Thread: The DOWA 81 - East German Escape Plane
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Old August 7th 10, 06:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.homebuilt
Rob Arndt[_2_]
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Default The DOWA 81 - East German Escape Plane
On Aug 6, 10:00*pm, John Kimmel wrote:
David E. Powell wrote:
On Aug 6, 5:40 pm, "David E. Powell" wrote:

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/foru...printpage;topi....

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..._East_German_e....

A homebuilt aircraft intended to be used in an escape from East
Germany.

More - Unfortunately the STASI nabbed the family the day before they
intended to escape.

http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/co.../aeronautics/p...

http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/co...t/aeronautics/
propeller-planes/after-1945/dowa-81/

I'd guess that someone informed. That really sucks, makes it more
poignant.

The aircraft did its job: it got them to West Germany. *If they'd tried flying it, they probably would have died.

--
John Kimmel

So in this world
Of the simple and odd,
The bent and plain,
The unbalanced bod,
The imperfect people
And differently pawed,
Some live without love...
That's how they're flawed.- Hide quoted text -

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Nope, the GDR AF flew it and it flew.

Rob