TE+FE) was the first prototype of the night and day fighter. Built of wood, the aircraft was named "Moskito" after the de Havilland Mosquito.

The Ta 154 was to have a 2.75 hour endurance
armament of either 4x30mm cannon, or a
combination of 20mm and 30mm cannons.
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
15 Dec 2010 08:54:08 PM

Ta 154 V1, (TE+FE) written-off in landing
accident 1943.
3. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
16 Dec 2010 03:35:48 PM

German aircraft were numbered V1 or numbers of Versuchsflugzeug or Prototype aircraft.
Me 262V1, V2 and so on.

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